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Signs is a 2002 science fiction thriller directed by M. Night Shyamalan starring Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, and Abigail Breslin. Gibson plays an Episcopalian priest who "has been shut down by a devastating life experience." Although the plot revolves around aliens and crop circles, producer Frank Marshall said, "It's really about human emotions set in motion by a supernatural event." Shyamalan, who also plays a neighbor in the film, was inspired by Invasion of the Body Snatchers and The Birds. The film received above-average critical success and was one of the highest grossing films of 2002.