Signs (2002) — Screenplay
A widowed farmer must protect his children as strange crop circles signal an impending alien threat to their rural home.
- Written by
- M. Night Shyamalan
- Genre
- Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
- Studio
- Touchstone Pictures, Buena Vista Pictures
- Length
- 95 pages
This screenplay rewards study for its masterful slow-burn pacing, which builds dread through small domestic details rather than spectacle. Shyamalan's precise control of information and perspective keeps the audience anchored in the family's emotional reality, making the sci-fi premise feel intimate and grounded.
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