Signs

2002 Mystery & Suspense

Following the smash hit The Sixth Sense (1999) and the under-performing follow-up Unbreakable (2000), directing phenom M. Night Shyamalan returns to the summer box office landscape that served as the backdrop for his cinematic breakthrough. In Signs, another paranormal outing for the writer-director, Shyamalan explores the eerie implications of a 500-foot crop circle that mysteriously appears on the Bucks County, PA farm of reverend Graham Hess (Mel Gibson). As Hess and his family (Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin) try to take stock of what the sign means, and how its message incorporates into their faith, they start to get the feeling they are not alone in the fields behind their house. Shyamalan re-teams with producers Frank Marshall, Sam Mercer and Kathleen Kennedy, and produces the project in association with his Blinding Edge Pictures banner and Touchstone Pictures. more..

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Starring: Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Abigail Breslin, Rory Culkin, Cherry Jones

Reviews

  • The work of a born filmmaker, able to summon apprehension out of thin air.

    Roger Ebert - The Chicago Sun-Times

    27 April 2013

  • If "The Sixth Sense" was Shyamalan's take on ghost stories and "Unbreakable" his ode to comic books, then Signs is the evil cousin to Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."

    Rene Rodriguez - Miami Herald

    27 April 2013

  • Follow Shyamalan's Signs. It will take a piece out of you.

    Peter Travers - Rolling Stone

    27 April 2013

  • Mr. Shyamalan is a new national treasure, as attuned to our sensibilities and everyday life as Steven Spielberg.

    - The Wall Street Journal

    27 April 2013

  • Its quirks are exactly what make Signs interesting, entertaining, and good.

    Ty Burr - The Boston Globe

    27 April 2013

Awards

  • Top Box Office Films

    ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards (2003)

  • Best Science Fiction Film

    Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (2003)

     
  • Bogey Awards, Germany (2002)

  • Screenplay

    Bram Stoker Awards (2003)

     
  • Best Director

    Empire Awards, UK (2003)