Knowing

Mar 19, 2009

2h 1m

★ 6.3

What happens when the numbers run out?

Overview

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.

Genres

Science Fiction

Thriller

Production Companies

Summit Entertainment

Escape Artists

Mystery Clock Cinema

Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment

Wintergreen Productions

Goldcrest

Knowing Trailers

Cast

John Koestler

Nicolas Cage

Diana Wayland

Rose Byrne

Caleb Koestler

Chandler Canterbury

Phil Bergman

Ben Mendelsohn

Grace Koestler

Nadia Townsend

Cashier

Terry Camilleri

Lucinda Embry / Abby Wayland

Lara Robinson

Allison

Adrienne Pickering

Miss Taylor (1959)

Danielle Carter

Miss Taylor (2009)

Alethea McGrath

Principal Clark (1959)

David Lennie

The Stranger

D.G. Maloney

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