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.
Practical Effects
That subway sequence—practical fire stunts still hold up.
Score
Marco Beltrami's dread-soaked strings never let you breathe.
Visual Effects
The plane crash: one devastating unbroken shot of chaos.
Director
Alex Proyas
Nicolas Cage
John Koestler
Rose Byrne
Diana Wayland
Chandler Canterbury
Caleb Koestler
Ben Mendelsohn
Phil Bergman
Nadia Townsend
Grace Koestler
Terry Camilleri
Cashier
Lara Robinson
Lucinda Embry / Abby Wayland
Adrienne Pickering
Allison
Danielle Carter
Miss Taylor (1959)
Alethea McGrath
Miss Taylor (2009)
Alan Hopgood
Rev. Koestler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The whispering aliens were played by actual 7-8 foot tall actors in bodysuits, not CGI—Proyas wanted physical presence.
Released months before 2012 mania peaked, this rode the wave of Mayan calendar anxiety and Nostradamus docudramas.
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