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At just 6 weeks old Shyamalans' immagrated to Penn Valley, Pennsylvania. He spent most of his adolescence there. -
On August 2nd 1970, Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan better known as M night Shyamalan was born in Mahé, India -
During his adolescence, Shymalans father pushed for a career in medicine, but his heart was in film. Making 45 films before the age of 17 with a Super 8 camera gifted to him by his Mother. -
1988 Shymalan received a scholarship to NYU where he decided to pursue an education in Film Studies -
During his time at NYU Shymalan made his debut film Praying With Anger. A film about a young boy who rediscovered himself after being sent back to India. -
Shyamalan married his college sweetheart Bhavna Vaswani who he met while doing his studies at NYU. They now have three daughters who later followed in their careers in the film/music industry. -
In 1995 Shymalan directed his first budgeted film, "Wide Awake" which was later released in 1998. This would be the start Shymalan trying out different movie genres before he became so notably known for his Horror/Thriller films. -
In 1999 Shyamalan received two nominations for his incredible work on the film The Sixth sense. Although he did not win an Academy award he did end up snagging a Bram Stroker award for the film. -
The Sixth Sense, became Shymalans first big international breakthrough, bringing a fresh directory in thriller/ horror genre. Landing him 6 academy awards nominations. -
In 2000, Shymalan directed the Thriller/Sci-fi movie starring big names like Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson. Starting to solidify Shymalans' role in the Thriller category. -
In 2002 Shymalan released another classic, Signs, followed with renowned actors such as Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix. This block -
Disney offered Shymalan what would become the highest paying contract at the time to the tune of 5 million dollars. This was offered in exchange for multi-scripts. -
This would be the first of 3 major box office failures Shymalan would release. This thriller/fantasy starring Bryce Dallas Howard would gross 72.8 Million dollars against its 70 million dollar budget. -
From 2006 to 2013 Shymalan had a series of box office failures. This caused him to lose his contract with Disney as well as put pressure on him to have his big come back.
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Starring Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel, The Happening a Thriller/Sci-fi was one of Shymalans' box office failures with critics saying it was casted and directed terribly. -
The Last Airbender might have been Shymalans "last movie", receiving terrible reviews and great criticism it seemed like Shymalan couldn't bring out another great hit. Receiving a measly 5% on Rotten Tomatoes. -
Featuring Will,Jada and Jaden Smith, Shymalan managed to release another box office failure. This Sci-fi/Action managed to receive a 12% on rotten tomatoes and grossed 244 million against its 130 million budget. -
Grossing a staggering 278.5 million against its 9 million budget and 78% approval on Rotten Tomatoes. This Horror/Crime movie starring Anna Taylor-Joy and James McAvoy was a huge success that seemed to take Shymalan out of his rut. -
Sticking to what he knows Shymalan released this Horror/Mystery which scored a 68% on rotten tomatoes and made a whopping 98.5 million against its 5 million budget. After years of failing movies it seems like Shymalan was getting back into his groove. -
Although starring big names like Bruce Willis, James McAvoy, Samuel L. Jackson and Sarah Paulson; this Horror/Action thriller was not a big success. Most attribute this to the writing as well as some calling the film "pointless". -
This Horror/Mystery received mixed reviews as it follows a group of families vacationing to later find themselves rapidly aging and trying to figure out the reason why. It earned 90.2 million Worldwide and received a 50% on rotten tomatoes. -
This Horror/Thriller starring names such as Dave Bautista and Rupert Grint puts a modern/religious twist on an apocalyptic mystery. The film was often referred to as having a classic Shyamalan twist. -
This Horror/Crime film had Shyamalan at the forefront of controversy for terrible acting and a subpar script. Starring his niece Saleka Night many pointed to nepotism ruining what already was a bad movie. Brining in 83 million revenue against its 30 million budget.