Knowing (2009): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Where to Watch
Knowing is a 2009 action thriller directed by Alex Proyas, starring Nicolas Cage, Chandler Canterbury and Rose Byrne. It runs 2 hours 1 minute and earned $183.7 million worldwide on a $50 million budget. Critics gave it 41 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.2/10. Stream it on Fandango at Home Free and YouTube TV, or rent or buy it on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 1m (121 min)
- Director
- Alex Proyas
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Summit Entertainment
- Budget
- $50M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Knowing About?
The premise of Knowing without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
When a time capsule buried in 1958 is discovered, a strange, coded message surfaces, appearing to foretell future disasters. Professor John Koestler becomes determined to decipher the predictions and avert the impending catastrophes. His son, Caleb, unexpectedly holds a crucial piece of the puzzle, and together they embark on a perilous journey to understand the warnings. As they investigate, they must face the unsettling possibility of a grim future that may be unavoidable.
Knowing Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- end of the world
- number
- disaster
- time capsule
- airplane crash
- code
- solar flare
- subway
- grieving widower
- ancient astronaut
- new york city
- train
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- subway train
- massachusetts
- hit by a truck
- train crash
- truck car collision
- disaster film
- train derailment
- schoolteacher
- child in jeopardy
- single parent
- year 1959
- year 2009
- 2000s
- 20th century
- 21st century
- disaster action
- deceased mother
- past
- live action
- car hit by a truck
- brooklyn bridge
- suspense mystery
- tragedy drama
- professor
- drawing
- astrophysicist
- sun
- solar
- fire
- single father
- stranger
- scratching
- earth
- death toll
- death
- numerology
- search
- magical stone
Where to Watch Knowing
Stream it on Fandango at Home Free and YouTube TV, or rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. US availability and prices from JustWatch.
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Knowing Cast
Nicolas Cage leads the cast, with Chandler Canterbury and Rose Byrne. Directed by Alex Proyas.
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Director Alex Proyas
Knowing Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Knowing 41 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.2/10.
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IMDb 6.2 /10
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Metacritic 41 Metascore
User score 5.8
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TMDB 62% User score
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Knowing Plot Summary
What happens in Knowing from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
The film begins in 1959 at an elementary school in Lexington, Massachusetts. A young girl named Lucinda, portrayed by Lara Robinson, seems transfixed, as if experiencing a monumental disaster. Despite her teacher, Miss Taylor (Danielle Carter), urging her to focus on the class activity—writing predictions for the future to be placed in a time capsule—Lucinda is consumed by strange voices and starts scribbling a series of cryptic numbers.
Full summary
The whole story of Knowing, scene by scene
Knowing Box Office & Budget
Knowing grossed $183.7 million worldwide on a $50 million budget, 3.7 times what it cost. $80 million came from the US and Canada and $103.7 million (56%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$183.7M
3.7× its budget
- US & Canada
- $80M
- International
- $103.7M
- Budget
- $50M
Knowing Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Knowing.
How Well Do You Know Knowing?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
- Question 1: not answered
- Question 2: not answered
- Question 3: not answered
- Question 4: not answered
- Question 5: not answered
- Question 6: not answered
- Question 7: not answered
- Question 8: not answered
- Question 9: not answered
- Question 10: not answered
What significant event does Lucinda's letter predict?
Cars in Knowing
36 cars on screen, including the 2006 Ford F-150 and the 1994 Jeep Cherokee.
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2007 Mazda 3 Important role -
2006 Chrysler 300 C Minor role
Knowing Also Known As
37 alternative titles, including “预难大逃亡” and “Cuenta Regresiva”.
- Also known as
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- 预难大逃亡
- Cuenta Regresiva
- รหัสวินาศโลก
- 先知
- Presságio
- Sinais do Futuro
- ノウイング：2009
- 地球毀滅密碼
- Štvrté proroctvo
- Prédictions
- Knowing - Die Zukunft endet jetzt
- Segnali dal futuro
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- Képlet
- Tieto
- Kehanet
- Знамение
- Señales del futuro
- 神秘代码
- Zapowiedź
- Proroctví
- Σκοτεινός Κώδικας
- ノウイング
- Numere fatale
- הנבואה
- آگاهی
- 노잉
- Prerokba
- Знамення
- Пророчеството
- 末日預言
- Presagio
- Senyals del futur
- Proroctvo: Koniec sveta
- Код судбине
- Hỗn Số Tử Thần
- Proročanstva
- Suvokimas, წინასწარმეტყველება
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Knowing FAQ: Where to Watch, Cast & Box Office
Runtime, release date, director, cast, where to watch, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Knowing, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Knowing?
Knowing runs 2 hours 1 minute (121 minutes).
When was Knowing released?
Knowing was released on March 20, 2009.
Who directed Knowing?
Knowing was directed by Alex Proyas.
More films by Alex Proyas Who is in the cast of Knowing?
Knowing stars Nicolas Cage, Chandler Canterbury and Rose Byrne.
Where can I watch Knowing?
In the US, Knowing is streaming on Fandango at Home Free and YouTube TV and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home (availability from JustWatch).
How much did Knowing make at the box office?
Knowing grossed $183.7 million worldwide ($80 million domestic, $103.7 million international) on a budget of $50 million.
How is Knowing rated?
Knowing has 6.2/10 on IMDb, 41 on Metacritic and 62% on TMDB.
Does Knowing have a post-credit scene?
No. Knowing has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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