Catalyst vs Signs
Signs has the higher audience score (6.7/10 against 4.9/10 for Catalyst). Catalyst is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 1h 46m. Signs is the older of the two (2002 against 2025). Both are drama, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Catalyst
Signs| Catalyst | Signs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.9/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 36m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller | Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Christopher Folkens | M. Night Shyamalan |
| Main cast | Noel Gugliemi, Melanie Liburd, Patrick Kilpatrick, Steve Eastin, Michael Roark | Mel Gibson, Cherry Jones, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Lanny Flaherty |
Synopsis
Catalyst
Seven men are abducted and held by mysterious masked captors. As the mystery behind their captivity unfolds, they must decide their path: choose one of them to die, or take the leap of faith there may be another way out to save them all.
Signs
A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.