M. Night Shyamalan filmography

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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]

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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 $98.5 million on a $5 million 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]

Films

M. Night Shyamalan's film credits
YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotesRef(s)
1992 Praying with Anger YesYesYesStudent film [10]
1998 Wide Awake YesYesNo [11]
1999 She's All That NoUncredited rewrites [note 1] NoCo-screenwriter with R. Lee Fleming Jr. [12]
The Sixth Sense YesYesNo [13]
Stuart Little NoYesNoCo-screenwriter with Greg Brooker. Based on the novel of the same name by E. B. White. [14]
2000 Unbreakable YesYesYes [15]
2002 Signs YesYesYes [16]
2004 The Village YesYesYesUncredited executive soundtrack producer [17]
2006 Lady in the Water YesYesYes [18]
2008 The Happening YesYesYes [19]
2010 The Last Airbender YesYesYesBased on the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko [20]
Devil NoStoryYesScreenplay written by Brian Nelson [21]
2013 After Earth YesYesYesCo-screenwriter with Gary Whitta. Based on a story by Will Smith. [22]
2015 The Visit YesYesYes [23]
2016 Split YesYesYes [24]
2019 Glass YesYesYes [25]
2021 Old YesYesYesBased on the graphic novel Sandcastle by Pierre Oscar Lévy  [ fr ] and Frederik Peeters [26]
2023 Knock at the Cabin YesYesYesCo-screenwriter with Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman. Based on the novel The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul G. Tremblay. [27]
2024 The Watchers NoNoYesBased on the novel of the same name by A. M. Shine [28]
Trap YesYesYes [29]
Caddo Lake NoNoYes [30]

Notes

  1. ↑ R. Lee Fleming, Jr. received sole writing credit for the film. In 2002, Shyamalan said he polished the screenplay while adapting Stuart Little and writing The Sixth Sense. Director Robert Iscove confirmed this claim in the film's audio commentary.

Television

M. Night Shyamalan's television credits
YearTitleDirectorExecutive
producer		NotesRef(s)
2015–16 Wayward Pines YesYesBased on the Wayward Pines novels by Blake Crouch. Episode: "Where Paradise Is Home" [31]
2019–23 Servant YesYesEpisodes: "Reborn", "Jericho", "2:00", "Donkey", "Awake" [32]

Acting credits

M. Night Shyamalan's acting credits
YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
1992 Praying with Anger Dev Raman [10]
1999 The Sixth Sense Dr. Hill [33]
2000 Unbreakable JaiCredited as "stadium drug dealer" [33]
2002 Signs Ray Reddy [33]
2004 The Village JayCredited as "guard at desk" [33]
2006 Lady in the Water Vick Ran [33]
2007 Entourage (Season 4)HimselfEpisode 4: "Sorry, Harvey" [34]
2008 The Happening JoeyPlayed a voice on a phone call made by a character [33]
2010 The Last Airbender FirebenderUncredited [35]
2016 Split Jai [33]
2019 Glass Jai [33]
2019, 2020 This Is Us (Season 4)HimselfEpisode 2: "The Pool: Part Two"
Episode 12: "A Hell of a Week: Part Two"		 [36] [37]
2019 Servant (Season 1)Delivery manEpisode 1: "Reborn" [38]
2021 Old TheoCredited as "hotel van driver" [39]
2023 Knock at the Cabin Infomercial co-host [40]
2024 Trap Lady Raven's uncle [41]

Critical and public response

Critical and public response to films from M. Night Shyamalan
YearFilm Rotten Tomatoes [42] Metacritic [43] CinemaScore [44]
1992 Praying with Anger ———
1998 Wide Awake 45% (33 reviews)——
1999 The Sixth Sense 86% (158 reviews)64 (35 reviews)A–
2000 Unbreakable 70% (173 reviews)62 (31 reviews)C
2002 Signs 74% (236 reviews)59 (36 reviews)B
2004 The Village 43% (218 reviews)44 (40 reviews)C
2006 Lady in the Water 25% (212 reviews)36 (36 reviews)B–
2008 The Happening 17% (185 reviews)34 (38 reviews)D
2010 The Last Airbender 5% (192 reviews)20 (33 reviews)C
2013 After Earth 12% (213 reviews)33 (41 reviews)B
2015 The Visit 68% (229 reviews)55 (34 reviews)B–
2016 Split 77% (307 reviews)62 (47 reviews)B+
2019 Glass 36% (396 reviews)43 (53 reviews)B
2021 Old 50% (313 reviews)55 (52 reviews)C+
2023 Knock at the Cabin 68% (235 reviews)63 (54 reviews)C
2024 Trap 57% (232 reviews)52 (46 reviews)C+

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