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Signs (2002)

 -  Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller  -  2 August 2002 (USA)
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A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.

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In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a five-hundred-foot crop circle is found on the farm of Graham Hess, the town's reverend. The circles cause a media frenzy and test Hess's faith as he journeys to find out the truth behind the crop circles. Written by Tim Salazar

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Rated PG-13 for some frightening moments | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

2 August 2002 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

M. Night Shyamalan's Signs  »

Box Office

Budget:

$72,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$146,587 (South Africa) (15 November 2002)

Gross:

$227,965,690 (USA) (31 January 2003)
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Trivia

Including officer Caroline Paski, all the main characters (the Hess family) have blue eyes. See more »

Goofs

At the beginning of the film, the camera looks to the backyard and it is dark out. When the men run outside, it is midday, and there is a shadow on the front of the house. See more »

Quotes

Graham Hess: Looks a little like our house doesn't it?
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In Memory of Bill Nisselson - June 19, 2001 See more »

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Referenced in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Bring on the Night (2002) See more »

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Fantastic Movie
3 August 2002 | by (Tulsa, OK) – See all my reviews

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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