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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
M. Night Shyamalan (written by)
Release Date:
2 August 2002 (USA)
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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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Crop Circle
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Farm
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Pennsylvania
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Water
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Alien
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Awards:
2 wins
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15 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(100 articles)
Two More Clips from Roland Emmerich’s ‘2012’
(From Screen Rant. 5 November 2009, 1:35 PM, PST)
question of the day: What is the creepiest movie moment ever?
(From FlickFilosopher. 30 October 2009, 7:32 AM, PDT)
(From Screen Rant. 5 November 2009, 1:35 PM, PST)
question of the day: What is the creepiest movie moment ever?
(From FlickFilosopher. 30 October 2009, 7:32 AM, PDT)
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One of the best movies of 2002 so far
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Mel Gibson | ... | Rev. Graham Hess | |
| Joaquin Phoenix | ... | Merrill Hess | |
| Rory Culkin | ... | Morgan Hess | |
| Abigail Breslin | ... | Bo Hess | |
| Cherry Jones | ... | Officer Paski | |
| M. Night Shyamalan | ... | Ray Reddy | |
| Patricia Kalember | ... | Colleen Hess | |
| Ted Sutton | ... | SFC Cunningham | |
| Merritt Wever | ... | Tracey Abernathy, the Pharmacist | |
| Lanny Flaherty | ... | Mr. Nathan | |
| Marion McCorry | ... | Mrs. Nathan | |
| Michael Showalter | ... | Lionel Prichard | |
| Kevin Pires | ... | Brazilian Birthday Boy | |
| Clifford David | ... | Columbia University Professor | |
| Rhonda Overby | ... | Sarah Hughes |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
M. Night Shyamalan's Signs (USA) (promotional title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some frightening moments.
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Runtime:
106 min | Spain:108 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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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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Director Trademark: [M. Night Shyamalan] [things reflected on television screens].
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Goofs:
Factual errors: The man on the poster in the U.S. Army recruiting office is wearing a U.S. Marine Corps uniform.
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Quotes:
Morgan:
We have to tape this.
[he gets a tape, but Bo grabs it and hugs it to her]
Bo: My ballet recital!
Morgan: Listen, Bo. This is very important. Everything people have written about in science books is going to change. The history of the world's future is on the TV right now. We need to record this so you can show *your* children this tape and say *you* were there. For your children, Bo.
Bo: My ballet recital!
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[he gets a tape, but Bo grabs it and hugs it to her]
Bo: My ballet recital!
Morgan: Listen, Bo. This is very important. Everything people have written about in science books is going to change. The history of the world's future is on the TV right now. We need to record this so you can show *your* children this tape and say *you* were there. For your children, Bo.
Bo: My ballet recital!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
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FAQ
Is "Signs" based on a novel?A Note Regarding Spoilers
Could an extraterrestrial species with an intolerance for water actually exist?
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A scary-looking monster is not needed in this movie. Just simply the fear of the unknown is enough. But just in case that's not enough for YOU, you will also get creepy sounds & very frightening situations. I don't want to give too much away, but I will say that some of the stuff that is on the news on the TV in the movie is some of the scariest material in the movie. While all the things on the news in this movie are pretty freaky, there is one news clip in particular that I think really scared mostly everyone (maybe everyone) in the audience. So basically, don't go to this movie expecting to see a bunch of man-killing freaky-looking aliens. If you want something like that, rent "Alien".
All of the actors in this movie do a terrific job. The kids were great, which was unexpected for me. And as for the director...well, M. Night Shyamalan is a genius. He is the Alfred Hithcock of our time (note that he is nowhere as even remotely great as Hitchcock, I was just saying for our time). And he is now one of my favorite directors. With "The Sixth Sense" and "Signs", he manages to make movies that can truly terrify the audience, and he doesn't use blood & gore, he uses suspense and just simple horror. They are both only rated PG-13, and are both real crowd-scarers, which tells you this guy is really something.
To sum it up: This is one of VERY VERY few movies that had me laughing out loud one minute, and then jumping out of my seat in shock the next. Lots of laughs, great acting, awesome directing, truly terrifying material, shock value, all the suspense you can handle and then some, what more do you want from a movie? Little kids saying the darndest things? Excellent character build-up? Drama? Well you get all of those too. "Signs" is one of the best movies of 2002 so far.