Signs fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Signs is tense and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about family.
It keeps its emotions at a distance. Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and the mind.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Based on the GoodWatch fingerprint: our scores for 70+ attributes of every movie. Select a row to see all of them.
It's not like they didn't warn us.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Signs is included with a subscription to Hulu, Peacock, Philo, and YouTube TV in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Fandango at Home Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68/100 (IMDb 6.8, Rotten Tomatoes 76%, and Metacritic 59). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 46 min
Signs runs 1 h 46 min.
Yes. Critics average 68 and audiences 69 out of 100, so both groups see Signs much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $72 million to make and earned $408 million worldwide, 5.7 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Portuguese. Produced in United States.
+87GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Signs in 101 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 74 storytelling tropes for Signs, including Big Brother Instinct, Aliens in Cardiff, Achilles' Heel.
6.8
