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Play trailer 1:09 Poster for 2012 PG-13 Released Nov 13, 2009 2h 38m Action Mystery & Thriller Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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Ben Kenigsberg Time Out Rated: 1/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Joshua Rothkopf Time Out Rated: 2/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly 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. Rated: B Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 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. Rated: 3/4 Sep 5, 2023 Full Review James Croot The Post NZ 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. Rated: 3/5 May 24, 2023 Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies A good disaster thriller must contain both thrills and massive destruction--2012 has both in great quantity. Jan 26, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Brad S. R Woody Harrelson is the only remotely likeable thing about this turkey. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/15/25 Full Review Jason W What you would expect from a doomsday film. Great one to just shut down and relax with popcorn, but it is a bit too long. The cgi is ok, not the best but if you can look past it, it's a decent movie. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/11/25 Full Review Joseph S A movie filled with great special effects. It has some fun moments and the acting is well done but it's too long and repetitive. You can only see so much mass destruction before it becomes tedious. Which is unfortunate because it is really well made. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/26/25 Full Review Topher S Run of the mill disaster movie up until the final act. If you like seeing things destroyed, then this is the type of movie for you. Nothing special, but still fun. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/25 Full Review Peter S One of my favorite films. It's a great action picture, a great sci-fi picture. The special effects are amazing. What is surprising is the depth of the screen play. The film is characterized by real people you get to know and root for, relationships that develop and subplots that fascinate. I could go on and drag this out. But I will just leave it with this; heartwarming, a real tear jerker Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/19/25 Full Review Ben T They kill off every character in this movie that you somewhat enjoy. I actually do like this movie, the CGI is impressive and there is some things that do make you laugh. However other audience member might hate the acting from the Yugoslavian girl. By far my favorite character is Charlie. A conspiracy theorist who is kinda like Dale from King Of The Hill. Another thing that annoys me is that the main dude has all the plot armour logged to himself. This movie is worth a watch. I give it a Full Price. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/24/24 Full Review 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
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