According to the Mayan calendar, Earth will come to an end on December 21, 2012. Scientist Adrian Helmsley (Chiwetel Ejiofor) warns U.S. President Wilson (Danny Glover) that the end of the world is coming. The date arrives, and catastrophes ensue. An earthquake causes Los Angeles to erupt, Las Vegas is demolished, and a volcano destroys Yellowstone National Park. Those disasters are combined with more devastation taking place all over Earth. Meanwhile, Jackson Curtis' (John Cusack) plans to connect with his children at Yellowstone include a harrowing plane ride to Yellowstone where he meets crazy Charlie (Woody Harrelson) who has a map leading to space arks hidden by the government for use if the Mayan prediction proves true.
This version of Charles Dickens' classic story is presented in 3-D animation. Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) has become a mean, old miser who hates Christmas and everyone who celebrates it. When he is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet-to-Come (all played by Carrey) who try to melt his cold heart, Scrooge's heart does grow, and his redemption begins.
American journalist Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) arrives in Kuwait in 2003 trying to find a life after his marriage failed. He teams up with mercenary Lyn Cassady (George Clooney) who tells him about an Army program of the past, led by Bill Django (Jeff Bridges). The program trained soldiers to fight with their minds and negate the need for armed combat. The First Earth Battalion was disbanded after a power struggle between Django and Larry Hooper (Kevin Spacey), but Cassady and Wilton discover that their psychological methods are still being used in the war against terror.
In Harlem during 1987, 16-year-old, over-weight, African-American Precious (Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe) is pregnant with her second child by her father. Her life appears to be going nowhere–until she is accepted into an alternative school where, under the guidance of her teacher Ms. Rain (Paula Patton) and Nurse John (Lenny Kravitz), Precious finds hope and self-determination for her future. 1 User Review
This film provides raw footage of behind-the-scenes rehearsals of what was supposed to be Michael Jackson's concert comeback. Performances feature a robust Michael Jackson just weeks before his death and present Michael singing and dancing to "Thriller," "I Just Can't Stop Loving You," "Gonna Be Startin' Somethin'," and "I'll Be There" among other hits.
Dr. Abbey Tyler (Milla Jovovich) videotapes sessions with traumatized patients in Nome, Alaska, and discovers evidence of alien abductions. The skeptical Sheriff August (Will Patton) believes that her insane patients do not know what they are talking about and threatens to arrest Abbey. But, her patients' identical details keep Abbey convinced that there is validity to their stories.
In order to qualify for the "group rate," four, 30-something" couples go together to an island resort where they plan to enjoy the surf and sun. The resort provides a marriage workshop, and therapy, under Marcel's (Jean Reno) leadership, is mandatory. Now, the couples learn alot about their relationships–some of which provide more than a few moments of embarrassment.
Micah (Micah Sloat) and his girlfriend, Katie (Katie Featherston), move into a San Diego home, and they experience loud noises in the middle of the night. After a psychic (Mark Fredrichs) tells them that he cannot help, Micah sets up video cameras and brings in a Ouija board to discover what is happening. Micah's actions are a bad idea because they anger the ghosts, and eerie events ensue.
After robbers break into Clyde Shelton's (Gerard Butler) home and kill his wife and daughter, Assistant DA Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx) makes a deal, which gives one of the killers, Clarence Darby (Christian Stolte), only a few years in prison when he testifies against his partner, Rupert Ames (Josh Stewart). Ten years later, Clyde exacts revenge and kidnaps, tortures, and maims Clarence. After Clyde is arrested and jailed, he warns Nick that he will go on a killing spree if Nick cannot fix the fouled-up justice system that is not executing killers.
A financially burdened couple, Nora and Arthur Lewis (Cameron Diaz and James Marsden), are given a box, and a mysterious stranger, Arlington Steward (Frank Langella), tells them that if they press certain buttons on the box within 24 hours, they will receive $1 million. But, if they choose to push the buttons, an unknown person will die in the process. Nora does push the buttons, a person across town drops dead, and they do receive the $1 million. They suffer guilt and find themselves in a moral dilemma. Arthur investigates the origins of the box, and the trail leads to NASA, the NSA, government conspiracies, and aliens.