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2012

PG-13

2009

158 minutes

ActionAdventureScience Fiction

Overview

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.

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Top Cast

John Cusack headshot

John Cusack

Jackson Curtis

Amanda Peet headshot

Amanda Peet

Kate Curtis

Chiwetel Ejiofor headshot

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Adrian Helmsley

Thandiwe Newton headshot

Thandiwe Newton

Laura Wilson

Oliver Platt headshot

Oliver Platt

Carl Anheuser

Tom McCarthy headshot

Tom McCarthy

Gordon Silberman

Woody Harrelson headshot

Woody Harrelson

Charlie Frost

Danny Glover headshot

Danny Glover

President Thomas Wilson

Liam James headshot

Liam James

Noah Curtis

Morgan Lily headshot

Morgan Lily

Lilly Curtis

Zlatko Burić headshot

Zlatko Burić

Yuri Karpov

Beatrice Rosen headshot

Beatrice Rosen

Tamara

Alexandre Haussmann headshot

Alexandre Haussmann

Alec

Philippe Haussmann headshot

Philippe Haussmann

Oleg

Johann Urb headshot

Johann Urb

Sasha

John Billingsley headshot

John Billingsley

Professor West

Chin Han headshot

Chin Han

Tenzin

Osric Chau headshot

Osric Chau

Nima

Chang Tseng headshot

Chang Tseng

Grandfather Sonam

Lisa Lu headshot

Lisa Lu

Grandmother Sonam

Blu Mankuma headshot

Blu Mankuma

Harry Helmsley

George Segal headshot

George Segal

Tony Delgatto

Stephen McHattie headshot

Stephen McHattie

Captain Michaels

Patrick Bauchau headshot

Patrick Bauchau

Roland Picard

Jimi Mistry headshot

Jimi Mistry

Dr. Satnam Tsurutani

Ryan McDonald headshot

Ryan McDonald

Scotty

Merrilyn Gann headshot

Merrilyn Gann

German Chancellor

Henry O headshot

Henry O

Lama Rinpoche

Patrick Gilmore headshot

Patrick Gilmore

Ark Communications Officer

Dean Marshall headshot

Dean Marshall

Ark Communications Officer

Ron Selmour headshot

Ron Selmour

Ark Boarding Officer

Viv Leacock headshot

Viv Leacock

Ark Boarding Officer

Chris Boyd headshot

Chris Boyd

Ark Boarding Officer

Donna Yamamoto headshot

Donna Yamamoto

AF1 Science Officer

Doron Bell headshot

Doron Bell

AF1 Science Officer

David Orth headshot

David Orth

AF1 Lieutenant

Lyndall Grant headshot

Lyndall Grant

Governor

Jason Diablo headshot

Jason Diablo

Ark Tech Officer

Ty Olsson headshot

Ty Olsson

AF1 Officer

Zinaid Memišević headshot

Zinaid Memišević

President Sergey Makarenko

Vincent Cheng headshot

Vincent Cheng

Chinese Colonel

Igor Morozov headshot

Igor Morozov

Russian Interpreter

BJ Harrison headshot

BJ Harrison

Woman Comforting Child

Dominic Zamprogna headshot

Dominic Zamprogna

Paramedic

Karin Konoval headshot

Karin Konoval

Sally - President's Secretary

Mary Gillis headshot

Mary Gillis

Jackson's Neighbor

Rick Tae headshot

Rick Tae

Megaphone Officer

Parm Soor headshot

Parm Soor

Saudi Prince

Gerard Plunkett headshot

Gerard Plunkett

Isaacs - MI6 Officer

Paul Tryl headshot

Paul Tryl

Zultan

Andrei Kovski headshot

Andrei Kovski

Zultan's Trainer

Val Cole headshot

Val Cole

News Reporter - Tikal

Eve Harlow headshot

Eve Harlow

Cashier

Sean Tyson headshot

Sean Tyson

Interrogating Officer

Leonard Tenisci headshot

Leonard Tenisci

Italian Prime Minister

Michael Buffer headshot

Michael Buffer

Boxing Announcer

Daren A. Herbert headshot

Daren A. Herbert

Ship Waiter

Craig Stanghetta headshot

Craig Stanghetta

Vegas Rescue Worker

Mateen Devji headshot

Mateen Devji

Ajit - age 5

Qayam Devji headshot

Qayam Devji

Ajit - age 9

Jody Thompson headshot

Jody Thompson

CNN Anchor

Tanya Champoux headshot

Tanya Champoux

Mrs. Birnbaum

Frank C. Turner headshot

Frank C. Turner

Preacher

Kinua McWatt headshot

Kinua McWatt

Yoko Delgatto

Laara Sadiq headshot

Laara Sadiq

British Newscaster

Gillian Barber headshot

Gillian Barber

Cruise Ship Lady

Candus Churchill headshot

Candus Churchill

Cruise Ship Lady

Beverley Elliott headshot

Beverley Elliott

Cruise Ship Lady

Agam Darshi headshot

Agam Darshi

Aparna

Raj Lal headshot

Raj Lal

Gurdeep

Pesi Daruwalla headshot

Pesi Daruwalla

Dr. Lokesh

Jacob Blair headshot

Jacob Blair

AF1 Steward

Jay Williams headshot

Jay Williams

AF1 Steward

Scott E. Miller headshot

Scott E. Miller

Ark Naval Officer

Anna Mae Wills headshot

Anna Mae Wills

Ark Naval Officer

John Stewart headshot

John Stewart

Pilot

Ryan Cook headshot

Ryan Cook

Surfer

Brandon Haas headshot

Brandon Haas

Surfer

Eddie Hassell headshot

Eddie Hassell

Surfer

Betty Phillips headshot

Betty Phillips

Elderly Driver

Georgina Hegedos headshot

Georgina Hegedos

Elderly Driver

Luis Javier headshot

Luis Javier

Vegas Tow Truck Driver

Dean Redman headshot

Dean Redman

Vegas Fireman

Gordon Lai headshot

Gordon Lai

Security Commander

Mark Docherty headshot

Mark Docherty

Field Reporter - Tikal

Andrew Moxham headshot

Andrew Moxham

Policeman

Alexandra Castillo headshot

Alexandra Castillo

Paris Reporter

Farouk A. Afify headshot

Farouk A. Afify

Saudi Senior Security

Shaun Wilson headshot

Shaun Wilson

US Army Worker

Leo Chiang headshot

Leo Chiang

Chinese Soldier

Elizabeth Richard headshot

Elizabeth Richard

Queen Elizabeth

Kyle Riefsnyder headshot

Kyle Riefsnyder

Cho Ming Platform Officer

George Trochta headshot

George Trochta

American Ark Steward

John Mee headshot

John Mee

Angry Billionaire

Geoff Gustafson headshot

Geoff Gustafson

Ark Bridge Crew

Alex Zahara headshot

Alex Zahara

Ark Bridge Crew

Jason Griffith headshot

Jason Griffith

Ark Bridge Crew

Jill Morrison headshot

Jill Morrison

Ark Bridge Crew

Thomas Parkinson headshot

Thomas Parkinson

Ark Bridge Crew

Leona Naidoo headshot

Leona Naidoo

Ark Bridge Crew

Chad Riley headshot

Chad Riley

Ark Bridge Crew

Simon Leung headshot

Simon Leung

Ark Bridge Crew

Quentin Guyon headshot

Quentin Guyon

Ark Bridge Crew

Nicole Rudell headshot

Nicole Rudell

Ark Bridge Crew

Kevin Haaland headshot

Kevin Haaland

Ark Bridge Crew

Leigh Burrows headshot

Leigh Burrows

US Army Worker