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2012 -- Solar flares creating instability at the Earth's core lead to an apocalyptic series of spectacular natural disasters in this blockbuster special effects epic. Mega-earthquakes, toppling skyscrapers, massive tidal waves and more!
2012 -- An academic researcher leads a group of people in a fight to counteract the apocalyptic events that were predicted by the ancient Mayan calendar.
2012 -- A deleted scene from 2012
2012 -- Los Angeles crumbles in this 2012 featurette.
2012 -- Roland Emmerich's soundbites about 2012 at Comic-Con 2009.

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Roland Emmerich (written by) &
Harald Kloser (written by)
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Release Date:
13 November 2009 (USA) See more »
Tagline:
We Were Warned. See more »
Plot:
An epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
2 wins & 13 nominations See more »
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(54 articles)
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This film had so much potential. What went wrong? See more (877 total) »


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Rated PG-13 for intense disaster sequences and some language.
Runtime:
158 min
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Certification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #44575) | Ireland:12A | UK:12A | South Korea:12 | Finland:K-13 | Singapore:PG | Norway:11 | Japan:G | Hong Kong:IIA | Australia:M | Canada:14A (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Sweden:11 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Iceland:10 | Brazil:12 | Malaysia:PG-13 | Thailand:G | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Denmark:11 | Austria:12 | France:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #46041) (Doomsday special edition)

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At 158 minutes, "2012" is Roland Emmerich's second-longest film, behind The Patriot (2000) starring Mel Gibson. Coincidentally, Gibson directed the Mayan-themed movie Apocalypto (2006) which was also cinematographed by Dean Semler, the cinematographer for this film.See more »
Goofs:
Errors in geography: When the camera pans to Caesar's Palace (on the boxing night), the Bellagio is on it's south. But as the camera pans to the south of Las Vegas Strip (showing destruction of Vegas), the building south of Caesar's becomes Paris Las Vegas.See more »
Quotes:
Gordon Silberman:Honey, why don't we make a baby?
Kate Curtis:We're not making a baby in the supermarket!
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Soundtrack:
Fades Like a PhotographSee more »

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What happens to the US President in this film?
Was Arnold Schwarzenegger the person playing the Governor of California?
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694 out of 921 people found the following review useful.
This film had so much potential. What went wrong?, 11 November 2009
Author: bennog from Netherlands

They had all the money, actors and special effects they needed so how did they manage to screw this one up? Obviously they thought exiting moments were more important than developing deeper characters and that's why this story that had great potential stayed so shallow. The dialog was always cheesy and none of the 'hero's' in this film really showed any real emotions nor did they give any of those speeches that give the audience goose bumps. Another thing that really bothered me was that so much was almost going wrong the whole time. Every second of the film had a 'close call' which made the film seem totally unrealistic. Examples are planes taking off just before the runway collapses or driving just fast enough to not get hit by an explosion. This can be very cool if it doesn't happen 100% of the time and I have never seen a movie abusing this way of creating excitement to this extent. So to sum up: If you feel like turning your brain off and watching special effects and big explosions with a very shallow storyline then this movie is for you. But if you feel like watching a movie with a bit of depth then go and see something else.

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