M. Night Shyamalan
Biography
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.
Most directed genres
Recurring actors
- M. Night Shyamalan 4
- Bruce Willis 3
- Anya Taylor-Joy 2
- Betty Buckley 2
- Bryce Dallas Howard 2
- Charlayne Woodard 2
- Cherry Jones 2
- Frank Collison 2
Awards and nominations
- 2018 Sitges Grand Honorary Award
- 2006 Great Immigrants Award
- 2000 Academy Award for Best Director Nominated
- 2000 Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay Nominated
- — Pravasi Bharatiya Samman
- — Padma Shri in arts
The career in numbers
- US$ 766 mi Total budget from 16 film(s) with data
- US$ 3.2 bi Total box office from 14 film(s) with data
- US$ 48 mi Average budget from 16 film(s) with data
- US$ 231 mi Average box office from 14 film(s) with data
- 6.2 Average rating from 15 film(s) with data
- 4.3× Return on investment from 14 film(s) with data
Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.
Films directed
| Film | Year | Budget | Box office | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Remain
|
2027 | — | — | — |
Trap
|
2024 | US$ 30 mi | US$ 84 mi | 6.2 |
Knock at the Cabin
|
2023 | US$ 20 mi | US$ 55 mi | 6.2 |
Old
|
2021 | US$ 18 mi | US$ 90 mi | 6.3 |
Glass
|
2019 | US$ 20 mi | US$ 247 mi | 6.7 |
Split
|
2017 | US$ 9 mi | US$ 278 mi | 7.3 |
The Visit
|
2015 | US$ 5 mi | US$ 98 mi | 6.3 |
After Earth
|
2013 | US$ 130 mi | US$ 244 mi | 5.2 |
The Last Airbender
|
2010 | US$ 150 mi | US$ 320 mi | 4.6 |
The Happening
|
2008 | US$ 60 mi | US$ 163 mi | 5.4 |
Lady in the Water
|
2006 | US$ 70 mi | US$ 73 mi | 5.6 |
The Village
|
2004 | US$ 60 mi | US$ 257 mi | 6.5 |
Signs
|
2002 | US$ 72 mi | US$ 408 mi | 6.7 |
Unbreakable
|
2000 | US$ 75 mi | US$ 248 mi | 7.1 |
The Sixth Sense
|
1999 | US$ 40 mi | US$ 673 mi | 8.0 |
Wide Awake
|
1998 | US$ 6 mi | — | 5.5 |
Praying with Anger
|
1993 | US$ 750,000 | — | 4.9 |
