Signs
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59 out of 100

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6.2 out of 10

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  • Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Mel Gibson
  • Summary: Everything that farmer Graham Hess (Gibson) assumed about the world is changed when he discovers a message - an intricate pattern of circles and lines - carved into his crops. (Touchstone Pictures)
  • Director: M. Night Shyamalan
  • Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror
  • Rating: PG-13
  • Runtime: 106 min
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 36
  3. Negative: 4 out of 36
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    The work of a born filmmaker, able to summon apprehension out of thin air.
  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Clint Morris
    80
    Shyamalan’s film blends together elements of humanity, faith, drama, tears, tension, terror, humour and the supernatural and succeeds in being one of the sharpest and most exciting films of the year.
  3. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Peter Rainer
    60
    Shyamalan wants to be the metaphysical poet of movies, but he's dangerously close to becoming its O. Henry. The best surprise ending he could give us in his next movie would be no surprise ending at all.
  4. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Michael Sragow
    38
    Shyamalan plows the same old ground of juiced-up surprise endings.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 83 out of 133
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 133
  3. Negative: 35 out of 133
  1. cabrita
    10
    The best M night Shyamalan movie ever made with so much style and fright that the build up of this movie will leave you breathtaken. this buildup all leads up to the end which will give you your breath back to rethink everything you have seen from a new perspective. If one has faith to watch m night shyamalan's best feature you will be gladly surprised.… Expand
  2. csw12
    8
    Signs is an intelligent thrilling movie with scenes that are scary in the non custom horror way. A chilling movie that will keep you at the edge of your seat while scaring you with the unknown.… Expand
  3. Andy
    7
    Entertaining but lacking orginiality and reasonability.
  4. NickA.
    3
    Once again Mr. Shyamalan makes another film that seriously dents what reputation he had left as a director and writer. He manages to take some interesting themes and then cheats the viewer with a simplistic and cop-out ending which left me wanting to put my foot through the TV screen! Regardless of how good a movie is, what directors need to remember is the viewers lasting impression of a film is how the strands are brought together at the end. After two good first efforts Mr. Shyamalan is hurtling into meltdown.… Expand

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