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Acting · Directing · Writing · age 56

M. Night Shyamalan

Best rated: The Sixth Sense (8.2)

Films
16
Avg rating
6.01
Peak run
1998’04
Oscar noms
1
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

M. Night Shyamalan, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1998 to 2004, 6.9445678199520002005201020152020The Sixth Sense 8.2The Last Airbender 3.9Career avg 6.01

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

M. Night Shyamalan's career barcodecoolhot
199216 films2024
Current formLast 5: 6.32 vs career 6.01 (+0.31)
  1. WSplit2016 · 7.3+1.3
  2. WGlass2019 · 6.6+0.6
  3. LOld2021 · 5.8−0.2
  4. WKnock at the Cabin2023 · 6.1+0.1
  5. LTrap2024 · 5.8−0.2
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

M. by the numbers

Average
6.01
16 rated films
Vote weighted
6.10
bigger films count more
Median
5.9
half are better
Consistency
±1.14
rating spread
Career
33y
1992 to 2024
Total votes
4.73M
across every film
Best
8.2
The Sixth Sense
Worst
3.9
The Last Airbender
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2019Glass posterGlassJai, Security Guard6.6308K
2006Lady in the Water posterLady in the WaterVick Ran5.5109K
2002Signs posterSignsRay Reddy6.8419K
1992Praying with AngerDev Raman4.41,258
Better together?

M. Night Shyamalan's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On M. Night Shyamalan

2 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Director · Academy Awards 2000
    M. Night Shyamalan
    Nominated
  • Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 2000
    M. Night Shyamalan
    Nominated

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