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Earth's billions of inhabitants are unaware that the planet has an expiration date. With the warnings of an American scientist (Chiwetel Ejiofor), world leaders begin secret preparations for the survival of select members of society. When the global cataclysm finally occurs, failed writer Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) tries to lead his family to safety as the world starts falling apart.

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Roland Emmerich's 2012 provides plenty of visual thrills, but lacks a strong enough script to support its massive scope and inflated length.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly 09/07/2011
B
Cusack, with his one-of-the-guys face and his nice way with child actors, does creditable work as an Average American Dad trying to put things right. Go to Full Review
Laremy Legel Film.com 05/06/2011
B-
2012 is the rare case of a bad film that I'm nevertheless obliged to recommend you see. Go to Full Review
Sara Vilkomerson Observer 12/07/2009
2012 is reminiscent of yesteryear '80s shlock-tastic blockbusters -- total popcorn entertainment with ridiculous dialogue and impossible situations and special effects that will boggle the brain for a good two-plus hours. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 09/05/2023
3/4
Everything you’re expecting from 2012 is exactly what you’re going to get…Utterly impossible by any stretch of the imagination, the movie is a cheesy, one-dimensional, epic-sized spectacle that does exactly what it promises to—destroy the Earth. Go to Full Review
James Croot The Post NZ 05/24/2023
3/5
If you put your brain in neutral, you can enjoy an unprecedented scale of beautifully rendered destruction and learn that science isn't an exact science. Go to Full Review
Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies 01/26/2022
A good disaster thriller must contain both thrills and massive destruction--2012 has both in great quantity. Go to Full Review
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Matthew D @OceanSage 2d A ridiculous ride into the end of the world. It’s annoying, but at least it’s a fair warning about inevitable disasters wrought from man-made climate change. German director Roland Emmerich’s apocalyptic disaster thriller 2012 is stupid, but funny. John Cusack is funny as the depressed divorced dad and limo driver Jackson Curtis. He makes for an engaging unlikely hero. Amanda Peet is so pretty and caring as the concerned mother Kate Curtis. Chiwetel Ejiofor is wonderful as the smart climate scientist Adrin Helmsley, who just wants to save lives and follow the hard science. Blu Mankuma is very nice as Chiwetel’s father. Thandiwe Newton is fabulous as the art expert and First Daughter Laura Wilson. Oliver Platt is hilarious as the selfish Chief of Staff Carl Anheuser. Danny Glover is nice as the considerate President. Zlatko Burić steals all of his scenes as the hysterical Russian billionaire oligarch Yuri Karpov. Beatrice Rosen is very sexy as Yuri’s plastic girlfriend Tamara. See more Nishant M @Nishant08 6d 2012 is pure chaos. The visuals and disaster scenes are really impressive even if the story gets a bit unrealistic sometimes. If you like disaster movies with insane visuals and nonstop actions, 2012 delivers exactly the same. See more Romas M @Romas May 23 Greetings from Lithuania. "2012" (2009) is a very solid entry into disaster movies genre. It has everything that one would like to have: great special effects, tons of action, larger than life main characters and destructions on a biblical scale. Hey, it's surely isn't the best picture of the year, but it does exactly what it promises, entertains us by showing end of the world and 2 dimensional characters trying to survive it. The master of these flicks Roland Emmerich have destroyed cities in the past pictures, but here he goes on total annihilation. Overall, if you have somehow skipped this flick on it's release, you can safely check this one out you like disaster flicks in general, because "2012" has it all. Performances are all universally good for the material, but it's Oliver Platt's character that kinda was best for me. CGI aren't the best but there is so many of theme here - no wonder that this blockbuster had 200 million dollar budget. See more Daniel L @Hotchopeppa May 17 Generally not a fan of natural disaster movies but this is entertaining. See more Pedro Henrique C @Pedro2005 May 13 2012 (2009) This film portrays the end of the world in a rather peculiar way; nobody knows what will happen to the world when it ends, but it won't be depicted in this way. The special effects are actually decent compared to when it was released. See more Ryan F @RT74441166 Apr 15 Intense movie from start to finish! It's what you expect from a disaster movie. It was a little long but it was worth it See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Earth's billions of inhabitants are unaware that the planet has an expiration date. With the warnings of an American scientist (Chiwetel Ejiofor), world leaders begin secret preparations for the survival of select members of society. When the global cataclysm finally occurs, failed writer Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) tries to lead his family to safety as the world starts falling apart.
Director
Roland Emmerich
Producer
Harald Kloser, Mark Gordon, Larry J. Franco
Screenwriter
Roland Emmerich, Harald Kloser
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
Centropolis Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Some Language|Disaster Sequences)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 13, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$166.1M
Runtime
2h 38m