Knowing (2009)
What happens when the numbers run out?
- Released
- Runtime 2h 1m
- Director Alex Proyas
- Genres Science Fiction Thriller
- Rating 6.3/10 (5,981 votes)
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.
Cast
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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)
- David Lennie as Principal Clark (1959)
- D.G. Maloney as The Stranger
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Alan Hopgood
as Rev. Koestler
- Joshua Long as Younger Caleb
- Tamara Donnellan as Lucinda's Mother
- Travis Waite as Lucinda's Father
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Liam Hemsworth
as Spencer
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Harli Ames
as Man in Duffle Coat
Crew
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Alex Proyas
Director
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Simon Duggan
Director of Photography
- Richard Learoyd Editor
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Marco Beltrami
Original Music Composer
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Steve Tisch
Producer
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Todd Black
Producer
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Alex Proyas
Producer
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Jason Blumenthal
Producer
- Ryne Douglas Pearson Screenplay
- Juliet Snowden Screenplay
-
Stiles White
Screenplay
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