Overview
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.
Cast
- John Cusack as Jackson Curtis
- Amanda Peet as Kate Curtis
- Chiwetel Ejiofor as Adrian Helmsley
- Thandiwe Newton as Laura Wilson
- Oliver Platt as Carl Anheuser
- Tom McCarthy as Gordon Silberman
- Woody Harrelson as Charlie Frost
- Danny Glover as President Thomas Wilson
- Liam James as Noah Curtis
- Morgan Lily as Lilly Curtis