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Pictures: Surviving end-of-the-world movies

The release of the film "Contagion" got me wondering: Would I be able to survive a viral-apocalypse situation? What about other movies where the world is falling apart? Here's our guide to world-ending film survival. --Jordan Bartel
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What's going on: Those damn Mayans! They were right: John Cusack WILL one day have to avoid solar flares, earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis.
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Your survival kit: An abundance of private jets; monks; the president's daughter
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Chance you'll make it: Low. One catastrophe is enough. But a litany? At once? Forget it. Also, you likely won't be able to charter a plane while fleeing Yellowstone. Our nation's parks department is severely underfunded.

"2012" (2009)

( Columbia / September 6, 2011 )
What's going on: Those damn Mayans! They were right: John Cusack WILL one day have to avoid solar flares, earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis.

Your survival kit: An abundance of private jets; monks; the president's daughter

Chance you'll make it: Low. One catastrophe is enough. But a litany? At once? Forget it. Also, you likely won't be able to charter a plane while fleeing Yellowstone. Our nation's parks department is severely underfunded.
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