The Village

The Village is a 2004 American period thriller film written, produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Set in a small, remote village in 19th-century Pennsylvania, the story follows the events triggered by a young man's attempt to venture outside the sequestered community, leading to chilling consequences. The film stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody, William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, and Brendan Gleeson.