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20 March 2009 (USA) moreTagline:
Knowing is Everything... morePlot:
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 summary | full synopsisNewsDesk:
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Kudos To Proyas For This Surprisingly Good Flick! more (606 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Nicolas Cage | ... | John Koestler |
 | Chandler Canterbury | ... | Caleb Koestler |
 | Rose Byrne | ... | Diana Wayland |
 | Lara Robinson | ... | Abby Wayland / Lucinda |
 | D.G. Maloney | ... | The Stranger |
 | Nadia Townsend | ... | Grace Koestler |
 | Alan Hopgood | ... | Reverend Koestler |
 | Adrienne Pickering | ... | Allison Koestler |
| Joshua Long | ... | Younger Caleb |
 | Danielle Carter | ... | Miss Taylor (1959) |
| Alethea McGrath | ... | Miss Taylor (2009) |
| David Lennie | ... | Principal Clark (1959) |
 | Tamara Donnellan | ... | Lucinda's Mother |
| Travis Waite | ... | Lucinda's Father |
 | Ben Mendelsohn | ... | Phil Beckman |
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Rated PG-13 for disaster sequences, disturbing images and brief strong language.Parents Guide:
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121 minLanguage:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #45115) | Ireland:15A | Australia:M | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | South Korea:12 | UK:15 | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | Czech Republic:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Belgium:KT | Finland:K-13 | Norway:15 | Netherlands:12 | Mexico:B | Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:15 | Iceland:12 | Peru:14 | Japan:G | Brazil:12Fun Stuff
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The piece of classical music we hear at the start and again at the very end of the film is Ludwig van Beethoven's "7th Symphony Major, 2nd Movement - Allegretto in A Minor". Completed in 1812 and dedicated to his friend Count Moritz von Fries, the work premiered in Vienna at a charity concert for soldiers wounded in the Battle of Hanau and was encored. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: Jet engine's blades are rotating in the wrong direction during the plane crash wreckage scene. moreSoundtrack:
Beethoven Symphony No 7 in A Major, Op 92 (1811-12) 2nd Movement: Allegretto moreFAQ
What type of aliens are represented in the movie?What is the deal with the dream Caleb had of the deer burning?
Since there were other spaceship leaving the earth, does that mean that the whisper people whispered the same numbers to other people around the world?
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It may seem improbable, but Knowing actually adds something fresh and inspiring to the disaster genre.
Certainly the action scenes are well staged – they are as grand and tense as the previews would have you expect. But Knowing really stands out from the likes of Next and various Roland Emmerich movies because of its heart (there is a profoundly human element amongst the chaos and destruction), and because of the surprising, riveting turns the story takes. In no way was it a generic "save the world" flick, like I feared going in. It is an original with a memorable ending that should not be spoiled, but it will almost definitely have people talking.
In my mind, director Alex Proyas deserves a lot of the credit for the fact that the film is brave, and does not try to replicate a typical Hollywood blueprint. In fact, he even has Nic Cage back on solid footing, an actor I used to love but have been quite weary of lately. But I think Proyas deserves the main kudos for turning this into something creative and special, and I'd go as far as to say this it is his best movie since Dark City.
There really isn't much to complain about regarding the film, but the one exception might be the middle, where the action sags a bit. Still, I think the captivating final third more than makes up for it.
I definitely recommend the film - you will be pleasantly surprised!