A global cataclysm occurs which leads to the end to the world and has survivors struggling for their lives. The film is inspired by several hypotheses that state the ancient Mayans predicted a doomsday event will occur sometime around the 2012 winter solstice. The original basis for this comes from the end of the current cycle in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, on December 21, 2012.




Directed by Roland Emmerich
Produced by Roland Emmerich

• Mark Gordon
• Harald Kloser
• Larry Franco
• Ute Emmerich
• Written by Harald Kloser
• Roland Emmerich
• Starring John Cusack
• Amanda Peet
• Danny Glover
• Thandie Newton
• Oliver Platt
• Chiwetel Ejiofor
• Woody Harrelson
• George Segal
• Music by Harald Kloser
• Cinematography Dean Semler
• Editing by David Brenner
• Peter S.Elliott
• Studio Sony Pictures

Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date(s) November 13, 2009
Country United States
Language English