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What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?

2004 · 109 min

A quirky, earnest blend of drama and talking-head interviews that invites you to question reality while feeling like a self-help seminar.

Directed by
Betsy Chasse, William Arntz
Genres
Documentary, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Marlee Matlin, Elaine Hendrix, John Ross Bowie
Tagline
It's time to get wise!
Overview
Amanda is a divorced woman who makes a living as a photographer. During the Fall of the year Amanda begins to see the world in new and different ways when she begins to question her role in life, her relationships with her career and men and what it all means. As the layers to her everyday experiences fall away insertions in the story with scientists, and philosophers and religious leaders impart information directly to an off-screen interviewer about academic issues, and Amanda begins to understand the basis to the quantum world beneath. During her epiphany as she considers the Great Questions raised by the host of inserted thinkers, she slowly comprehends the various inspirations and begins to see the world in a new way.

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Directed by
Betsy Chasse, William Arntz
Genres
Documentary, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Marlee Matlin, Elaine Hendrix, John Ross Bowie
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • science
  • faith
  • rebellion
  • healing
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • nonlinear
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action1
Horror1
Humour4
Realism4
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
documentary, comedy, drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
109 min
Country
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Czech, English

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