Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Nicolas CageJohn Koestler
- Rose ByrneDiana Wayland
- Chandler CanterburyCaleb Koestler
- Ben MendelsohnPhil Bergman
- Nadia TownsendGrace Koestler
- Terry CamilleriCashier
- Lara RobinsonLucinda Embry / Abby Wayland
- Adrienne PickeringAllison
- Danielle CarterMiss Taylor (1959)
- Alethea McGrathMiss Taylor (2009)
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Chicago Sun-Times
Knowing is among the best science-fiction films I've seen -- frightening, suspenseful, intelligent and, when it needs to be, rather awesome. - 60
Variety
Genre fans always looking for something new and awesome may feel like they've seen most of this before, but the conceptual and emotional strength of Summit's Nicolas Cage starrer largely carries the day. - 50
ReelViews
Science fiction fans will feel gypped, disaster movie fans will appreciate about 10 minutes of screen time and be bored by the rest, and no one else will care. - 50
Philadelphia Inquirer
Knowing has about a half-dozen screenwriter credits, which may explain why scenes crash up against one another - smart, stupid, far-fetched, compelling. And the trouble is that Cage walks (or runs) through them all, treating each with the same level of intensely goofy seriousness. - 50
Chicago Tribune
Until it jumps the tracks into self-righteousness, though, Knowing, directed by Alex Proyas, can also be as unnerving as the best episodes of "The Twilight Zone." - 42
The A.V. Club
Knowing frequently feels one Revelation quote away from turning into a chiding, fundamentalist-friendly end-of-the-world movie in the "Left Behind" mold. - 38
Charlotte Observer
Reviewers sometimes insult actors by saying they don't vary their expressions across an entire movie. But until Knowing, I never thought that could literally be true. Nicolas Cage does widen his eyes with about 15 minutes left in the film. - 38
Boston Globe
Starts off mildly ridiculous, ascends to the full-blown ludicrous, and finally sails boldly off the edge of the absolutely preposterous.