Indian-American filmmaker and actor 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 original 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 has since released his films Split, Glass, Old (2021), and Knock at the Cabin (2023). [7] Shyamalan's next film, Trap, is set to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures in 2024. [8] [9]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1992 | Praying with Anger | Yes | Yes | Yes | Student film | [10] |
1998 | Wide Awake | Yes | Yes | No | [11] | |
1999 | She's All That | No | Screenplay | No | Uncredited rewrites [note 1] | [12] |
The Sixth Sense | Yes | Yes | No | [13] | ||
Stuart Little | No | Yes | No | [14] | ||
2000 | Unbreakable | Yes | Yes | Yes | [15] | |
2002 | Signs | Yes | Yes | Yes | [16] | |
2004 | The Village | Yes | Yes | Yes | Uncredited executive soundtrack producer | [17] |
2006 | Lady in the Water | Yes | Yes | Yes | [18] | |
2008 | The Happening | Yes | Yes | Yes | [19] | |
2010 | The Last Airbender | Yes | Yes | Yes | [20] | |
Devil | No | Story | Yes | [21] | ||
2013 | After Earth | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-screenwriter with Gary Whitta based on a story by Will Smith | [22] |
2015 | The Visit | Yes | Yes | Yes | [23] | |
2016 | Split | Yes | Yes | Yes | [24] | |
2019 | Glass | Yes | Yes | Yes | [25] | |
2021 | Old | Yes | Yes | Yes | [26] | |
2023 | Knock at the Cabin | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-written with Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman | [27] |
2024 | The Watchers † | No | No | Yes | Post-production | [28] |
Trap † | Yes | Yes | Yes | Post-production | [29] | |
TBA | Caddo Lake † | No | No | Yes | Post-production | [30] |
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Director | Executive producer | Notes | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015–16 | Wayward Pines | Yes | Yes | Episode: "Where Paradise Is Home" | [31] |
2019–23 | Servant | Yes | Yes | Episodes: "Reborn", "Jericho", "2:00", "Donkey", "Awake" | [32] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1992 | Praying with Anger | Dev Raman | [10] | |
1999 | The Sixth Sense | Dr. Hill | [33] | |
2000 | Unbreakable | Jai | Credited as "stadium drug dealer" | [33] |
2002 | Signs | Ray Reddy | [33] | |
2004 | The Village | Jay | Credited as "guard at desk" | [33] |
2006 | Lady in the Water | Vick Ran | [33] | |
2007 | Entourage | Himself | Episode: "Sorry, Harvey" | [34] |
2008 | The Happening | Joey | Played a voice on a phone call made by a character | [33] |
2010 | The Last Airbender | Firebender | Uncredited | [35] |
2016 | Split | Jai | [33] | |
2019 | Glass | Jai | [33] | |
This Is Us | Himself | Episode: "The Pool: Part Two" | [36] | |
Servant | Delivery man | Episode: "Reborn" | [37] | |
2020 | This Is Us | Himself | Episode: "A Hell of a Week: Part Two" | [38] |
2021 | Old | Hotel van driver | [39] | |
2023 | Knock at the Cabin | Infomercial co-host | [40] |
Year | Film | Rotten Tomatoes [41] | Metacritic [42] | CinemaScore [43] |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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