The Sixth Sense

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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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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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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Dr Crowe gradually comes to believe that little Cole can indeed commune with the unquiet souls, who are reaching out to him for help. And, yes, the scenes where Cole does so can be very creepy indeed.

Aug 27, 2013

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

A breakout hit for all parties involved for good reason. Still manages to be effective and engaging no matter how long you've known the ending, especially thanks to Osment's tortured performance.

Rated: 5/5

Sep 20, 2023

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Kristy Strouse

Wonderfully Weird and Horrifying

Intelligent and poignant; this is a unique kind of ghost story. The human kind.

Nov 12, 2021

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Robin Holabird

Robin Holabird

One of the rare horror films to earn an Oscar nomination for Best Picture, it remain a personal best for the director.

Oct 15, 2021

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Garrett B

Wasn't as chilling as I anticipated, but good acting throughout. Gets an extra half star for the last 30 minutes. The ending was WOAH.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/24/24

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D M

The 6th Sense gives me chills & unlocks tears from the soul. Children are so pure & innocent. We need to listen more to what their saying vs listening to what others are telling us what may be wrong with them.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/12/24

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Kalin D

Profoundly boring. The kinda of film where I can scroll instagram and still not miss anything because there's really nothing to miss.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/05/24

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Auriak D

Se toma el tiempo perfecto para escribir la historia de los personajes y lo mismo con las relaciones entre ellos, el suspense está equilibrado y no hace que la pelicula se sienta lenta y el final simplemente me parece perfecto, todo se hila dándole sentido a la película, muy bien giro de guión. Las conexiones entre los personajes se sienten muy profundas incluso en escenas cortas como la de la revelación al padre en el velatorio de su hija.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/04/24

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Alec C

We've always wondered what life is like after death, but now we're getting a peak behind the curtain with this intense and introspective horror story! Dr. Malcolm Crowe is a child psychiatrist who suffers a tragedy and hopes for redemption by working with a child claiming to see the dead, only to learn more about himself then he realized. Managing to leave its mark on audiences to this day, this film is both a touching story of understanding and an unnerving tale at the same time!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/22/24

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Spike G

Great horror movie ......

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/06/24

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M. Night Shyamalan

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Dr. Malcolm Crowe

Haley Joel Osment

Cole Sear

Toni Collette

Lynn Sear

Olivia Williams

Anna Crowe

Donnie Wahlberg

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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: Sam Mercer
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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