Knowing
Summit Entertainment | Release Date: March 20, 2009
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DafsterSep 15, 2013
A cleverly made movie depicting what the end of the world could be like. It has you hanging on all the way through, though the second time I watched this, it wasn't as enjoyable as I already knew what was going to happen. The movie reliesA cleverly made movie depicting what the end of the world could be like. It has you hanging on all the way through, though the second time I watched this, it wasn't as enjoyable as I already knew what was going to happen. The movie relies heavily on suspense, but at the same time, the plot line's quite clever… Expand
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MaricaSep 7, 2014
" The numbers are the key to everything." - John Koestler

This movie is one of the best movies i ever seen. Special effects are ok but the story I liked the most.
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JohnMasterLJul 21, 2015
Knowing es de las mejores películas de Sci-fi Thriller que eh visto. La historia se maneja tan bien que cada situación sorprende y deja sin palabras al espectador, preguntándose ¿que sigue? Knowing es emocionante, impactante, inteligente yKnowing es de las mejores películas de Sci-fi Thriller que eh visto. La historia se maneja tan bien que cada situación sorprende y deja sin palabras al espectador, preguntándose ¿que sigue? Knowing es emocionante, impactante, inteligente y muy entretenida… Expand
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clinteastwooMay 11, 2016
.............................................................................................................................. Great Movie, With End Dull, That's All.....
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eva3si0nApr 10, 2022
Knowing is one of the last good films starring David Cage. A great thriller, a good cast, an interesting plot in its plot, and just a terrible end to the film. Knowing could be a great serious thriller, but the appearance of aliens at the endKnowing is one of the last good films starring David Cage. A great thriller, a good cast, an interesting plot in its plot, and just a terrible end to the film. Knowing could be a great serious thriller, but the appearance of aliens at the end and drawing parallels with Noah Govcheg from the Bible spoils everything. The whole film literally crumbles with this ending.… Expand
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DawdlingPoetNov 26, 2021
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There seems to be quite a trend over the last few years for both disaster movies, such as The Day After Tomorrow and movies where numbers play a sinister role, such as The Number 23. This movie is something of a mix of both, although the disaster element isn't quite as prevalent.

The story is quite interesting, though it is one where you have to suspend belief (as my review title indicates) and it is somewhat let down by what I thought were formulaic aspects to the story, such as the colleague who urges John to stay away, not to put himself in danger for the sake of his son, thats after doubting if the numbers mean anything at all just shortly beforehand I believe(!). Also near the end of the movie it takes a particularly strong sci-fi turn, so to speak and indeed the scenes reminded me of something from ET or Close Encounters of the Third Kind almost, which I felt was a little over the top and, pardon the pun, may alienate some viewers.

I had read one or two reviews that put this movie in a dim light so I wasn't expecting too much but to be honest I was surprised, as I think if you can overlook the odd less than original scene and how far fetched it may appear and also as long as your aware that its more of a sci-fi based thriller than an all-out action movie, then you should still quite enjoy it, as I did.

Its not a perfect movie by any means but I still found it quite intriguing and was quite impressed with the special effects used, some scenes take you by surprise, though their not too often when they do occur their quite good and I know how easy it can be for me to be distracted and lose interest in movies especially nowadays but I felt that this movie, despits its flaws, was still quite gripping and kept my attention. I liked how the movie built up to a different ending than the viewer may expect, though again people will probably have differing opinions about the ending. The movie is just shy of two hours long and while its perhaps not the best movie of that length, it certainly kept my attention and entertained me during that time, which is quite good.… Expand
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AWESOM-0Jul 7, 2020
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’m with Roger Ebert on this one. There are flaws, but overall this is a very good movie. I am going to give it the benefit of doubt and say that they intended for the “aliens” to not see time in a linear fashion, thus the prophecies. I think taking that into account it changes the absurdness of the plot to something much more interesting. I also like the allegory to religion, but I don’t take it as just that. I see it more that the movie shows how primitive humans in the movie created religion to explain the populating of the planet, assuming the earth was populated the same way.… Expand
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Ryo91Apr 17, 2020
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 3 Punktabzüge weil die Family leider gegen Ende gestorben ist und er nur sein Kind retten konnte. :-( Das Ende hat mir nicht gefallen. Der Rest war so cool!! > 7/10 *
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akshatmahajanFeb 17, 2021
I really enjoyed watching this movie. This movie adds something fresh and inspiring to the disaster genre.

Certainly the action scenes are well staged, they are grand and tense. Movie had a lot of surprising, riveting turns due to whichI really enjoyed watching this movie. This movie adds something fresh and inspiring to the disaster genre.

Certainly the action scenes are well staged, they are grand and tense. Movie had a lot of surprising, riveting turns due to which audience is bound to know what will happen next.

At first, I thought it was "save the world" type but by the end we get to know that it is not.

I had a complain regarding the film. The middle portion of the movie was slow and stretched. Still, I think the captivating final third more than makes up for it. Ending should not be spoiled because it changes everything.… Expand
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Gts08Jun 23, 2022
One of the most underrated films ever made, one of the best sci-fi films in a long long long long time, Nic Cage is brilliant, the kid actors' performance is chilling, it is dramatic, a really suspenseful thriller, with shocking scenes, andOne of the most underrated films ever made, one of the best sci-fi films in a long long long long time, Nic Cage is brilliant, the kid actors' performance is chilling, it is dramatic, a really suspenseful thriller, with shocking scenes, and an ending you will most likely never forget. 8… Expand
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