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Knowing

  • 2009
  • 13+
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
243K
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POPULARITY
1,735
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Knowing (2009)
Here is the TV trailer for Knowing, directed by Alex Proyas and starring Nicholas Cage.
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M.I.T. professor John Koestler links a mysterious list of numbers from a time capsule to past and future disasters and sets out to prevent the ultimate catastrophe.M.I.T. professor John Koestler links a mysterious list of numbers from a time capsule to past and future disasters and sets out to prevent the ultimate catastrophe.M.I.T. professor John Koestler links a mysterious list of numbers from a time capsule to past and future disasters and sets out to prevent the ultimate catastrophe.

  • Director
    • Alex Proyas
  • Writers
    • Ryne Douglas Pearson
    • Juliet Snowden
    • Stiles White
  • Stars
    • Nicolas Cage
    • Chandler Canterbury
    • Rose Byrne
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    243K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,735
    158
    • Director
      • Alex Proyas
    • Writers
      • Ryne Douglas Pearson
      • Juliet Snowden
      • Stiles White
    • Stars
      • Nicolas Cage
      • Chandler Canterbury
      • Rose Byrne
    • 1KUser reviews
    • 287Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 6 nominations

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    Photos92

    Lara Robinson in Knowing (2009)
    Chandler Canterbury in Knowing (2009)
    Knowing (2009)
    Chandler Canterbury and Lara Robinson in Knowing (2009)
    Rose Byrne and Lara Robinson in Knowing (2009)
    Rose Byrne in Knowing (2009)
    Rose Byrne in Knowing (2009)
    Alex Proyas in Knowing (2009)
    Alex Proyas in Knowing (2009)
    Alex Proyas in Knowing (2009)
    Alex Proyas, Chandler Canterbury, and Lara Robinson in Knowing (2009)
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    Nicolas Cage
    Nicolas Cage
    • John Koestler
    Chandler Canterbury
    Chandler Canterbury
    • Caleb Koestler
    Rose Byrne
    Rose Byrne
    • Diana
    Lara Robinson
    Lara Robinson
    • Abby…
    D.G. Maloney
    D.G. Maloney
    • The Stranger
    Nadia Townsend
    Nadia Townsend
    • Grace
    Alan Hopgood
    Alan Hopgood
    • Reverend Koestler
    Adrienne Pickering
    Adrienne Pickering
    • Allison
    Joshua Long
    • Younger Caleb
    Danielle Carter
    Danielle Carter
    • Miss Taylor (1959)
    Alethea McGrath
    Alethea McGrath
    • Miss Taylor (2009)
    David Lennie
    • Principal Clark (1959)
    Tamara Donnellan
    • Lucinda's Mother
    Travis Waite
    • Lucinda's Father
    Ben Mendelsohn
    Ben Mendelsohn
    • Phil Beckman
    Gareth Yuen
    Gareth Yuen
    • Donald
    Lesley Anne Mitchell
    Lesley Anne Mitchell
    • Stacey
    • (as Lesley-Anne Mitchell)
    Liam Hemsworth
    Liam Hemsworth
    • Spencer
    • Director
      • Alex Proyas
    • Writers
      • Ryne Douglas Pearson
      • Juliet Snowden
      • Stiles White
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The school in the movie is William Dawes Elementary. William Dawes was one of the riders who, like Paul Revere, warned the minutemen that British troops were coming, just as a child at his namesake school was trying to warn people what was coming.
    • Goofs
      When the police and teachers go searching for Lucinda in the school at night, they all use flashlights. They could have easily put the lights on instead, as nothing indicates a power outage.
    • Quotes

      John Koestler: I found evidence of a series of super-flares from a star in the outer-Pleiades's region.

      Phil Bergman: Right. Ratings were off the chart.

      John Koestler: We were both wrong. The numbers are a warning, but not just to me or any random group. They're a warning to everyone.

      Phil Bergman: Okay. You're officially scaring the shit out of me right now.

      John Koestler: The super-flare, in our own solar system. A 100 microtesla wave of radiation that would destroy our ozone layer, killing every living organism on the planet.

      Phil Bergman: We have to let everyone know. We have to call the NOAA.

      John Koestler: They already know. The announcement will come anytime now. I thought there was some purpose to all this. Why did I get this prediction if there's nothing I can do about it? How am I supposed to stop the end of the world?

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits start with numbers which become/decode into words and names.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Race to Witch Mountain/Sunshine Cleaning/The Last House on the Left/Brothers at War (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      The Planets: Op. 43: IV Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity
      Written by Gustav Holst

    User reviews1K

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    7/10
    Not as bad as the reviews say
    Knowing is one of Nicholas Cage's lesser films, that's true, but it's nearly as bad as the majority of the critics reviews. Knowing is a science fiction film starring Nicolas Cage and Rose Byrne. The plot surrounds children who are able to tell when the worlds most horrific disasters and atrocities happened. Figuring out how these kids know these things and what the numbers mean is really what the entire movie is about. The performances are pretty good from the two leads. Byrne and Cage both turn in believable performances. I think that the script was average, the writers did their job, it's nothing spectacular but it suffices. The idea of the movie was very interesting and it's executed well for the most part. There are some parts of the movie that do feel kind of lackluster but they pale in comparison to the ending and how interesting it turns out to be. Some people said they thought the ending was too weird and random but I think it was unexpected and cool. And I think the way in which it ended gave the film a meaning. Overall yes I would recommend Knowing, it's not one I'd go to automatically when recommending films to people but I would say it's a fairly interesting watch. 7/10.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 20, 2009 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • Australia
    • Official sites
      • Summit Entertainment (United States)
      • Vidio (Indonesia)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Prédictions
    • Filming locations
      • Camberwell High School, Camberwell, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia(William Dawes Elementary)
    • Production companies
      • Summit Entertainment
      • Escape Artists
      • Mystery Clock Cinema
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $50,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $79,957,634
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $24,604,751
      • Mar 22, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $183,658,498
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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