The Sixth Sense

Name: The Sixth Sense
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: August 6, 1999
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 64
Cast: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment

1999

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Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: August 6, 1999 | PG-13

Starring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment

Summary: In this chilling, psychological thriller, 8-year-old Cole Sear (Osment) is haunted by a dark secret: he is visited by ghosts. Confused by his paranormal powers, Cole is too young to understand his purpose and too afraid to tell anyone about his anguish, except child psychologist Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Willis). As Dr. Crowe tries to uncover theIn this chilling, psychological thriller, 8-year-old Cole Sear (Osment) is haunted by a dark secret: he is visited by ghosts. Confused by his paranormal powers, Cole is too young to understand his purpose and too afraid to tell anyone about his anguish, except child psychologist Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Willis). As Dr. Crowe tries to uncover the ominous truth about Cole's supernatural abilities, the consequences for client and therapist are a jolt that awakens them both to something harrowing...and unexplainable. (Hollywood Pictures)… Expand

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 107 min

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William Arnold

I haven't been so captivated, chilled and surprised by a movie in years. Read full review

Mike Clark

The filmmaker keeps upping the ante with surprises until the plot-twist beaut that concludes the picture - a shocker that, upon reflection, is probably the one ending that wouldn't have fallen a little flat. Read full review

Film.com Tom Keogh

Chalk this film up as an unusually intelligent thriller about that which scares us the most: accepting our accidents of fate.

Mick LaSalle

If this isn't the single best performance ever by a preadolescent male (Osment) in a motion picture, then it's tied for whatever is first. Read full review

Walaika Haskins

Although the film occasionally descends into mawkishness, Shyamalan is skilled at bringing the tension to excruciating heights. Read full review

Todd McCarthy

Borderline dull to sit through, The Sixth Sense is actually rather interesting to think about afterward because of the revelation of its ending. Read full review

Stephen Holden

Because it unfolds like a garish hybrid of Simon Birch and What Dreams May Come, with some horror-movie touches thrown in to keep us from nodding off, "The Sixth Sense" appears to have been concocted at exactly the moment Hollywood was betting on supernatural schmaltz. Read full review

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sLm

Oct 5, 2012

The mother practically made me break down in tears, and not to mention the awesome ending. Amazing film.

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MoviezNP

Aug 14, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Shyamalan at his very best! I said it, I don't care what people think. Many people claim Unbreakable to be his best film till date, but for me, as much as I love Unbreakable, The Sixth Sense will always remain as the best Shyamalan had to offer. .
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Good : It's his masterpiece. Shyamalan has never been better. What does it not have? Emotions, drama, character development, storytelling, great writing + directing, all of it. Willis does a really good job. It is perhaps the first time I saw him in a role like this, one of the best examples of casting against type. The arc of the child played by Osment and that of Willis have been given full justice. Seeing them help each other overcome their problems and fears in the way they did was very good. There are some emotional moments which hit the right notes, all because we have known the characters very well. We get a happy ending for the kid, and while expecting something similar for Willis, we get the infamous twist. The first time I watched it, I was blown away. It feels kind of obvious having it watched so many times now, but man was it incredible! Bruce was dead all the time. This made me analyze some parts. Bruce died with the bullet on his abdomen, and in a scene where he is getting out of a flower shop seeing his wife with another guy, he is clutching the exact place where he was hit. And in every scene after he was shot, his interactions with his wife feel and are obviously him talking to her, but her talking to herself. For a first few views, it is unnoticeable. And, it doesn't even feel that way. Also, Willis is not interacting with physical object. What I thought of a plot hole in the first few viewings were actually genius writing and directing. And I would also like to talk about the horror aspect. It's something I call genuine horror. There are creepy stuff going on and you don't know what is actually happening. It's not a horror movie but has got the elements perfectly. And of all the emotional parts, the final moments after the twist hit perfectly. I wonder why this wasn't an Oscar worthy film. .
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Bad : Not necessarily bad about the film. But Shyamalan was called the next Spielberg after this film. His next great film was Unbreakable, followed by Split. Split was good, but nowhere near the former two, which was leaps and bounds better than Signs and Glass. And besides these, I don't even want to name the rest of his disasters. I still think he can make real good films, but comparing most of his films, I sadly feel that he was no Spielberg but just a one hit wonder. .
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Conclusion : It's the greatest Shyamalam film ever. Unbreakable is a close second. Those who think Shyamalan didn't have any potential must watch this. It is just that Shyamalan must have stayed this way. Also, any thriller fans out there? Watch this immediately, if you haven't watched it. .
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Score : absolute 10/10
Grade : golden A+… Expand

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kyle20ellis

Apr 25, 2022

I have to say I am not a fan generally of M Night Shyamalan's films, but I absolutely loved The Sixth Sense. It is a beautifully made film with an afterlife that is anything but angels and harps, and the score has lots of subtlety and atmosphere to it. The script is chilling, intelligent andI have to say I am not a fan generally of M Night Shyamalan's films, but I absolutely loved The Sixth Sense. It is a beautifully made film with an afterlife that is anything but angels and harps, and the score has lots of subtlety and atmosphere to it. The script is chilling, intelligent and poignant and the story complete with a knockout twist ending(easily the best and only wholly believable ending of Shyamalan's movies) is simplicity at its finest. Shyamalan's direction is wonderfully controlled, which is exactly what the story needed. Haley Joel Osment gives perhaps his best performance here, though he's superb in AI too, while Toni Collette plays the troubled mum very convincingly and Bruce Willis is suitably quiet and reflective. Overall, a wonderful film and Shyamalan's best by a mile in my opinion. 10/10 Bethany Cox… Expand

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VinceRocks123

Mar 31, 2015

I am amazed by Mr. Shyamalan's visionary stylish sense in which he has our focus grasped into a situation that seems very paranormal in this horror masterpiece. Bruce Willis stars as Malcolm Crowe an expert child psychiatrist whose life and career is left in tragedy, after the suicide of aI am amazed by Mr. Shyamalan's visionary stylish sense in which he has our focus grasped into a situation that seems very paranormal in this horror masterpiece. Bruce Willis stars as Malcolm Crowe an expert child psychiatrist whose life and career is left in tragedy, after the suicide of a former patient who tried to kill him for failing to cure him of mysterious hallucinations, and to make up for his mistakes tries to help solve the case of Cole Sear an 11-year old boy in an emotional rising star-worthy performance by Haley Joel Osment, who has the same disturbing hallucinations as the former. when it becomes clear that Cole has a paranormal ability to communicate with the dead, a phenomenon that no one else would understand, the two embark on a meaningful adventure to find redirection in their lives, as they struggle to unravel the truth and fight off the horrors of the unexplainable sixth sense,. a perfect modern day Hitchcock of epic proportions every elements of tense and taut emotionally suspenseful power makes this a must-see thriller of the modern age and really worth a benefit from watch, It Really Is Im glad to have seen this film its the best horror attraction but more tense and in meaning as well as complexity its like the Hitchcock movie Hitchcock never made its an exhilarating epic that is enjoyable even for young audiences.… Expand

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Andremax

Sep 13, 2018

Sometimes, If the movie isn't Hollywoodian, it isn't too valued as it should be. Unfortunately, M. Night Shyamalan isn't too known in theater's world, but 6th sense is amazing. He delivers us a lot of thrilling and tension, mindblowing moments and a masterful cast. To be watched.

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ErikTheCritic

Oct 11, 2018

This is Shyamalan's best movie he has done thus far, proving to the audience that he is (or was) able to create a suspenseful, chilling atmosphere and shocking the audiences with one extremely clever twist.

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Broyax

Jan 18, 2019

Shyamalan et ses histoires paranormales à la mords-moi-le-noeud, c'est souvent neuneu pour ne pas dire très con... Il s'appuie ici sur un rebondissement qu'il balance n'importe comment, espérant qu'on va tout gober la bouche en coeur. En fait, on s'est déjà endormi et on gobe les mouchesShyamalan et ses histoires paranormales à la mords-moi-le-noeud, c'est souvent neuneu pour ne pas dire très con... Il s'appuie ici sur un rebondissement qu'il balance n'importe comment, espérant qu'on va tout gober la bouche en coeur. En fait, on s'est déjà endormi et on gobe les mouches tout en ronflant bruyamment.

On rembobine tout de même pour avoir le fin mot de cette lamentable affaire et on se rend compte qu'il nous a -encore- pris pour des cons... son tissu de conneries ne tient pas debout deux secondes et se retrouve délayé et englué dans deux plombes de bavardages interminables. Le gamin autiste psychoteur pleurnichard soûle à mort et Bruce en psy pour nains s'avère totalement ridicule.

Seule la très jolie Olivia Williams nous réveillerait presque de ce salmigondis ésotérique de supermarché, filmé à deux à l'heure par une tortue à deux de tension.… Expand

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