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The Sixth Sense

PG-13 Released Aug 6, 1999 1h 47m Mystery & Thriller TRAILER for List
86% Tomatometer 166 Reviews 90% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review William Mullally The National (UAE) This is popcorn cinema at its most purely empathetic – a horror film where the true horror is in not being seen, heard or understood by those around us, especially the people we love. Rated: 5/5 Aug 3, 2024 Full Review Daniel Allen Loud and Clear Reviews It is fitting that Shyamalan – the man who revers Spielberg, who filmed homages of his films in the backyard – made a ghost story that feels almost Spielbergian. Its child perspective means The Sixth Sense contains a sense of wonder Rated: 5/5 Jul 25, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Todd W It's rare that you have a movie that is incredibly scary yet packs an even more incredible emotional punch. The acting is insane and at the end you'll be moved to tears. Great movie all around, nothing has really duplicated the feelings this one generates. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/09/24 Full Review Fabrícia F O mistério e o suspense caminham lado a lado neste drama particular e original. Sem dúvida um dos meus títulos favoritos do cinema. Um clássico atemporal que nunca perde a credibilidade. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/09/24 Full Review Michael P An entertaining movie with a twist that even MY sixth sense for twists couldn't see it coming. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/03/24 Full Review Martin M Was lucky enough to have completely avoided the twist somehow, and absolutely loved it! Worth a watch, especially if you still haven't had the ending spoiled for you! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/29/24 Full Review Gigi S The most scared I've been watching a movie in my life, hands down. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/28/24 Full Review Gorptholemew T 🍅 7.9/10 Me and my sister did a double feature she picked her favorite movie the sixth sense and I picked spree which the review will be out soon. there’s no denying Haley Joel Osment more than incredible performance and a really great story will provide enough to make this an all time classic stamp. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/25/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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