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.
Elenco: John Cusack , Amanda Peet , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Thandie Newton , Oliver Platt , Tom McCarthy , Woody Harrelson , Danny Glover , Liam James , Morgan Lily , Beatrice Rosen , Johann Urb , John Billingsley , Chin Han , Osric Chau , Lisa Lu , Chang Tseng , Blu Mankuma , George Segal , Stephen McHattie , Jimi Mistry , Ryan McDonald , Zlatko Burić , Philippe Haussmann , Alexandre Haussmann , Beverley Elliott , Patrick Bauchau , Tanya Champoux , Merrilyn Gann , Henry O , Patrick Gilmore , Dean Marshall , Ron Selmour , Viv Leacock , Chris Boyd , Jason Diablo , Anna Mae Routledge , Jill Morrison , Chad Riley , Kevin Haaland , Jason Anthony Griffith , Alex Zahara , Donna Yamamoto , Doron Bell , David Orth , Ty Olsson , Lyndall Grant , Agam Darshi , Raj Lal , Alexandra Castillo , Candus Churchill , John Mee , Luis Javier , Sean Tyson , Jody Thompson , Michael Buffer .