2012

Oct 10, 2009

2h 38m

★ 5.9

We Were Warned.

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.

Genres

Action

Adventure

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Centropolis Entertainment

Farewell Productions

The Mark Gordon Company

2012 Trailers

Cast

Jackson Curtis

John Cusack

Kate Curtis

Amanda Peet

Adrian Helmsley

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Laura Wilson

Thandiwe Newton

Carl Anheuser

Oliver Platt

Gordon Silberman

Tom McCarthy

Charlie Frost

Woody Harrelson

President Thomas Wilson

Danny Glover

Noah Curtis

Liam James

Lilly Curtis

Morgan Lily

Yuri Karpov

Zlatko Burić

Tamara

Beatrice Rosen

John H. Groberg, a middle class kid from Idaho Falls, crosses the Pacific to become a Mormon missionary in the remote and exotic Tongan island kingdom during the 1950's. He leaves behind a loving family and the true love of his life, Jean. Through letters and musings across the miles, John shares his humbling and sometimes hilarious adventures with "the girl back home", and her letters buoy up his spirits in difficult times. John must struggle to overcome language barriers, physical hardship and deep-rooted suspicion to earn the trust and love of the Tongan people he has come to serve. Throughout his adventure-filled three years on the islands, he discovers friends and wisdom in the most unlikely places. John H. Groberg's Tongan odyssey will change his life forever.

5.5

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6.9

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5.8

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6.9

Colossus: The Forbin Project

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4.8

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7.6

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4.4

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7.4

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5.7

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3.3

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3.2

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0.0

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6.3

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5.9

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6.1

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6.5

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4.9

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5.5

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