Knowing

20092009
PG-13PG-13
2h 1m

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(screenplay)
- Juliet Snowden(screenplay)
- Stiles White(screenplay)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 win & 6 nominations

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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)

Nicolas Cage in Knowing (2009)

Director
- Alex Proyas
Writers
- Ryne Douglas Pearson(screenplay) (story)
- Juliet Snowden(screenplay)
- Stiles White(screenplay)
All cast & crew
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In the fall of 1959, for a time capsule, students draw pictures of life as they imagine it will be in 50 years. Lucinda, an odd child who hears voices, swiftly writes a long string of numbers. In 2009, the capsule is opened; student Caleb Koestler gets Lucinda's "drawing" and his father John, an astrophysicist and grieving widower, takes a look. He discovers dates of disasters over the past 50 years with the number who died. Three dates remain, all coming soon. He investigates, learns of Lucinda, and looks for her family. He fears for his son, who's started to hear voices and who is visited by a silent stranger who shows him a vision of fire and destruction. What's going on? —<jhailey@hotmail.com>

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Taglines
- Knowing is Everything...
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for disaster sequences, disturbing images and brief strong language
Parents guide

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?

Connections
Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Duplicity/Knowing/I Love You, Man (2009)

Soundtracks
The Planets: Op. 43: IV Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity
Written by Gustav Holst

Top review

9/10

Under-rated

Ok, so Nic Cage may not be the actor of the century but he does do poe faced well, lol. However this movie is highly under-rated. Chandler Canterbury is fantastic and the special Fx are some of the best ive ever seen. The storyline is also thought provoking and new. My only gripe is the ending, which wouldnt have been my choice.

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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

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Runtime
2 hours 1 minute
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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