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2012Directed byRoland EmmerichWritten byHarald Kloser

Roland EmmerichProduced byHarald Kloser

Mark Gordon

Larry J. FrancoStarringJohn Cusack

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Amanda Peet

Oliver Platt

Thandie Newton

Danny Glover

Woody HarrelsonCinematographyDean SemlerEdited byDavid Brenner

Peter S. ElliottMusic byHarald Kloser

Thomas Wander

Production

company

Centropolis Entertainment

Distributed byColumbia Pictures

Release date

November 13, 2009

Running time

158 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Budget$200 million[1]Box office$769,679,473[2]

2012 is a 2009 American science fiction disaster movie directed and co-written by Roland Emmerich. It was produced by Centropolis Entertainment, Emmerich's production company, and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It is based upon the 2012 phenomenon, which was a number of beliefs that destructive events would occur on or around December 21, 2012. It was released on November 13, 2009. Critics gave it mixed reviews. They liked its special effects, but were critical of its length (158 minutes) and screenwriting. It made $770 million worldwide.[3]

Neutrinos from a very large solar flare from the sun cause the temperature of Earth to increase at a very fast rate, eventually causing a very large geological and meterological disaster. The plot follows Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) as he tries to bring his children, Noah (Liam James) and Lilly (Morgan Lily), ex-wife Kate Curtis (Amanda Peet), and her boyfriend, Gordon Silberman (Thomas McCarthy) to safety from the destructive events that occur. Among these events, a very large earthquake causes California to fall into the Pacific Ocean, the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts, and a very large tsunami hits the United States.

John Cusack as Jackson Curtis

Chiwetel Ejiofor as Dr. Adrian Helmsley

Amanda Peet as Kate Curtis

Thandie Newton as Laura Wilson

Oliver Platt as Carl Anheuser

Thomas McCarthy as Gordon Silberman

Danny Glover as the President Thomas Wilson

Woody Harrelson as Charlie Frost

Liam James as Noah Curtis

Morgan Lily as Lily Curtis

Zlatko Buric as Yuri Karpov

Beatrice Rosen as Tamara

Jimi Mistry as Dr. Satnam Tsurutani

John Billingsley as Professor West

Blu Mankuma as Harry Helmsley

George Segal as Tony Delgatto

Johann Urb as Sasha

Stephen McHattie as Captain Michaels