2012 (movie)

2012
2012
Directed by	Roland Emmerich
Produced by	Harald Kloser; Mark Gordon; Larry J. Franco
Written by	Harald Kloser; Roland Emmerich
Starring	John Cusack; Chiwetel Ejiofor; Amanda Peet; Oliver Platt; Thandie Newton; Danny Glover; Woody Harrelson
Music by	Harald Kloser; Thomas Wander
Cinematography	Dean Semler
Edited by	David Brenner; Peter S. Elliott
Production; company	Centropolis Entertainment
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	November 13, 2009
Running time	158 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$200 million
Box office	$769,679,473

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]

Plot

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.