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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.
The Shopping List is a 2025 American psychological horror film written, co-produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, based on the short horror game of the same name, and starring Dove Cameron, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ryan Gosling, Josh Hartnett, Courtney Cox, Andy Serkis, Jeffery Wright, and Michael Shannon. In the film, a woman named Claire moves into a town and goes shopping at night for supplies and food, only to come face to face with evil in its most sinister form and to understand that she is being followed. As the film progresses, Claire realizes to her horror that she must later confront her unknown fear after she concludes that she is the primary target of her stalker. The Shopping List was released in theaters on October 24th, 2025; it received generally positive reviews, with praise for Cameron, Howard, and Shannon's performances and Shyamalan's screenplay and direction, as well as its atmosphere and respect to the source material. The film was massive sleeper hit, grossing $471 million worldwide. A sequel is in development with Cameron, Howard and Shannon set to reprise their roles.
