The Best And Worst Disaster Movies

John Cusack plays the divorced academic researcher who opens a portal into a parallel universe - making contact with his double - in an effort to prevent the catastrophic prophecies of the ancient Mayan calendar from plunging the world into the abyss.

Retina-blasting special effects, including most of America's western seabord slipping into the sea, will keep audiences on full alert in the apocalyptic sci-fi thriller from the master - Roland Emmerich.