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  • M. Night Shyamalan
    M. Night Shyamalan
    / String of duds and later revival

    
The Last Airbender (2010), and After Earth (2013), were widely panned by critics. The failure of The Last Airbender, an adaptation of the popular animated Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–08), was particularly damaging to Shyamalan’s reputation, and it is often counted among the worst movies ever made.

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The Last Airbender (2010), and After Earth (2013), were widely panned by critics. The failure of The Last Airbender, an adaptation of the popular animated Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–08), was particularly damaging to Shyamalan’s reputation, and it is often counted among the worst movies ever made.

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