The Sixth Sense

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The Sixth Sense

PG-13

Released Aug 6, 1999

1h 47m

Mystery & Thriller

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Young Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment) is haunted by a dark secret: he is visited by ghosts. Cole is frightened by visitations from those with unresolved problems who appear from the shadows. He is too afraid to tell anyone about his anguish, except child psychologist Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis). As Dr. Crowe tries to uncover the truth about Cole's supernatural abilities, the consequences for client and therapist are a jolt that awakens them both to something unexplainable.

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Critics Consensus

M Night Shayamalan's The Sixth Sense is a twisty ghost story with all the style of a classical Hollywood picture, but all the chills of a modern horror flick.

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

A film that left an indelible footprint on the popular culture, a film that remains one of my favorite titles of the 1990s in any genre...

Aug 9, 2024

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Joshua Rothkopf

In These Times

At root, his films are patient vindications of crazy faiths, of ghosts and comic book heroes. Loneliness is his theme, and when blessed with courageous performers, as in The Sixth Sense, he can take us just about anywhere.

Mar 16, 2020

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Stephen Hunter

Washington Post

You leave slightly asquirm. You know it will linger. It becomes a clammy, chilly movie building toward a revelation that you cannot predict. As I say: I cannot tell you. You'd hate me if I did. I can only say, don't look now, but look sometime.

Oct 7, 2014

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Brian Bisesi

Horror Movie Club Podcast

All these years later, The Sixth Sense still holds up as an all around great film. The film powerfully portrays the emotional journeys of three separate characters without short-changing any of their stories.

Rated: 5/5

Mar 5, 2025

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

The film remains a strong and engaging tale, one worthy of its reputation and a rewatch. But this release is not worth the upgrade.

Oct 20, 2024

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Noah Berlatsky

Splice Today

The film’s an extended exercise in flattering the fooled viewer for being a viewer and for being fooled.

Aug 5, 2024

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Audience Member

Before I got to the end, I just thought that this was a movie about marriage, and how hard marriage is. I just figured that his wife wasn’t talking to him for like, a year.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/12/25

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Alexsander F

A film I'd seen when I was younger, but I didn't remember how good and well-directed it was, with a great script and a nice plot twist.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/11/25

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Audience Member

Great movie and story... powerful performances

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/05/25

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Johannes S

I knew the big twists as it is quite known by now, yet, the build-up and execution still left me speechless. Amazing movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/22/25

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Julian Rex M

Logic-skips and unfittingly abrupt plot-twist aside, The Sixth Sense holds up as a strong and unexpectedly moving entry into the horror-thriller genre for M. Night Shyamalan that benefits largely from its refreshingly youth-centered execution and Haley Joel Osment's outstanding performance.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/14/25

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Benjamin S

Great acting, unique, creepy, iconic. An absolute must watch.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/15/25

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Synopsis

Young Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment) is haunted by a dark secret: he is visited by ghosts. Cole is frightened by visitations from those with unresolved problems who appear from the shadows. He is too afraid to tell anyone about his anguish, except child psychologist Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis). As Dr. Crowe tries to uncover the truth about Cole's supernatural abilities, the consequences for client and therapist are a jolt that awakens them both to something unexplainable.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Producer: Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Barry Mendel
Screenwriter: M. Night Shyamalan
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Hollywood Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Violent Imagery|Intense Thematic Material)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 6, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 8, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $293.5M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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