Signs

Signs

It's not like they didn't warn us.

Directed by M. Night Shyamalan

Produced by Touchstone Pictures, Blinding Edge Pictures

2002106 min6.7 / 10

A tense alien-invasion thriller grounded in family bonds and spiritual crisis, where crop circles herald an existential threat that forces a grieving man to reckon with faith.

A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Signs one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 94% of films.

  • Is Signs sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Signs scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is Signs violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Does Signs end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.

  • Is Signs easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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56/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity93

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise29

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Signs

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Signs, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Signs, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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