What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?
A hybrid documentary-drama turns quantum uncertainty, perception, and a woman's emotional awakening into an exuberant New Age meditation on whether consciousness can remake reality.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- provocative
- earnest
- eccentric
- curious late night viewing
- discussion group screening
What critics said
Critics broadly found the documentary-drama's accessible treatment of quantum ideas engaging at first but undermined by an unconvincing leap into hazy spiritual and pseudoscientific claims.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Interviews and dramatized scenes move from quantum mechanics toward alternate realities, cosmic forces, and thought-driven transformation.
Amanda's fictional story is intercut with expert interviews, animated explanations, and special-effects sequences.
Amanda's experiences of neurological and perceptual shifts are connected to claims that thought alters reality.
Mind-bending special effects and animated visualizations represent quantum uncertainty and neurological processes.
Films like What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?, and why
The Secret
Shares a hybrid documentary structure, speculative science framing, and interest in consciousness and alternative spirituality.
Waking Life
Combines documentary interviews with dramatized and philosophical exploration of perception, reality, and human consciousness.
Koyaanisqatsi
Uses science-inspired speculation and unconventional ideas to explore reality, belief, and the limits of knowledge.
Movie Details
- Directors
- William Arntz, Betsy Chasse, Mark Vicente
- Release Date
- 2004-04-23
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (138)
Cast
- Marlee Matlin
- Elaine Hendrix
- John Ross Bowie
- Robert Bailey Jr.
- Barry Newman
- Larry Brandenburg
- Robert Blanche
- Michele Mariana
- Armin Shimerman
- Eric Newsome
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Gaia Amazon Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? about?
- A hybrid documentary-drama turns quantum uncertainty, perception, and a woman's emotional awakening into an exuberant New Age meditation on whether consciousness can remake reality.
- What is What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?.
- What did critics think of What the #$*! Do We (K)now!??
- Critics broadly found the documentary-drama's accessible treatment of quantum ideas engaging at first but undermined by an unconvincing leap into hazy spiritual and pseudoscientific claims.
- Which films are like What the #$*! Do We (K)now!??
- Films with a similar feel include The Secret, Waking Life, and Koyaanisqatsi.
- How long is What the #$*! Do We (K)now!??
- What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? runs 109 minutes.
- Where can I watch What the #$*! Do We (K)now!??
- In United States, What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? streams on Gaia Amazon Channel.
