Plot
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.
Cast
John Cusack
Jackson Curtis
Amanda Peet
Kate Curtis
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Adrian Helmsley
Thandiwe Newton
Laura Wilson
Oliver Platt
Carl Anheuser
Tom McCarthy
Gordon Silberman
Woody Harrelson
Charlie Frost
Danny Glover
President Thomas Wilson
Liam James
Noah Curtis
Morgan Lily
Lilly Curtis
Zlatko Burić
Yuri Karpov
Beatrice Rosen
Tamara
Crew
Roland Emmerich
Writer
Roland Emmerich
Director
Harald Kloser
Writer
Harald Kloser
Original Music Composer
Thomas Wander
Original Music Composer
Larry Franco
Producer
Mark Gordon
Producer
Harald Kloser
Producer
Dean Semler
Director of Photography
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