Director: Roland Emmerich
Writer: Roland Emmerich, Harald Kloser
Starring: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton
Released: November 12, 2009
Rating: (M)
Runtime: 151 minutes
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Story: In 2012, Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) is a writer in Los Angeles who works part time as a limousine driver for Russian billionaire Yuri Karpov. Jackson's ex-wife Kate (Amanda Peet) and their children Noah and Lily live with her new boyfriend, plastic surgeon and amateur pilot Gordon. Jackson takes Noah and Lily on a camping trip to Yellowstone National Park, where they meet Charlie Frost, a radio show host and conspiracy theorist. Charlie supports a theory that suggests the Mayans predicted the world would come to an end in 2012, and claims he has knowledge of the ark project and possesses a map of the arks' location. The family returns home as cracks begin to develop along the San Andreas Fault in California and earthquakes occur in the San Francisco Bay area. Jackson grows suspicious and rents a private plane to rescue his family. He collects his family and Gordon when the Earth's crust displacement begins and they escape Los Angeles as it collapses into the Pacific Ocean.
Cast:
John Cusack Jackson Curtis
Amanda Peet Kate Curtis
Chiwetel Ejiofor Adrian Helmsley
Thandie Newton Laura Wilson
Oliver Platt Carl Anheuser
Tom McCarthy Gordon Silberman
Woody Harrelson Charlie Frost
Danny Glover President Thomas Wilson
Liam James Noah Curtis
Morgan Lily Lilly Curtis
Zlatko Buric Yuri Karpov
Beatrice Rosen Tamara
Alexandre Haussmann Alec
Philippe Haussmann Oleg
Johann Urb Sasha