2012

PG-13

Released Nov 13, 2009

2h 38m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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39%

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245 Reviews

47%

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250,000+ Ratings

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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Critics Consensus

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

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Joshua Rothkopf

Time Out

Rated: 2/5

Nov 17, 2011

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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

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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

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James Croot

Stuff.co.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

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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

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Theodore H

I was a bit disappointed by this movie. The movie did get better in the second half but just couldn’t quite make up for it’s fallacies. The acting was not awful but some characters seemed poorly written and some scenes were quite hard to watch. There were so many scenes that just made me scream WHY? Like why did some of the characters die when it was totally feasible to save them. Also so many characters had the instincts of a side character in a horror movie. The special effects were honestly the deal breaker for me. I don’t have a problem with bad of lack of special effects but these seemed so unbelievable and cgi’d to the point where it just killed the scene (I get that this movie was made in 2009 but cmon? It’s been done before?). It wasn’t the worst movie I’ve seen but it felt like a cheap stab to try and recreate The Day After Tomorrow, which in my opinion had better characters, writing, and effects.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/07/24

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Allan R

Filme deplorável facilmente um dos piores filmes já feito

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/06/24

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King O

Quite possibly the best apocalyptic movie ever made. Shows humanity at its worst and finest. 2012 has action drama love redemption morality all tied in like a nicely woven fabric. Definitely a must see.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/26/24

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June P

The visual style of the movie is great but there are some disturbing parts in the movie. Personally, the humour in the movie was awful.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/24/24

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Aziza I

One of the worst films I’ve ever seen!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/13/24

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Lucas E

Esperava mais do fim do mundo mais isso não e nada quase o filme inteiro eles fogem e as destruições so mostra uma .

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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Roland Emmerich

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John Cusack

Jackson Curtis

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Adrian Helmsley

Amanda Peet

Kate

Oliver Platt

Carl Anheuser

Thandiwe Newton

Laura Wilson

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