Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earths 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 worlds population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the worlds 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. Run; 158 min Director: Roland EmmerichWriters: Roland Emmerich, Harald KloserStars: John Cusack, Thandie Newton and Chiwetel EjioforRated PG-13 for intense disaster sequences and some language Ends