M. Night Shyamalan filmography explained
Indian-American filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan began his career in 1992 with the student film Praying with Anger, which he wrote, directed, produced, and starred in. He then wrote the screenplays for the comedy movies Wide Awake (1998; also directed) and Stuart Little (1999). In 1999, he rose to prominence for writing and directing the supernatural movie The Sixth Sense, for which he received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.[1] He then wrote, directed, and produced the superhero movie Unbreakable, the first entry in the Eastrail 177 Trilogy followed by Split in 2016 and Glass in 2019.[2]
After Unbreakable, Shyamalan made Signs (2002) and The Village (2004), which increased his popularity with moviegoers and further established him as a filmmaker known for his twist endings.[3] [4] The next decade, however, saw a series of critical misfires with Lady in the Water (2006), The Happening (2008), The Last Airbender (2010), and After Earth (2013).[5] In 2015, he partnered with Universal Pictures for The Visit, a commercial success that made $98.5million on a $5million budget.[6] Universal then released his films Split, Glass, Old (2021), and Knock at the Cabin (2023).[7] Shyamalan worked with Warner Bros. Pictures for his latest film, Trap (2024).[8] [9]
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- 3567288. The Visit. February 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210211221818/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt3567288/. February 11, 2021. live.
- Web site: M. Night Shyamalan Sets His Next Two Movies at Universal for Release in 2021, 2023. September 16, 2019. Pamela. McClintock. The Hollywood Reporter. live. August 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210730223442/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/m-night-shyamalan-sets-next-two-movies-at-universal-2021-2023-release-1239942/. July 30, 2021.
- Web site: New M. Night Shyamalan Thriller Dated By Universal For 2024. October 7, 2022. Anthony. D'Alessandro. Deadline Hollywood. October 7, 2022.
- Web site: M. Night Shyamalan Signs Multi-Year First-Look Deal at Warner Bros, Sets Trap At Studio. February 16, 2023. Anthony. D'Alessandro. Deadline Hollywood. February 16, 2023.
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- Web site: Signs At 15: The Scariest Alien Movie Ever?. Jade. Budowski. Decider. July 29, 2017. February 10, 2021 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109031134/https://decider.com/2017/07/29/signs-at-15-the-scariest-alien-movie-ever/ . November 9, 2020.
- Web site: In Defense of M. Night Shyamalan's The Village. Adam. Chitwood. Collider. July 30, 2019. February 10, 2021 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201107224224/https://collider.com/the-village-movie-underrated-m-night-shyamalan/ . November 7, 2020.
- Web site: Lady In The Water Review. Ian. Freer. Empire. February 10, 2021 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210211223320/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/lady-water-review/ . February 11, 2021.
- Web site: The Happening: Film Review. Kirk. Honeycutt. The Hollywood Reporter. June 9, 2008. February 10, 2021 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210211223433/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/review/happening-125207 . February 11, 2021.
- Web site: M Night Shyamalan's Last Airbender wins Razzie Awards. BBC Online. February 27, 2011. February 10, 2021 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201020040017/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-12589752 . October 20, 2020.
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- After Earth: The funniest, meanest reviews. Hillary. Busis. Entertainment Weekly. June 2, 2013. February 10, 2021 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210210212744/https://ew.com/article/2013/06/02/after-earth-reviews-m-night-shyamalan/ . February 10, 2021.
- Web site: The Visit: Review. Mike Jr.. Fleming. Screen Daily. September 9, 2015. February 10, 2021 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210210212744/https://ew.com/article/2013/06/02/after-earth-reviews-m-night-shyamalan/ . February 10, 2021.
- Web site: Split (2016) — Not just an Ordinary Thriller Movie. Firhat. Hidayat. Medium. March 5, 2017. February 10, 2021 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191210095755/https://medium.com/@firhathidayat/split-2016-not-just-an-ordinary-thriller-movie-9dda913716d5 . December 10, 2019.
- Web site: M. Night Shyamalan's Glass Congeals on the Screen. David. Edelstein. Vulture. January 14, 2019. February 10, 2021 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026191408/https://www.vulture.com/2019/01/movie-review-glass-2019.html . October 26, 2020.
- Web site: Universal Sets M. Night Shyamalan's Next Movie for July 2021. June 23, 2020. Pamela. McClintock. Aaron. Couch. The Hollywood Reporter. February 11, 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126094048/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/universal-sets-m-night-shyamalans-next-movie-july-2021-1299932 . January 26, 2021.
- News: Dick. Jeremy. M. Night Shyamalan Wraps Filming on Next Movie Knock at the Cabin. MovieWeb. June 11, 2022. June 11, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220611235527/https://movieweb.com/m-night-shyamalan-wraps-filming-on-next-movie-knock-at-the-cabin/. June 11, 2022. live.
- Web site: Rajput . Priyanca. September 5, 2023. Ishana Shyamalan's debut feature The Watchers wraps in Dublin . November 4, 2023 . KFTV.com.
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- Web site: M. Night Shyamalan's Blinding Edge Pictures To Produce Vanishings At Caddo Lake From Directing Duo Celine Held And Logan George. October 4, 2021. Justin. Kroll. Deadline Hollywood. October 22, 2021.
- Web site: Wayward Pines: 'Where Paradise is Home' Review. Amber. Dowling. IGN. April 30, 2015. February 10, 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210210164734/https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/04/30/wayward-pines-where-paradise-is-home-review . February 10, 2021.
- Web site: M. Night Shyamalan on Servant, His 40-Episode Plan, and Future Movies. Steve. Weintraub. Collider. January 16, 2021. February 10, 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210128185644/https://collider.com/m-night-shyamalan-interview-servant-season-2-future-movies/ . January 28, 2021.
- Web site: 9 M. Night Shyamalan Movie Cameos That Made Us Groan Into Our Popcorn. Ryan. Roschke. PopSugar. January 21, 2019. February 10, 2021 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191014141941/https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/All-M-Night-Shyamalan-Movie-Cameos-45693283#photo-45693283 . October 14, 2019.
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- Web site: This Is Us asks us to put our faith in M. Night Shyamalan. Caroline. Siede. The A.V. Club. January 28, 2020. February 10, 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210118131944/https://tv.avclub.com/this-is-us-asks-us-to-put-our-faith-in-m-night-shyamal-1841316035 . January 18, 2021.
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- Web site: How M. Night Shyamalan's Old Updates the Graphic Novel Sandcastle. limited. July 23, 2021. Yohana. Desta. Vanity Fair. July 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210724003134/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/07/m-night-shyamalan-old-movie-sandcastle-graphic-novel. July 24, 2021. live.
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- Web site: CinemaScore . . February 12, 2021. Each film's score can be accessed from the website's search bar.