The Happening 2008 R, 91 min. Genre: Horror / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: M. Night Shyamalan Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo, Ashlyn Sanchez, Betty Buckley, Spencer Breslin, Robert Bailey Jr., Frank Collison, Jeremy Strong, Alan Ruck, Victoria Clark, M. Night Shyamalan, Alison Folland, Kristen Connolly, Cornell Womack
When a toxin causes those who come in contact with it to commit suicide, the result is a mass carnage of dead people. High-school biology teacher Elliot Moore (Mark Wahlberg) and his wife Alma (Zooey Deschanel), along with Elliot's colleague Julian (John Leguizamo) and his eight-year-old daughter Jess (Ashlyn Sanchez), try to escape. Then, Julian leaves Jess with the Moores while he tries to locate his missing wife. The trio joins other refugees, and they find corpses everywhere along their path as they try to escape the deadly phenomenon.
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Lady in the Water 2006 PG-13, 110 min. Genre: Drama / Fantasy
Director: M. Night Shyamalan Cast: Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeffrey Wright, Bob Balaban, Sarita Choudhury, Cindy Cheung, M. Night Shyamalan, Freddy Rodriguez, Bill Irwin, Jared Harris, Mary Beth Hurt, Noah Gray-Cabey, Joseph D. Reitman
After rescuing a "Narf" named Story (Bryce Dallas Howard) from his apartment swimming pool, superintendent Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti) learns that she is a nymph from a fairy tale who is trying to make her way back home. But, Story is being pursued by a "Scrunt" (a wolf that camouflages itself to look like a lawn). In an effort to help, Cleveland recruits his apartment tenants to protect Story from harm.
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Signs 2002 PG-13, 106 min. Genre: Drama
Director: M. Night Shyamalan Cast: Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin, Cherry Jones, M. Night Shyamalan, Patricia Kalember, Ted Sutton, Merritt Wever, Lanny Flaherty
When a 500-foot crop circle is discovered on a Philadelphia farm where he grows corn, it creates a frenzy in the media and a spiritual crisis for the farm's owner, Graham Hess (Mel Gibson), who is an Episcopalian minister.
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The Sixth Sense 1999 PG-13, 107 min. Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: M. Night Shyamalan Cast: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams, Trevor Morgan, Donnie Wahlberg, Mischa Barton, Jeffrey Zubernis, Bruce Norris, Glenn Fitzgerald, Peter Anthony Tambakis, Greg Wood, Angelica Torn, Lisa Summerour, Firdous Bamji
This great psychological thriller features Haley Joel Osment in the role of Cole Sear, a young boy who sees and hears dead spirits. These facts are finally revealed when his mother, Lynn (Toni Collette), takes him to a child psychologist, Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis), who has demons of his own. By such questions as, "What are they trying to tell you?" Crowe is able to break through, but the question of whether or not the ghosts are real still remains. The film received six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actress (Toni Colette) and Supporting Actor (Osment).
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Unbreakable 2000 PG-13, 107 min. Genre: Drama / Mystery / Fantasy
Director: M. Night Shyamalan Cast: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright Penn, Spencer Treat Clark, Charlayne Woodard, Eamonn Walker, Leslie Stefanson, Johnny Hiram Jamison, Michaelia Carroll, Bostin Christopher, Elizabeth Lawrence, David Duffield, Laura Regan, Michael Kelly
Nicknamed "Mr. Glass" as a child, Elija Price (Samuel L. Jackson) was born with a rare bone disease that has confined him to a wheelchair. When David Dunn (Bruce Willis) escapes from a train wreck as the sole survivor, Elija contacts him to share his theory of universal balance. Gleaned from the comic books, Elija is convinced that good balances out evil or, in this case, Elija's frailties balance out the super health of David.
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The Village 2004 PG-13, 108 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: M. Night Shyamalan Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody, William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Brendan Gleeson, Cherry Jones, Celia Weston, John Christopher Jones, Frank Collison, Jayne Atkinson, Judy Greer
It is 1897 in the agrarian community of Covington, Pennsylvania, and the residents have made an agreement to live peacefully but apart from the bad creatures living in the nearby woods. But, one day young Lucius (Joaquin Phoenix) decides to explore the woods, and quicker than the blink of an eye, the town is under attack by the creatures. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Musical Score.
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Wide Awake 1998 PG, 88 min. Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: M. Night Shyamalan Cast: Joseph Cross, Timothy Reifsnyder, Dana Delany, Denis Leary, Robert Loggia, Rosie O'Donnell, Camryn Manheim, Vicki Giunta, Julia Stiles, Michael Shulman, Heather Casler, Dan Lauria, Stefan Niemczyk, Michael Pacienza, Jaret Ross Barron
When his Grandpa Beal (Robert Loggia) passes away, 10-year-old Joshua (Joseph Cross) embarks on a search for God in order to find his grandfather who had promised to be with him forever. He gets help from sports-loving nun, Sister Terry (Rosie O'Donnell), who appears to be as equally devoted to baseball as she is to God.
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| 1. The Happening (2008)
2. Lady in the Water (2006)
3. Signs (2002)
4. The Sixth Sense (1999)
5. Unbreakable (2000)
6. The Village (2004)
7. Wide Awake (1998)
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