American film director, screenwriter and producer best known for psychological supernatural films and surprise twist endings; breakthrough with The Sixth Sense (1999).

Known for recurring themes of fear, faith and childhood, and for films including The Sixth Sense, Signs, Unbreakable and the Unbreakable/Split/Glass trilogy.

DeBaser's reviews present a mixed but engaged view of M. Night Shyamalan's work. Recurring themes: fear, faith, childhood and twist endings. Opinions range from high praise for The Sixth Sense to sharper criticism of some later films.

For:Fans of psychological thrillers, supernatural dramas and auteur-driven cinema

 The most painful film in Shyamalan's now extensive filmography.

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 ....I see souls... they walk around us like any person...

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 There are two/three basic elements in his films that are never missing.

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 Released in 2004 to mixed critical reviews and relative public success, "The Village" by the Indian director M. Night Shyamalan (author of the overrated "The Sixth Sense") stands as one of the most interesting cinematic reflections on the tragedies of September 11 and, more generally, on fear and its moral and political implications.

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