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Films like 2012.

2012 (2009) reads as Neutral, breathless, extreme action / sci-fi, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, epic, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

The Day After Tomorrow (2004) (2004) poster
1. The Day After Tomorrow2004

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) poster
2. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull2008

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

San Andreas (2015) (2015) poster
3. San Andreas2015

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016) poster
4. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter2016

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the relentless forward drive; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Iron Man 2 (2010) poster
5. Iron Man 22010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019) poster
6. Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy2019

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Iron Man 3 (2013) poster
7. Iron Man 32013

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Universal Soldier: The Return (1999) poster
8. Universal Soldier: The Return1999

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Occupation: Rainfall (2020) poster
9. Occupation: Rainfall2020

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the relentless forward drive; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Solomon Kane (2009) poster
10. Solomon Kane2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

World War Z (2013) (2013) poster
11. World War Z2013

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the relentless forward drive; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Last Airbender (2010) poster
12. The Last Airbender2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are 2012’s neighbours — where are yours?

Rate five posters and the same twelve axes read you — then tonight’s pick comes from your own centre of taste.

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