Signs

PG-13

Released Aug 2, 2002

1h 46m

Mystery & Thriller

Sci-Fi

Drama

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Everything that farmer Graham Hess (Mel Gibson) assumed about the world is changed when he discovers a message - an intricate pattern of circles and lines - carved into his crops. As he investigates the unfolding mystery, what he finds will forever alter the lives of his brother (Joaquin Phoenix) and children (Rory Culkin), (Abigail Breslin). A unique story that explores the mysterious real-life phenomena of crop signs and the effects they have on one man and his family.

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Critics Consensus

With Signs, Shyamalan proves once again an expert at building suspense and giving audiences the chills.

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Joshua Rothkopf

In These Times

Signs is a tense experience; even the opening credits lunge at your throat with orchestral shrieks. It may one day reveal itself as a minor classic, a new Invasion of the Body Snatchers for the manufactured scare of its day.

Mar 16, 2020

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

It's the content that's to blame. Signs works on a confused storyboard. What's Shyamalan trying to say anyways? Nothing, or rather a bit too much.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 3, 2019

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

Signs was the film that sparked the desire that led to the purchase of a camera, many short films, and a love of movies that hasn't left me to this day.

Rated: A+

Apr 17, 2015

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Manages to capture the inherent unease of an alien invasion in frightening ways, while also injecting plenty of heart into the story.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 20, 2023

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Eric Langberg

The Spool

Signs knows what it's like to witness the end of the world on television and the twisted catharsis that comes with the world not actually ending.

Feb 24, 2023

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Shyamalan takes his time, drawing out the exquisite silences, the small trembling portents of terror.

Rated: B

Sep 17, 2022

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Kauã M

Without the need for a major plot twist, this film is well directed with an intimate plot that works by mixing well the character's pain and his relationship of faith and fear and managing to work with the suspense and terror of the situation that surrounds them.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/23/24

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Ronan S

I thought this was supposed to be about aliens, but all the aliens managed to accomplish was restoring a pastor’s faith in god. The fact that you would believe in god more after an alien invasion baffles me…

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/23/24

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NiB Y

Shymalan's best movie. This is not a movie about aliens, it's a movie about faith, family and God. Every performance is amazing; the soundtrack is perfect; filled with symbolism and foreshadowing for the more observing viewers.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/21/24

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Chadd J

The acting was fantastic, but that was it. The plot went nowhere, it kept building and building and building and then just fell to the ground. It was a very boring movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/14/24

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John S

Great story,great acting by all involved.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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Sara B

I have watched this movie multiple times, and I enjoy asking people, "what is it about?" Often people say that it's an alien invasion movie. I believe it's a story of grief, how it affects a family; how loss and trauma can bind or shred relationships, including Graham's relationship with god. While I'm no fan of Gibson, his performance was perfectly done, Phoenix was like fresh air in the tension. The Shyamalan twist is always so satisfying.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/29/24

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Synopsis

Everything that farmer Graham Hess (Mel Gibson) assumed about the world is changed when he discovers a message - an intricate pattern of circles and lines - carved into his crops. As he investigates the unfolding mystery, what he finds will forever alter the lives of his brother (Joaquin Phoenix) and children (Rory Culkin), (Abigail Breslin). A unique story that explores the mysterious real-life phenomena of crop signs and the effects they have on one man and his family.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Producer: M. Night Shyamalan, Frank Marshall, Sam Mercer
Screenwriter: M. Night Shyamalan
Distributor: Touchstone Pictures
Production Co: Touchstone Pictures, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Blinding Edge Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Some Frightening Moments)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 2, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 11, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $228.0M
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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