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Theatrical Release Date:

08/02/2002

DVD Release Date:

01/07/2003

Run Time:

106min.

Starring:

Mel Gibson , Joaquin Phoenix , Cherry Jones , Rory Culkin , Abigail Breslin

Director(s):

M. Night Shyamalan

Distributor(s):

Buena Vista

MPAA Rating:

PG-13 for some frightening moments.

Genre(s):

Horror

Plot: Following the smash hit The Sixth Sense (1999) and the under-performing follow-up Unbreakable (2000), directing phenom M. Night Shyamalan returns to the summer box office landscape that served as the backdrop for his cinematic breakthrough. Read More

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