<P> Manoj Nelliyattu `` M. Night '' Shyamalan ( / ˈʃæməlɑːn / ; / ˈʃɑːməlɑːn / ; Maṉōj Nelliyāṭṭu Śyāmaḷaṉ ; Malayalam : മനോജ് നെല്ലിയാട്ട് ശ്യാമളന്‍ ; Tamil : மனோஜ் நெல்லியட்டு ஷியாமளன் born 6 August 1970 ) is an American film director , screenwriter , author , producer , and actor known for making movies with contemporary supernatural plots and surprise endings . His most well - received films include the supernatural horror thriller The Sixth Sense ( 1999 ) , the superhero thriller Unbreakable ( 2000 ) , the science fiction horror Signs ( 2002 ) , and the historical drama - horror film The Village ( 2004 ) . Afterwards , Shyamalan released a series of poorly received but sometimes financially successful movies , including , the dark fantasy film Lady in the Water ( 2006 ) , the horror thriller film The Happening ( 2008 ) , the film adaptation of The Last Airbender ( 2010 ) , and the science - fiction film After Earth ( 2013 ) . Following the financial failure of After Earth , Shyalaman 's career was revived with the release of the found footage horror The Visit ( 2015 ) and the psychological horror Split ( 2016 ) , the latter of which is set in the same universe as his previous film Unbreakable . He was a producer for Devil ( 2010 ) and was instrumental in the creation of the Fox science fiction series Wayward Pines . </P>
<P> Manoj Nelliyattu `` M. Night '' Shyamalan ( / ˈʃæməlɑːn / ; / ˈʃɑːməlɑːn / ; Maṉōj Nelliyāṭṭu Śyāmaḷaṉ ; Malayalam : മനോജ് നെല്ലിയാട്ട് ശ്യാമളന്‍ ; Tamil : மனோஜ் நெல்லியட்டு ஷியாமளன் born 6 August 1970 ) is an American film director , screenwriter , author , producer , and actor known for making movies with contemporary supernatural plots and surprise endings . His most well - received films include the supernatural horror thriller The Sixth Sense ( 1999 ) , the superhero thriller Unbreakable ( 2000 ) , the science fiction horror Signs ( 2002 ) , and the historical drama - horror film The Village ( 2004 ) . Afterwards , Shyamalan released a series of poorly received but sometimes financially successful movies , including , the dark fantasy film Lady in the Water ( 2006 ) , the horror thriller film The Happening ( 2008 ) , the film adaptation of The Last Airbender ( 2010 ) , and the science - fiction film After Earth ( 2013 ) . Following the financial failure of After Earth , Shyalaman 's career was revived with the release of the found footage horror The Visit ( 2015 ) and the psychological horror Split ( 2016 ) , the latter of which is set in the same universe as his previous film Unbreakable . He was a producer for Devil ( 2010 ) and was instrumental in the creation of the Fox science fiction series Wayward Pines . </P>
when did the movie the sixth sense come out
when did the movie the sixth sense come out
1999
1999