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Signs (film)

Signs
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
Produced by M. Night Shyamalan
Frank Marshall
Kathleen Kennedy
Sam Mercer
Written by M. Night Shyamalan
Starring Mel Gibson
Joaquin Phoenix
Rory Culkin
Abigail Breslin
Music by James Newton Howard
Cinematography Tak Fujimoto
Edited by Barbara Tulliver
Production
company
Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures
Release date
  • August 2, 2002 (2002-08-02)
Running time
107 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $72 million
Box office $408.2 million
Signs
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Film score by James Newton Howard
Released July 30, 2002 (2002-07-30)
Recorded Todd Scoring Stage (Studio City, Los Angeles)
JHN Studios (Santa Monica, California)
Genre Orchestral
Length 45:34
Label Hollywood
Producer James Newton Howard, Thomas Drescher, Tom Drescher
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3/5 stars
Filmtracks 3/5 stars
SoundtrackNet 4/5 stars

Signs is a 2002 American science fiction thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Executive producers for the film comprised Shyamalan, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy and Sam Mercer. A joint collective effort to commit to the film's production was made by Blinding Edge Pictures and The Kennedy/Marshall Company. It was commercially distributed by Touchstone Pictures theatrically, and by Touchstone Home Entertainment in home media format.

The story focuses on a former Episcopal priest named Graham Hess, played by Mel Gibson, who discovers a series of crop circles in his cornfield. Hess slowly becomes convinced that the phenomena are a result of extraterrestrial life. It also stars Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, and Abigail Breslin. Signs explores faith, kinship, and extraterrestrials.

Following its premiere in theatres nationwide on August 2, 2002, the film grossed $227,966,634 in domestic ticket receipts screening at 3,453 theatres during its widest release. It earned an additional $180,281,283 in business through international release, to top out at a combined $408,247,917 in gross revenue. The film was nominated for multiple awards, including those from the Online Film Critics Society and the Empire Awards. The film also won an award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.


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