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The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan

2004 · 125 min

A deadpan fake documentary that blurs real interviews with invented spookiness, leaving you unsure whether to laugh or squirm.

Directed by
Nathaniel Kahn
Genres
Comedy, Documentary, Science fiction
Tagline
An In-Depth Look At the Director of The Sixth Sense. Unbreakable. Signs and The Village.
Overview
Everyone has a skeleton or two in his or her closet, but what about the director behind some of the most successful thrillers ever to hit the silver screen? Could M. Night Shyamalan be hiding a deep, dark secret that drives his macabre cinematic vision? Now viewers will be able to find out firsthand what fuels The Sixth Sense director's seemingly supernatural creativity as filmmakers interview Shyamalan as well as the cast and crew members who have worked most closely with him over the years. Discover the early events that shaped the mind of a future master of suspense in a documentary that is as fascinating as it is revealing.

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Directed by
Nathaniel Kahn
Genres
Comedy, Documentary, Science fiction
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
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measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • celebrity
  • media
  • deception
  • mystery
  • obsession
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • mockumentary
  • found footage
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Action1
Horror3
Humour5
Realism6
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, documentary, science fiction, tv movie
Directed by
Nathaniel Kahn
Written by
Melissa Foster
Starring
M. Night Shyamalan, Adrien Brody, Deepak Chopra, Johnny Depp, Griffin Newman, Maggie Kiley, Billy Arrowood, Glenn R. Cohen
Music
Jeff Beal
Cinematography
Robert Richman
Runtime
125 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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