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Knowing — What happens when the numbers run out?
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Knowing

2009 6 50.4K PG-13 views saved
Knowing

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.

Countries: US
Languages: English
Content Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 2hrs 1min
Status: Released
Release date: 2009-03-19
Release format: Streaming — Mar 27, 2009
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Ahmed
@ahmed2250 13 years ago

Not sure why is everyone bashing on this movie, yeah Nicolas Cage performance was nothing to talk about but over all I think it was a very entertaining movie.

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Ahmed
@ahmed2250 13 years ago

Not sure why is everyone bashing on this movie, yeah Nicolas Cage performance was nothing to talk about but over all I think it was a very entertaining movie.

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Mika B
@mika-b 5 years ago

I watched no trailer. I don't watch trailers.
All I can say is that this movie surprised me. Just watch it, don't judge by trailers and pictures.
I enjoyed it, I thought of my own family and wondered what I would do if I were to face such situation...

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whitsbrain
@whitsbrain 3 years ago

I didn't know what to expect from "Knowing". It had a few things working against it from the start. First, I'm not much of a Nicolas Cage fan. Second, the movie also starred a kid. And while I like kids, I don't like them in my Sci-Fi. There are other things I could mention too, but it's all rather pointless because I liked "Knowing" very much.

Cage actually was very good here, though he played a character we've seen in many other movies. You know, the husband who is disenfranchised with the world and with his faith in any and all things, brought on by the recent death of his wife. Plus, he's got a son that he's losing touch with. All of these things had me ready for a snoozer of a film until Cage's character uncovers the meaning behind a mysterious page covered in numbers.

The movie is best in its first 90 minutes, when the unraveling of the mystery takes place. It fades in its final 30, when it wants to become an action flick. I will say that this has a very realistic effects sequence involving a plane crash. It's riveting because it is so real. The erupting fireball and subsequent explosions were as true to life as any I've seen in a fictional film. Director Alex Proyas sends Cage into the horror to rescue some of the crash victims and does so in an extremely effective long take. There are other amazing effects as well, especially the "EE" disaster which I won't reveal other than to say that I can't remember seeing an extended disaster so frighteningly created in a movie.

The reason that I can't rate this any higher is because the ending was not as satisfying as the rest of the film.

"Knowing" starts small in its scope but grows into something almost inconceivably large.

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theo1231231
@theo1231231 9 months ago

Really good mystery end of the world intense

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iFHYZZAYKG
@ifhyzzaykg 1 year ago

I thought it would be different...
Not bad but a....
I would watch it again...
And the plot is very Nicolas Cage....

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Charan
@itscharanhere 1 year ago

worth rewatching, high production values

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kriswa
@jarvis-2106436 8 years ago

Cage is not a brilliant actor but he is versatile. This movie is no exception, while its not brilliant, it's a well conceived twist on the idea of Book of Revelations prophesy and the Rapture, though these are not explicitly mentioned in a religious context. The interpretation of these events is contemporary, rather than biblical and align with many beliefs as well as backed up with some archaeological evidence of supernatural 'deities'. I found the story thoroughly enjoyable, at least until the unavoidable apocalyptic ending.

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AlexanderZ
@alexanderz 8 years ago

Kudos to Proyas for this surprisingly good flick!

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Wesley
@witwolfy 12 years ago

The trailer gave people the wrong idea of what the movie was really about... Making it seem all post apocalyptic where it was all about aliens.... Lame....

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scouse1960
@scouse1960 3 years ago

How many films is NC going to play a weird physco and seem credible

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