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- Synopsis
- Disaster movie maven Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow) crafts this apocalyptic sci-fi thriller following the prophecy stated by the ancient Mayan calendar, which says that the world will come to an end on December 21, 2012....
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- Director(s)
- Roland Emmerich
- Distributor(s)
- Columbia Pictures
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 158 min.
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Critic Reviews
2012 takes the disaster movie -- once content simply to threaten the Earth with a comet, or blow up the White House -- to its natural conclusion, the literal end of the world.Read the full review
There's something to be said for a formula picture done almost to perfection. In 2012, Emmerich gives you everything you expect, but gives it to you bigger.Read the full review
The mother of all disaster movies (and the father, and the extended family) spends half an hour on ominous set-up scenes (scientists warn, strange events occur, prophets rant and of course a family is introduced) and then unleashes two hours of cataclysmic special events hammering the Earth relentlessly.Read the full review
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Friday auds make a date with '2012'
11/14/09 Moviegoers stormed their way to the multiplex yesterday, shelling out a remarkable $23.7 million for Roland Emmerich's global disaster pic "2012"and giving the helmer his highest opening day ever at the domestic box office. | Variety -
2012 to Destroy the World While Mr. Fox Tries to Save It. [Defamer Movie Guide]
11/13/09 Buyer beware this weekend at the box office. | Gawker -
The PhilmGuy Reviews: ‘2012′
11/13/09 A little-known fact about divorced parents is that they're all one global catastrophe away from slipping back into one another's arms, ditching a Johnny-come-lately boyfriend in a disturbingly half-hearted rescue attempt and re-fusing their nuclear family while saving humanity at the same time. | OK! Magazine -
Mr. Beaks Chats With 2012's Chin Han (aka Lau From THE DARK KNIGHT)!
11/13/09 You may not know Chin Han by name yet, but I can pretty much guarantee that everyone who reads this site is familiar with his performance as Lau in Christopher Nolan's THE DARK KNIGHT. | Ain't It Cool News -
'2012' Is Old News: Hollywood Apocalypses Through The Decades
11/13/09 Today, Roland Emmerich 's latest world-ending epic, " 2012 ," hits theaters. | MTV Movies Blog -
Kurt Loder Reviews '2012'
11/13/09 Even if most of the Earth were to be destroyed by a natural cataclysm predicted long ago by the ancient Mayans (or Hopis, or even the I Ching — take your pick), director Roland Emmerich would surely survive, if only to crawl back and polish off what little was left. | MTV Movies Blog -
Roland Emmerich Talks 2012 DVD/Blu-ray, Shakespeare Project, and More
11/12/09 Roland Emmerich is poised to destroy the world -- and rule the box office -- one more time with this weekend's release of "2012." | Rotten Tomatoes -
Gus Van Sant film keeps it in the family
11/12/09 The casting process of Columbia and Imagine's untitled Gus Van Sant drama is keeping with the project's familial theme. | The Hollywood Reporter -
Cinematical Seven: Silliest Disaster Scenarios
11/12/09 We both know that I could probably fill all seven slots of this list with just scenes from Roland Emmerich's disaster-tastic 2012 , but in the interests of letting everyone else get a chance to see it, let's stick with films that have already come and gone. | Cinematical.com -
Big opening expected for '2012'
11/12/09 Sony expects to dominate the worldwide box office this weekend as Roland Emmerich's latest disaster spectacle "2012" opens across all territories, looking to match the mammoth foreign success of the helmer's "The Day After Tomorrow." | Variety