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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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Knowing (2009) -- A teacher (Cage) opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's school; in it are some chilling predictions -- some that have already occurred and others that are about to. Does his family play a role in the coming events?
Knowing (2009) -- This is the first trailer for Knowing, directed by Alex Proyas.
Knowing (2009) -- A teacher (Cage) 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 event

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6.6/10   26,197 votes
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Director:
Alex Proyas
Writers (WGA):
Ryne Douglas Pearson (screenplay) and
Juliet Snowden (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
20 March 2009 (USA) more
Tagline:
Knowing is Everything... more
Plot:
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. | full synopsis
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Worth Seeing – Before the End! more

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Also Known As:
Know1ng (USA) (promotional title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for disaster sequences, disturbing images and brief strong language.
Runtime:
121 min
Country:
USA | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital

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WILHELM SCREAM: heard during the subway crash. more
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Continuity: When the plane crashes, and in the bottom left hand corner, you can see the wing knock a silver car over towards the wreckage. It flips over several times, and when it stops, it bursts into flames. The camera pans over to John, and he begins to run toward the wreckage. As he does, he passes the car. Not only is it in perfect condition after being flipped several times, it shows no signs of fire damage. more
Quotes:
[last lines]
Rev. Koestler: [hugging John] This isn't the end, Johnny.
John Koestler: I know.
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References "Planet Earth" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Beethoven Symphony No 7 in A Major, Op 92 (1811-12) 2nd Movement: Allegretto more

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139 out of 236 people found the following comment useful:-
Worth Seeing – Before the End!, 19 March 2009
7/10
Author: Greg Treadway (treadwaywrites) from United States

From the trailers of Knowing you'd be convinced that you're going to watch a cheesy, try to save the world picture with a wound tight Nicolas Cage at the center gritting his teeth and ducking his way to the perfect ending. Well, you'd be partially correct. Cage is definitely giving his wound tight hero routine that he's worked so hard to develop over the last half dozen films. As for the cheese factor, that's where you'll be surprised. Director Alex Proyas manages to deliver a rather decent sci-fi flick that has plenty of suspense and intelligence.

The plot turns around John Koestler (Nicolas Cage), an MIT astrophysics nerd turned Indiana Jones when a time capsule is discovered at his young son Caleb's (Chandler Canterbury) school. Inside are drawings from students in 1959 predicting what things would be like in 2009 some 50 years later. The drawing that Caleb comes home with isn't a drawing at all but a series of seemingly random numbers. Koestler becomes obsessed with the numbers and their meaning or what they seem to mean. The whole thing shakes him to his scientific core and a quest has begun.

The film is very lucky to have director Alex Proyas from films such as Dark City which is his true geek film and critical acclaim as well as I, Robot and Garage Days. The visual and special effects are outstanding. It was surprising how much suspense was in the script (Ryan Douglas Pearson and Juliet Snowden) which gave the film a real thriller atmosphere which continues to build in tone as the mystery is unraveled.

I admit I went into this film expecting a rehash of National Treasure on a more global scale. The sci-fi aspect of the premise is very well thought out and told. The acting by co-stars (Chandler Canterbury, Rose Byrne and Lara Robinson) are solid performances and stand in complementary contrast to that of the tightly wound Nicolas Cage. The geek factor of Knowing is rather high with lots of number configurations and what-if scenarios which is great for the sci-fi fans. At times your brain may have to turn on in order to follow the film, but that is what made Knowing such a pleasant surprise to me.*

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