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Signs

Sci-fi thriller. When a 500-foot crop circle mysteriously appears on the Bucks County farm of Reverend Graham Hess, he and his family try to take stock of what the sign means, and how its message incorporates into their faith. They begin to suspect they are not alone.

1 hour, 45 minutes

Last on

Christmas Eve 201600:25
BBC One

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:04

    James Newton Howard

    Main Theme

  • 01:09

    James Newton Howard

    Throwing A Stone

  • 01:15

    James Newton Howard

    Boarding Up The House

  • 01:18

    James Newton Howard

    Into The Basement

  • 01:25

    James Newton Howard

    Asthma Attack

  • 01:38

    James Newton Howard

    The Hands of Fate - Part 1

  • 01:39

    Michael W. Smith

    Interlude: Footwashing

BBC Movies Review

"Signs" finds director M Night Shyamalan taking risks, flirting with new genres and coming up with yet more ways of testing his audience.

Read the full review from BBC Movies

Credits

DirectorM Night Shyamalan
Graham HessMel Gibson
Merrill HessJoaquin Phoenix
Morgan HessRory Culkin
Bo HessAbigail Breslin
Officer PaskiCherry Jones
Colleen HessPatricia Kalember
Mr NathanLanny Flaherty
Tracey AbernathyMerritt Wever
SFC CunninghamTed Sutton
Lionel PrichardMichael Showalter
Mrs NathanMarion McCorry
ProducerSam Mercer
ProducerFrank Marshall
ComposerJames Newton Howard
Director of photographyTak Fujimoto

Broadcasts

  • Sat 26 May 200721:40
    BBC Three
  • Mon 14 Jan 200821:00
    BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
  • Sat 6 Jun 200922:35
    BBC One
  • Sun 13 Jun 201022:25
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Scotland
  • Sun 13 Jun 201023:25
    BBC One Scotland
  • Sat 12 Nov 201123:15
    BBC One
  • Sun 10 Jan 201623:25
    BBC One except Scotland
  • Mon 11 Jan 201600:35
    BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
  • Christmas Eve 201600:25
    BBC One

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