Knowing
Film2009121 min

Knowing

Taste attributes: actionadventuredramamysteryscience fictionthrillermonster/alien/supernaturalfastunsavouryimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly sci-fi film that is polished, pacy and sweeping. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.1 /10

TMDB · 3,986 votes

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Balanced originality, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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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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Taste Attributes

complex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Nicolas CageRose ByrneChandler CanterburyBen MendelsohnNadia Townsend

Details

Genre
Action
Year
2009
Runtime
121 min
Status
Released
Studio
Summit Entertainment
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