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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
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:
(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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underrated film
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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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Aspect Ratio:
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] [Acting in his own film].
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Graham looks out the window at the large flock of birds, the corn stalks are brown. This is in contrast to all of the other shots, were the corn is green.
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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:
Spoofed in Scary Movie 3 (2003)
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FAQ
Is "Signs" based on a novel?Wouldn't the water vapor in the air affect the aliens?
Why didn't the aliens arm themselves?
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I don't think this film deserved the poor reviews that some gave it. I've only seen 3 of Night Shylaman's films (6th Sense, Unbreakable) and this one is the most sophisticated in my mind in terms of the director manipulating the viewers into seeing and believing what he wants you to believe.
This is not Gibson's worst film by any means. If anything he gets to try to portray an understated, confused, and emotionally scarred character and I think he soft-sells it very well. Joaquin Phoenix also has a similar character to play and he too soft-sells it well. That was probably not an accident as their calm, sullen personalities contrast with the unbearable situation they find themselves in.
If you haven't already, see it - and keep an open mind.