Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world's leaders race to build "arks" to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family. Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world.
John Cusack | Jackson Curtis | |
Amanda Peet | Kate Curtis | |
Chiwetel Ejiofor | Adrian Helmsley | |
Thandie Newton | Laura Wilson | |
Oliver Platt | Carl Anheuser | |
Tom McCarthy | Gordon Silberman | |
Woody Harrelson | Charlie Frost | |
Danny Glover | President Thomas Wilson | |
Liam James | Noah Curtis | |
Morgan Lily | Lilly Curtis | |
Zlatko Buric | Yuri Karpov | |
Beatrice Rosen | Tamara | |
Alexandre Haussmann | Alec | |
Philippe Haussmann | Oleg | |
Johann Urb | Sasha | |
John Billingsley | Professor West | |
Chin Han | Tenzin | |
Osric Chau | Nima | |
Tseng Chang | Grandfather Sonam | |
Lisa Lu | Grandmother Sonam | |
Blu Mankuma | Harry Helmsley | |
George Segal | Tony Delgatto | |
Stephen McHattie | Captain Michaels | |
Patrick Bauchau | Roland Picard | |
Jimi Mistry | Dr. Satnam Tsurutani |
Director | Roland Emmerich | |
Writer | Roland Emmerich, Harald Kloser | |
Producer | Aaron Boyd, Roland Emmerich, Ute Emmerich, Volker Engel, Larry Franco, Mark Gordon, Harald Kloser, Marc Weigert, Michael Wimer, Kirstin Winkler | |
Musician | Harald Kloser, Thomas Wanker | |
Photography | Dean Semler |