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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
Plot Keywords:
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:
(101 articles)
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not your typical sci-fi thriller
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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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Trivia:
Mel Gibson didn't realize that his director was playing the vet until the day that they came to shoot their scenes together.
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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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Target Audience 9.1 (2007)
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FAQ
A Note Regarding SpoilersI'm still not buying it. Why would anyone come to a deliberately hostile environment that could eventually kill them?
Why crop circles? Don't aliens have GPS?
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If you went to this movie expecting a typical sci-fi thriller, you doubtless left disappointed. If you went to this movie to see an M. Shamalayan Night film, you probably loved it, as I did.
For me, the sci-fi aspects were a device to explore the lost faith of the Mel Gibson character, a man who had abandoned the ministry after a tragedy struck his family. The film asks the questions, are we alone in the world (and he's not talking about aliens) and is there such a thing as a coincidence? In one particularly striking scene, as he talks with his brother, Gibson's bitterness comes through.
I happen to think there's a place for spirituality in film and I love Night's take on it. I also like his old-fashioned type of film-making, the way he pays hommage to the greats and the way he surprises us. Night believes we don't listen enough, and if we do, there are messages abounding for us. I'd rather see this than a pretentious, dark, depressing film that pretends to say something.