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Signs

2002 · 106 min · Director: M. Night Shyamalan ★ IMDb 6.8 · 420,174 ratings

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Preacher Graham Hess loses his faith in God after his wife dies in a brutal car accident. He lives with his children and brother in a farmhouse. Crop circles start to appear in their cornfields; Graham dismisses them as mischief by miscreants. After hearing strange noises and watching news coverage on crop circles appearing all over the world, the family grows suspicious of alien activities. Now they must stick together as a family and believe, to survive and escape the ordeal.

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Signs (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Fear 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Fear
  1. Fear25%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Fear, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Fear and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Sadness
Fear
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 23 %, then peaks around 78 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessFear
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity47 %42 %8 %23 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension48 %41 %18 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension49 %35 %19 %23 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Curiosity49 %26 %14 %14 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Curiosity46 %26 %11 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Curiosity48 %36 %6 %15 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Curiosity53 %44 %3 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Curiosity56 %43 %14 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Sadness55 %38 %28 %19 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Curiosity56 %41 %34 %23 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Sadness64 %55 %40 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 61′Tension70 %66 %36 %51 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Tension73 %68 %34 %54 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Tension74 %68 %34 %53 %
72.5 %≈ 77′Tension81 %78 %40 %65 %
77.5 %≈ 82′Sadness83 %79 %53 %66 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Tension76 %68 %54 %49 %
87.5 %≈ 93′Sadness78 %63 %60 %40 %
92.5 %≈ 98′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 103′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Cherry Jones

Officer Paski

MN
M. Night Shyamalan

Ray Reddy

PK
Patricia Kalember

Colleen Hess

TS
Ted Sutton

SFC Cunningham

Merritt Wever

Tracey Abernathy

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Lanny Flaherty

Mr. Nathan

MM
Marion McCorry

Mrs. Nathan

MS
Michael Showalter

Lionel Prichard

KP
Kevin Pires

Brazilian Birthday Boy

CD
Clifford David

Columbia University Professor

RO
Rhonda Overby

Sarah Hughes

GW
Greg Wood

TV Anchor

PL
Paul L. Nolan

Mexico City Reporter (voice)

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Ukee Washington

Off Screen TV Anchor (voice)

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Babita Hariani

Car Radio Voice (voice)

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Adam Way

Radio Eye Witness (voice)

Details

Directed by
M. Night Shyamalan
Type
Movies
Released
2002
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 420,174 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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