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M. Night Shyamalan Quiz
Twists, cameos, and Philadelphia chills — how well do you know the master of unsettling cinema?
Twists, cameos, and Philadelphia chills — how well do you know the master of unsettling cinema?
M. Night Shyamalan named his Eastrail 177 trilogy — Unbreakable, Split, Glass — after the Pennsylvania train accident that gives David Dunn his powers in the first film. From "I see dead people" in The Sixth Sense to the multiple personalities of Split, Shyamalan has built a career on subverting genre and slipping cameos into every film. This quiz covers his films, his Philadelphia roots, his rebound after critical disasters, and his expanding family of filmmakers.
Each round presents 10 randomized questions from a pool of 50, with four multiple-choice options and instant feedback after every answer. Your final score comes with a performance tier and shareable results.
You'll explore Shyamalan's full filmography from Praying with Anger to Trap, the Eastrail 177 trilogy with Bruce Willis and James McAvoy, his career-rebound partnership with Blumhouse, his Apple TV+ series Servant, and the next generation of Shyamalan filmmakers — daughters Ishana and Saleka.
Bruce Willis's character, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe, has been dead the entire film — shot in the opening scene by a former patient. Cole's line "I see dead people" applies to Crowe himself.
The Eastrail 177 trilogy comprises Unbreakable (2000), Split (2016), and Glass (2019). It's named after the train derailment at the start of Unbreakable that catalyzes David Dunn's powers.
Most Shyamalan films are set in or around Philadelphia and Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where the director grew up and still lives.
Last updated: May 2026