Indian-American filmmaker and actor M.
Night Shyamalan">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. 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.
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. 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). In 2015, he partnered with Universal Pictures for The Visit, a commercial success that made $98.5 million on a $5 million budget. Universal has since released his films Split, Glass, Old (2021), and Knock at the Cabin (2023). Shyamalan's next film, Trap, is set to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures in 2024.
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1992 | Praying with Anger | Yes | Yes | Yes | Student film | |
1998 | Wide Awake | Yes | Yes | No | ||
1999 | She's All That | No | Screenplay | No | Uncredited rewrites | |
The Sixth Sense | Yes | Yes | No | |||
Stuart Little | No | Yes | No | |||
2000 | Unbreakable | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2002 | Signs | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2004 | The Village | Yes | Yes | Yes | Uncredited executive soundtrack producer | |
2006 | Lady in the Water | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2008 | The Happening | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2010 | The Last Airbender | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Devil | No | Story | Yes | |||
2013 | After Earth | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-screenwriter with Gary Whitta based on a story by Will Smith | |
2015 | The Visit | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2016 | Split | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2019 | Glass | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2021 | Old | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2023 | Knock at the Cabin | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-written with Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman | |
2024 | The Watchers † | No | No | Yes | Post-production | |
Trap † | Yes | Yes | Yes | Post-production | ||
TBA | Caddo Lake † | No | No | Yes | Post-production |
† | 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" | |
2019–23 | Servant | Yes | Yes | Episodes: "Reborn", "Jericho", "2:00", "Donkey", "Awake" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1992 | Praying with Anger | Dev Raman | ||
1999 | The Sixth Sense | Dr. Hill | ||
2000 | Unbreakable | Jai | Credited as "stadium drug dealer" | |
2002 | Signs | Ray Reddy | ||
2004 | The Village | Jay | Credited as "guard at desk" | |
2006 | Lady in the Water | Vick Ran | ||
2007 | Entourage | Himself | Episode: "Sorry, Harvey" | |
2008 | The Happening | Joey | Played a voice on a phone call made by a character | |
2010 | The Last Airbender | Firebender | Uncredited | |
2016 | Split | Jai | ||
2019 | Glass | Jai | ||
This Is Us | Himself | Episode: "The Pool: Part Two" | ||
Servant | Delivery man | Episode: "Reborn" | ||
2020 | This Is Us | Himself | Episode: "A Hell of a Week: Part Two" | |
2021 | Old | Hotel van driver | ||
2023 | Knock at the Cabin | Infomercial co-host |
Year | Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
---|---|---|---|---|
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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