2012

Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world's leaders race to build "arks" to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family. Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world.

Director

Roland Emmerich

Written by

Harald Kloser, Roland Emmerich

Produced by

Harald Kloser, Larry Franco, Mark Gordon

Composers

Harald Kloser, Thomas Wander

Cinematographer

Dean Semler

Editors

David Brenner, Peter S. Elliot

Sound Designers

Angelo Palazzo, Paul N.J. Ottosson

Studios

Columbia Pictures, Centropolis Entertainment, The Mark Gordon Company

Origin country

United States

Runtime

2h 38m

Language

English

Rating

PG-13

Also known as

Farewell Atlantis

TMDB

5.9/10 (12,980 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes

40% Rotten

Metacritic

49/100

IMDb

5.9/10 (419,441 votes)