Sam Mercer


Sam Mercer is a producer of many Hollywood films, including several projects directed by M. Night Shyamalan such as Signs, Lady in the Water and Unbreakable, as well as other films like Van Helsing and Things We Lost in the Fire. His career started during the early 1980s as a location manager and later advanced to a producer and executive producer. He also produced the M. Night Shyamalan films The Happening and The Last Airbender.

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorNotes
1995CongoFrank MarshallNominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture
1997The RelicPeter Hyams
1999The Sixth SenseM. Night ShyamalanExecutive producer
2000Mission to MarsBrian De PalmaExecutive producer
2000UnbreakableM. Night ShyamalanNominated—IHG Award for Best Film
2002SignsM. Night Shyamalan
2004Van HelsingStephen SommersExecutive producer
2004The VillageM. Night Shyamalan
2005JarheadSam MendesExecutive producer
2006Lady in the WaterM. Night ShyamalanNominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture
2007Things We Lost in the FireSusanne Bier
2008The HappeningM. Night ShyamalanNominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture
2010The Last AirbenderM. Night ShyamalanGolden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture
2010DevilJohn Erick Dowdle
2012SabbaticalGlenn KiserShort film
2012Snow White and the HuntsmanRupert Sanders
2014Heaven Is for RealRandall Wallace
2016The BFGSteven Spielberg