2012 (2009)

2012 rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb5.9/10· 419K votes

Rotten Tomatoes40%

Metacritic49%

TMDb5.879/10· 13K votes

With 40% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.9/10 on IMDb and 49/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About 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.

Cast of 2012

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  John Cusack

  as Jackson Curtis

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  Amanda Peet

  as Kate Curtis

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  Chiwetel Ejiofor

  as Adrian Helmsley

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  Thandiwe Newton

  as Laura Wilson

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  Oliver Platt

  as Carl Anheuser

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  Tom McCarthy

  as Gordon Silberman

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  Woody Harrelson

  as Charlie Frost

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  Danny Glover

  as President Thomas Wilson

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  Liam James

  as Noah Curtis

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  Morgan Lily

  as Lilly Curtis

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  Zlatko Burić

  as Yuri Karpov

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  Beatrice Rosen

  as Tamara

2012 facts

Budget

$200M

Box office

$791.2M

Our take on 2012

Roland Emmerich's 2009 disaster epic imagines the planet coming apart as the earth's crust destabilizes and world leaders race to build survival "arks" for a chosen few. A scientist warns the U.S. President of the coming cataclysm while a struggling writer, Jackson Curtis, stumbles onto the same truth and fights to get his family clear of the collapse. It's large-scale destruction cinema at its most maximal, spectacle-first science fiction built for viewers who want continents crumbling and last-second escapes rather than restraint. Emmerich stages catastrophe on a global canvas, threading personal survival through planetary ruin. Best enjoyed for its sheer scale and momentum, it's a loud, propulsive end-of-the-world ride.