When 14 year old amateur astronomer Leo Beiderman discovers a new comet, he has no idea as to the impact his discovery will have on him, his family, and the entire world. 

When he submits his find to Dr. Marcus Wolf, the scientist verifies the discovery along with something far more important...the comet,

now called Wolf-Beiderman is on deadly collision course with Earth.
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Aspiring newswoman Jenny Lerner thinks she has a lead on a Washington sex scandal only to find out that "Ellie" the woman supposedly implicated is actually  E.L.E. which stands for Extinction Level Event.   

Armed with this information, Jenny scoops her colleagues and moves up to anchor-

woman covering the event for MSNBC News.
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President Beck announces a joint plan with the Russians to launch the new and improved space ship Messiah in hopes of diverting the comet's course away from Earth.

As a backup, he also reveals the creation underground shelters in the soft limestone hills of Missouri,  which will become an 'ark'

for a million Americans should the Messiah's mission fail.
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The international crew of the Messiah lands on comet Wolf-Beiderman's surface where they implant nuclear warheads.  The effort fails, and leaves the comet split into two lethal pieces still hurtling towards Earth.

The smaller of the two comets, now simply called  Beiderman, is projected to impact in the Atlantic ocean, causing tidal waves as

high as a thousand feet and reaching over 600 miles inland.  The larger and more deadly fragment, Wolf, is expected to hit western Canada - causing an global extinction level event.
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Veteran astronaut, Captain Spurgeon "Fish" Tanner has a plan which may destroy the larger comet, but at what cost?  And what about the smaller Beiderman still speeding toward earth?  

Watch the movie and find out what happens.

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