Knowing
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Knowing

What happens when the numbers run out?

6.3 / 10 2009 2h 1mPG-13 English
ActionMysteryScience FictionThriller

Storyline

A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions -- some that have already occurred and others that are about to -- that lead him to believe his family plays a role in the events that are about to unfold.

Cast & Crew

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

John Koestler

Lead
Rose Byrne

Rose Byrne

Diana Wayland

Chandler Canterbury

Chandler Canterbury

Caleb Koestler

Ben Mendelsohn

Ben Mendelsohn

Phil Bergman

Nadia Townsend

Nadia Townsend

Grace Koestler

Terry Camilleri

Terry Camilleri

Cashier

Lara Robinson

Lara Robinson

Lucinda Embry / Abby Wayland

Adrienne Pickering

Adrienne Pickering

Allison

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alex Proyas's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Knowing is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker