After years of increases in the greenhouse effect, havoc is wreaked globally in the form of catastrophic hurricanes, tornadoes, tidal waves, floods and the beginning of a new Ice Age. Paleoclimatologist Jack Hall tries to warn the world while also shepherding to safety his son, trapped in New York after the city is overwhelmed by the start of the new big freeze.

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.

A packed cruise ship traveling the Atlantic is hit and overturned by a massive wave, compelling the passengers to begin a dramatic fight for their lives.

1912年4月10日，承载着民众万千希望的豪华游轮泰坦尼克号鸣着震耳欲聋的汽笛，由英国南安普顿驶向了大洋彼岸的纽约。头等舱内，美丽女孩罗丝（凯特·温丝莱特 Kate Winslet 饰）和她的母亲（弗兰西丝·费舍 Frances Fisher 饰）及未婚夫卡尔（比利·赞恩 Billy Zane 饰）相对而坐，可是罗丝从心底反感这样虚华无实的生活。绝望之际，她结识了不名一文的青年画家杰克（莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥 Leonardo DiCaprio 饰）。杰克靠赌博赢得了下等舱的船票，他带着金丝雀一般的罗丝冲破樊笼，在底下层民众中间尽情享受人生的快乐。短短几日的相处，两人互生好感。然而横在他们中间的不仅有氏族阶层的坚固樊篱，更有一场史无前例的大灾难。罗丝和杰克那幼嫩的爱情之芽面临着生与死的严酷考验……
本片根据真实事件改编，是1997年《泰坦尼克号》的3D重制版本。

Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.