New reactions have emerged after M. Night Shyamalan unexpectedly screened *Remain* at Beyond Fest, ahead of a planned showing of *The Sixth Sense*. The surprise screening came well before the film’s cinema release, now set for 5 February 2027, and early viewers largely praised its unusual blend of romance, comedy and horror.

The supernatural thriller stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Phoebe Dynevor and Julie Hagerty. It follows an architect recovering from depression who moves to Cape Cod and encounters a mysterious woman; Shyamalan developed the story with novelist Nicholas Sparks, and their collaboration was first published as a bestselling novel in 2025. Shyamalan has called *Remain* the highest-testing film of his career, while reactions described it as heartfelt, funny, scary and romantic.