The defence The Cool Ironist
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Signs
Thriller · Science Fiction · Horror · 2002
A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.
Movie details
Signs
“It's not like they didn't warn us.”
2002 Thriller · Science Fiction · Horror 1h 46m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.7 / 10
Community rating
A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Signs?
For the defence
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
M. Night Shyamalan
Written by
M. Night Shyamalan
Mel Gibson
Graham Hess
Joaquin Phoenix
Merrill Hess
Rory Culkin
Morgan Hess
Abigail Breslin
Bo Hess
Cherry Jones
Officer Paski
M. Night Shyamalan
Ray Reddy
Patricia Kalember
Colleen Hess
Court is in session
Put Signs on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.