Knowing (2009)

Knowing rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.2/10· 258K votes

Rotten Tomatoes35%

Metacritic41%

TMDb6.253/10· 6K votes

With 35% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.2/10 on IMDb and 41/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About 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.

Cast of Knowing

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  Nicolas Cage

  as John Koestler

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  Rose Byrne

  as Diana Wayland

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  Chandler Canterbury

  as Caleb Koestler

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  Ben Mendelsohn

  as Phil Bergman

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  Nadia Townsend

  as Grace Koestler

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  Terry Camilleri

  as Cashier

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  Lara Robinson

  as Lucinda Embry / Abby Wayland

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  Adrienne Pickering

  as Allison

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  Danielle Carter

  as Miss Taylor (1959)

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  Alethea McGrath

  as Miss Taylor (2009)

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  David Lennie

  as Principal Clark (1959)

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  D.G. Maloney

  as The Stranger

Knowing facts

Budget

$50M

Box office

$155.4M

Our take on Knowing

Alex Proyas's 2009 film mixes science-fiction, mystery and thriller around a teacher who opens a time capsule unearthed at his son's elementary school. Inside are eerie predictions, some already fulfilled and others still to come, that convince him his family is bound up in the events about to unfold. The premise drives a mounting sense of dread as coincidence gives way to something larger, blending disaster-tinged spectacle with questions of fate and design. It suits viewers who enjoy high-concept genre puzzles and portentous, apocalyptic mood over grounded realism. If you like speculative thrillers that chase a cosmic mystery to its conclusion, this offers an intriguing, ominous ride.