Overview

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.

Beesley's Ratings

Id

1350

Name

2012

Genre

Action,Adventure,Sci-Fi

Leads

Cusack,John-Peet,Amanda

Rating

6+

Content Advisory

Parents strongly cautioned, ?

Comments

None

Metadata from themoviedb.org

Genre Ids

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Id

14161

Title

2012

Popularity

13.2516

Release Date

2009-10-10

Softcore

False

Vote Average

5.877

Vote Count

12718

Budget

$200,000,000

Revenue

$791,217,826

Runtime

158 minutes