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M. Night Shyamalan

1970-08-06 (54 years old) in Mahé, India

Manoj Nelliyattu —M. Night— Shyamalan, is an American filmmaker and actor. He is known for making original films with contemporary supernatural plots and twist endings. He was born in Mahé, India, and raised in Penn Valley, Pennsylvania. He made his directorial debut in 1992 with his first movie Praying with Anger. His second movie was the comedy-drama film Wide Awake (1998). His most well-received films include the supernatural thriller The Sixth Sense (1999), the superhero thriller Unbreakable (2000), and the science fiction thriller Signs (2002). Afterward, Shyamalan released a series of poorly received but sometimes financially successful movies, including the period-piece thriller The Village (2004), the dark fantasy Lady in the Water (2006), the eco-thriller The Happening (2008), The Last Airbender (2010), and the science fiction film After Earth (2013). Following the financial failure of After Earth, Shyamalan's career was revived with the release of the found-footage horror film The Visit (2015), the psychological thriller Split (2016), and the superhero thriller Glass (2019). Glass is the third and final chapter of his Unbreakable film series, which commenced in 2000. In addition to his directorial work, Shyamalan was a story creator and a producer for the horror film Devil (2010). Shyamalan was also called in for an uncredited rewrite for the teen film She's All That (1999) and also served as a writer for the film Stuart Little (1999). Shyamalan is also known for filming and setting his films in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Most of his commercially successful films were co-produced and released by Walt Disney Studios' Touchstone and Hollywood Pictures and Universal imprints. In 2008, Shyamalan was awarded the Padma Shri by the government of India.

Movies

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Trap
64 %|Jul 31, 2024
Crime, Thriller
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Knock at the Cabin
62.830000000000005 %|Feb 1, 2023
Thriller, Mystery, Horror
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Old
63 %|Jul 21, 2021
Thriller, Mystery, Horror
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Glass
67 %|Jan 16, 2019
Thriller, Drama, Science Fiction
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The Making of 'Split'
63.53 %|Apr 18, 2017
Documentary, Drama, Thriller
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Split
73.45 %|Jan 19, 2017
Horror, Thriller
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The Making of 'The Visit'
60 %|Jan 5, 2016
Documentary, Horror, Thriller
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After Earth: A Father's Legacy
65 %|Oct 8, 2013
Documentary, Science Fiction, Action
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After Earth: 1,000 Years in 300 Seconds
55 %|Oct 8, 2013
Documentary, Science Fiction, Action
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Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies
59 %|Mar 21, 2013
Documentary
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The Last Airbender
46.44 %|Jun 30, 2010
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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Visions of 'The Happening'
0 %|Oct 7, 2008
Documentary, Horror
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The Happening: A Day for Night
0 %|Oct 7, 2008
Documentary, Horror
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The Happening: Elements of a Scene
0 %|Oct 7, 2008
Documentary, Horror
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The Happening
54 %|Jun 11, 2008
Thriller, Science Fiction
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In the Mood for Doyle
40 %|Aug 30, 2007
Documentary
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Reflections of Lady in the Water
35 %|Dec 19, 2006
Documentary, Fantasy
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Lady in the Water: A Bedtime Story
20 %|Dec 19, 2006
Fantasy
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Lady in the Water
56 %|Jul 20, 2006
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
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Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
0 %|Mar 1, 2005
Documentary
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Deconstructing 'The Village'
47 %|Jan 11, 2005
Documentary, Drama, Horror
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Hitchcock and Dial M
65 %|Oct 31, 2004
Documentary
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The Village
64.76 %|Jul 30, 2004
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan
67 %|Jun 18, 2004
Comedy, Documentary, Science Fiction, TV Movie
actor
Making 'Signs'
55 %|Jan 7, 2003
Documentary, Thriller
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Signs
67 %|Aug 2, 2002
Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction, Mystery
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Unbreakable
71.42999999999999 %|Nov 22, 2000
Thriller, Drama, Mystery
actor
The Sixth Sense: The Actors
65 %|Mar 28, 2000
Documentary, Thriller
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Music and Sound Design of 'The Sixth Sense'
50 %|Mar 28, 2000
Documentary, Thriller
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The Sixth Sense: Rules and Clues
43.33 %|Mar 28, 2000
Documentary, Thriller
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The Sixth Sense: A Conversation with M. Night Shyamalan
45 %|Mar 28, 2000
Documentary, Thriller
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The Sixth Sense
79.55 %|Aug 6, 1999
Mystery, Thriller, Drama
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Praying with Anger
48 %|Sep 15, 1993
Comedy, Drama

Series

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Servant
76 %|Nov 28, 2019
Drama, Mystery
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A Little Late with Lilly Singh
38 %|Sep 16, 2019
Comedy, Talk
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Norm Macdonald Has a Show
80.69000000000001 %|Sep 14, 2018
Talk, Comedy
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This Is Us
82 %|Sep 20, 2016
Drama
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
55 %|Feb 25, 2014
Talk, Comedy
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
58 %|Feb 17, 2014
Comedy, Talk
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The Graham Norton Show
72 %|Feb 22, 2007
Comedy, Talk
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The View
44.21 %|Aug 11, 1997
Talk
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The Daily Show
64 %|Jul 22, 1996
News, Comedy
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The Oscars
70 %|Mar 19, 1953