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
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
Zlatko Burić
as Yuri Karpov
Beatrice Rosen
as Tamara
