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Signs (2002) -- A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.
Signs (2002) -- US Home Video Trailer from Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Signs (2002) -- A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   103,397 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
M. Night Shyamalan (written by)
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Release Date:
2 August 2002 (USA) more
Tagline:
It's Not Like They Didn't Warn Us. more
Plot:
A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 15 nominations more
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M. Night Shyamalan's Signs (USA) (promotional title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some frightening moments.
Runtime:
106 min | Spain:108 min
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Color (DuArt)
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1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Portugal:M/12 | Iceland:12 | South Korea:12 | Germany:12 (f) | Japan:U | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Austria:14 | Brazil:12 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Ireland:12 (video rating) | Ireland:15PG (original rating) | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12A (original rating) | UK:12 (video rating) (2003) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39105) | Venezuela:PG-13

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Graham Hess was originally written as an older character. Paul Newman was offered the role but turned it down, as did Clint Eastwood. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The family television has no problems picking up a clear TV signal, even though the antenna cable isn't plugged in. more
Quotes:
Merrill: Hey, you guys okay?
Morgan: Some guy had a sign saying it was the end of the world.
Merrill: Don't worry.
Morgan: You won't let anything happen to us, right?
Merrill: No way.
Morgan: I wish you were my dad.
Merrill: What did you say? Don't you ever say anything like that again. Ever!
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Chicken Little (2005) more

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56 out of 113 people found the following review useful.
Fantastic Movie, 3 August 2002
Author: bctitan04 (bctitan04@aol.com) from Tulsa, OK

This is definitely one of the best movies that I have seen in years. The dialogue is smart, the camera work is perfect and the information and background setting are divulged to the audience at precisely the right pace and exactly the right moment. Mel Gibson turns in his best performance that I can remember and so does Pheonix, who is extremely funny and plays a very real and well defined character. The movie is coincidently the scariest movie that I can remember seeing in theatres, and the scary moments are guaranteed to haunt you for a few days afterwards at least, but the movie is so much better than that and its so much more than a movie about aliens. As everyone knows from reviews, "Signs" means more than just crop signs, but "signs" are never portrayed in a cheesy way, but in a realistic and honest sense, and capturing such a deep topic without going overboard or making a mockery of it seems very hard these days, so that makes the film all the more impressive. Basically, its just awesome, it really is. Go see it.

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