Signs
Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Abigail Breslin
After the death of his wife in a freak accident, Reverend Graham Hess questions his faith and even leaves the church. Six months later, he discovers a gigantic crop circle in his yard. Similar events ...( read more
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DVD Released: January 7, 2003
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June 10, 2009Not really into alien type movies but this is a great storyline about a family who defends their home from invasion. Great cast. Fab ending. Best M Night Shyamalan movie.
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August 31, 2008An interesting story - combining science fiction with aliens, faith, loss and family. Figure out how they put all that into one movie.
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July 16, 2008Mysterious crop circles begin appearing in a former Reverend of the cloth?s field. At first he believes this is the work of pranksters or members of a church he use to Reverend. Then slowly signs begin to point else where, something extraterrestrial. With his faith gone and his f... ...( read more )
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June 20, 2008A laughable jumpscare fest. When screening this movie the second time, my viewing partner did not know the twist, but when I whispered, "it's really a film set!" at Shyamalan's appearance, my friend thought I had genuinely given away the ending. One good shot the whole movie - th... ...( read more )
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July 1, 2009The good bit is the shot-for-shot remake of that old Bigfoot video, this time with an alien. You can find that on youtube, so there's no reason to watch this movie.
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August 2, 2002
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
August 2, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Turns out to have few thoughts and no thrills. full review
August 2, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The work of a born filmmaker, able to summon apprehension out of thin air. full review
August 2, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
The problem is that Signs manages to be both so terribly serious and so unimportant at the same time. full review
August 1, 2002
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Skillful as he is, Mr. Shyamalan is undone by his pretensions. full review
August 1, 2002
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Unlike the lumbering and portentous Unbreakable, Shyamalan's Signs is a satisfyingly taut suspenser. full review
August 1, 2002
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
[Shyamalan] turns the goose-pimple genre on its empty head and fills it with spirit, purpose and emotionally bruised characters who add up to more than body count. full review
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October 19, 2008One of the creepiest atmosphereic films ever created. everything from the filming location, the acting, the interferonce and the part when they are down in the basement... and of course the aliens
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January 2, 2008i watched scary movie 3 first so i couldnt take this movie in a sirious way. the time i mostely laugh was when they put the hats on!! it was helerious!!
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June 17, 2007I loved it. The first time my family and i watched it when the phone rang in the movie ours did too, it was sorta creepy but cool at the same time.
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January 4, 2007"Os Sinais", olha só.. do ladinho na nossa cidade Carazinho-RS.. HEuaheuAHeA, nossa que meeeedo :S
é muito bom esse filme.. tem muitas vezes de susto! -
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