I don’t really feel like going out of my way to sit through After Earth. I haven’t seen The Visit, but I’ve heard it’s not bad.


9. The Happening
2008
3/10
An absurd movie that’s almost unintentionally funny to be worthwhile.


8. Lady in the Water
2006
3/10
A classic case of a great premise with poor execution. Would have been ok if 1) It didn’t have that straw critic who actually made some good points 2) Night hadn’t cast himself as a writer “who will change the world” 3) The Scrunt was actually a credible threat. Still the Scrunt has to be one of the most lovably inept movie monsters. Or you could interpret it as a DnD session (the Tartutic are obviously the DMs), and the person playing as the Scrunt simply isn’t taking it seriously at all.


7. The Last Airbender
2010
4/10
I thought that, because Night had apparently run out of ideas, he would be good at adapting something. However, he has a unique dry style that doesn’t translate to many things. This adaptation is flat and phoned in; the animal familiars from the show are more developed than any human in this movie. Still, it’s a faithful and earnest adaptation that has a unique interpretation of the visuals.


6. Signs
2002
5/10
I thought this movie was great when it came out, but the absurd premise became apparent once the novelty wore off. It’s very well-directed and has some of the best jump scares. One of the few movies that’s equal parts


5. Glass
2019
7/10
An interesting movie, but not quite as satisfying as it could have been.


4. The Village
2004
7/10
A good thriller despite the asinine social/unethical social experiment it’s based on. Gets a bad rap.

3. The Sixth Sense
1999
8/10
A solid thriller with a twist.

2. Split
2016
9/10
A surprising comeback with a twist that was truly satisfying.

1. Unbreakable
2000
10/10
A down-to-earth interpretation of superheroes with a great score.