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Signs (2002) -- A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.
Signs (2002) -- US Home Video Trailer from Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Signs (2002) -- A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.
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User Rating:
6.9/10   103,120 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
M. Night Shyamalan (written by)
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Release Date:
2 August 2002 (USA) more
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
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Awards:
2 wins & 15 nominations more
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One of the best movies of 2002 so far more (2230 total)

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Also Known As:
M. Night Shyamalan's Signs (USA) (promotional title)
Señales (Argentina) (Peru) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
Signs - Zeichen (Austria) (Germany) [de]
гМЮЙХ (Russia) [ru]
Isaretler (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Jelek (Hungary) [hu]
Sign (Japan) [ja]
Signes (France) [fr]
Signs (Finland) [fi]
Sinais (Brazil) [pt]
Znaci (Serbia) [sr]
Znaki (Poland) [pl]
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some frightening moments.
Runtime:
106 min | Spain:108 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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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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The "Brazilian Video" was shot with a household camcorder by M. Night Shyamalan himself. more
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Continuity: Uncle Merrill disappears from the end of the table when Morgan is talking to the sheriff. more
Quotes:
Merrill: Excluding the possibility that a female Scandinavian Olympian was running around outside our house last night, what else might be a possibility?
Officer Caroline: I'm not done asking questions. And I don't appreciate sarcasm.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) more

FAQ

Could an extraterrestrial species with an intolerance for water actually exist?
I'm still not buying it. Why would anyone come to a deliberately hostile environment that could eventually kill them?
How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
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87 out of 169 people found the following comment useful.
One of the best movies of 2002 so far, 5 October 2002
9/10
Author: l_a_t_e_r_a_l_u_s from Tampa, FL

A scary-looking monster is not needed in this movie. Just simply the fear of the unknown is enough. But just in case that's not enough for YOU, you will also get creepy sounds & very frightening situations. I don't want to give too much away, but I will say that some of the stuff that is on the news on the TV in the movie is some of the scariest material in the movie. While all the things on the news in this movie are pretty freaky, there is one news clip in particular that I think really scared mostly everyone (maybe everyone) in the audience. So basically, don't go to this movie expecting to see a bunch of man-killing freaky-looking aliens. If you want something like that, rent "Alien".

All of the actors in this movie do a terrific job. The kids were great, which was unexpected for me. And as for the director...well, M. Night Shyamalan is a genius. He is the Alfred Hithcock of our time (note that he is nowhere as even remotely great as Hitchcock, I was just saying for our time). And he is now one of my favorite directors. With "The Sixth Sense" and "Signs", he manages to make movies that can truly terrify the audience, and he doesn't use blood & gore, he uses suspense and just simple horror. They are both only rated PG-13, and are both real crowd-scarers, which tells you this guy is really something.

To sum it up: This is one of VERY VERY few movies that had me laughing out loud one minute, and then jumping out of my seat in shock the next. Lots of laughs, great acting, awesome directing, truly terrifying material, shock value, all the suspense you can handle and then some, what more do you want from a movie? Little kids saying the darndest things? Excellent character build-up? Drama? Well you get all of those too. "Signs" is one of the best movies of 2002 so far.

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