Every M. Night Shyamalan Movie Ranked From Worst To Best

It was six whole years after his directorial debut that Shyamalan released another movie, with 1998's comedic drama Wide Awake.

Though shot in 1995, the film sat on a studio shelf for three years as producer Harvey Weinstein attempted to bury it, though considering it's a totally harmless little movie made for just $6 million, you have to wonder why he didn't just release the damn thing back in 1995.

Joseph Cross stars as a 10-year-old boy who searches for God after the death of his grandfather (Robert Loggia), his quest aided by the efforts of a baseball-obsessed nun (Rosie O'Donnell).

Wide Awake isn't a great film by any means, but it is a marked improvement upon his debut, and he gets fine performances out of both Cross and O'Donnell, in what's nothing if not a sweet, easy-to-watch dramedy.

Yes, it's very on-the-nose and largely endures as an artefact of Shyamalan's early career these days, but it's still a decent enough film on its own merits.