Release Date: 2009

* Runtime: N/A
* Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
* Starring: John Cusack, Woody Harrelson, Amanda Peet, Thandie
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* Director: Roland Emmerich
* Plot: An academic researcher leads a group of people in a fight
to counteract the apocalyptic events that were predicted by the
ancient Mayan calendar.

The story blends the idea of the Mayan calendar, which predicts the world ending in 2012, with natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions, typhoons and glaciers plaguing the planet and a large cast of characters dealing with the mayhem. The movie has two central characters named Columbus and Tallahassee. They both are trying to survive in a world which has been taken over by the zombies. Directed by Roland Emmerich, and starring John Cusack and Amanda Peet, 2012 takes the “natural disasters foretold by ancient calendar” angle. Sun storms are affecting Earth, culminating in tsunamis, earthquakes and volcanoe.