Split

"Kevin has 23 distinct personalities. The 24th is about to be unleashed."

2017 1h 57m EN

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★7.3TMDB · 18,707

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Synopsis

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Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate all the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls led by the willful, observant Casey, Kevin reaches a war for survival among all of those contained within him — as well as everyone around him — as the walls between his compartments shatter apart.

“Kevin has 23 distinct personalities. The 24th is about to be unleashed.”

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Cast

James McAvoy
Dennis / Patricia / Hedwig / The Beast / Kevin Wendell Crumb / Barry / Orwell / Jade
Anya Taylor-Joy
Casey Cooke
Haley Lu Richardson
Claire Benoit
Jessica Sula
Marcia
Betty Buckley
Dr. Karen Fletcher
Izzie Coffey
Five-Year-Old Casey
Brad William Henke
Uncle John
Sebastian Arcelus
Casey's Father

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Writers: M. Night Shyamalan, Brick Mason
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Grossed $278M — a 30.9× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by M. Night Shyamalan, shot by Mike Gioulakis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by West Dylan Thordson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Luke Ciarrocchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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James McAvoy and Anya Taylor-Joy and Haley Lu Richardson carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Kevin has 23 distinct personalities. The 24th is about to be unleashed.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4972582 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

M. Night Shyamalan directs. Mike Gioulakis behind the camera. West Dylan Thordson scores. Luke Ciarrocchi cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Grossed $278M — a 30.9× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
2Released 9 years ago.
3Directed by M. Night Shyamalan, shot by Mike Gioulakis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by West Dylan Thordson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Luke Ciarrocchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6James McAvoy and Anya Taylor-Joy and Haley Lu Richardson carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Kevin has 23 distinct personalities. The 24th is about to be unleashed.".
8IMDB entry: tt4972582 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
918,707 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
10Classified under 18 themes, including "child abuse", "philadelphia, pennsylvania", "kidnapping", "gore".

The technical file

Cinematography: Mike Gioulakis
Original score: West Dylan Thordson
Editing: Luke Ciarrocchi
Production design: Mara LePere-Schloop
Costume design: Paco Delgado
Makeup / hair: Diane Dixon
VFX supervisor: Ed Mendez
Sound: Steve F.B. Smith
Stunt coordinator: Manny Siverio
Runtime: 117 min · 1h 57m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $9,000,000
Box office: $278,454,358
Return: 3094% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Split (2017)

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Gimly2017-02-06
★ 6/10
There has been much discussion about whether or not it is socially acceptable to watch Split. I'm gonna skip right over all of that and talk purely about the movie itself. Anya Taylor-Joy is good, but McAvoy is what makes Split worthwhile. The heavily touted twist/reveal was all but a non-event, even to a M. Night alum like myself. Though it is certainly (in my opinion) the best work The Shamhammer has brought out since at least Signs, it's hard to say that its successes rest on his shoulders. Again, it is for McAvoy that we really owe praise, who, with the exception of his role as the lead in Filth, gives his career best performance. Final rating:★★★ - I personally recommend you give it a go.
Jodie2017-02-18
★ 10/10
Split was a movie that I was a bit weary to see, I had been bitten by M. Knight before and I wasn't sure if this movie would be worth while. But the trailers looked great and I had always thought James McAvoy was a seriously underrated actor. Split surprised me. I loved this movie. Ann Taylor-Joy was decent in the film and the Dr was great, but McAvoy knocked it out of the park. Being able to portray all these different personalities with no props such as wigs or makeup shows his talent. It was amazing how one personality made you feel uneasy and perplexed and the next had you smiling and feeling like you were really staring at a strange child. Bravo McAvoy. The twist at the end made me love this movie even more. Though I'm not sure if you can really cal it a twist. A "reveal" might be the better word for what the audience learns. Whatever you want to cal it, the reveal at the end made me excited to see what's next! The only thing I didn't like about this film was the unresolved conflict between Ann Taylor-Joy's character at the end of the film. Besides that, I loved it. Definitely worth watching.
meekodev2017-02-25
★ 4/10
Didnt see the review section at first so,I posted on the forums Not a fan of The director since Unbreakable. It was slightly above average but no whee near the quality of The Sixth Sence. I don't know why I keep watching his movies, probably hoping one will be the same extraordinary quality. With all the pre-release buzz I thought this was finally that movie. I was so disappointed. I rated it slightly lower than Unbreakable. I don't know exactly where it where it went off the rails, but it never held my attention (and I'm not ADHD- I sit though theee hours of a good bio pic. A good part of this was the girls trying asinine ways to escape; at other time we see McAvoy play several personalities half heartily. After all the award talk I expected a much better and diverse McAvoy. Sadly, just like the majority of Night's films he has his actors perform methodically. It actually felt McAlvoy was pushing his talents against the brick wall of what the director wanted. He wasn't the only actor who underplayed the role. So did the doctor and the three teenage girls. First, after all these late night calls for extra appointment why didn't she get upset earlier or pull a personality up (which she has stated she can do) to discover the emergency instead of A casual bye--you-leave when another dominant personality shows up to the appointment. I rate this in the same category of Nights's films except the quality Sisth Sense and Devil, which he did not direct and only wrote the original story, As for,the ending, I felt it was a cheap shot. If the point was they are in the same time, the message came across far too,strong. If it is a hitnt to an Unbreakable 2 I'll pass and see another big screen feature.