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The Sixth Sense

Play trailer 2:16 Poster for The Sixth Sense PG-13 1999 1h 47m Mystery & Thriller Action Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 Aug 9, 2024
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... Go to Full Review
Joshua Rothkopf In These Times Mar 16, 2020
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. Go to Full Review
Stephen Hunter Washington Post Oct 7, 2014
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. Go to Full Review
Philip Molloy Irish Independent Apr 21, 2026
It is difficult to understand why it should have become so much of a phenomenon in the United States. Go to Full Review
Brian Bisesi Horror Movie Club Podcast Mar 5, 2025
5/5
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. Go to Full Review
Douglas Davidson Elements of Madness Oct 20, 2024
The film remains a strong and engaging tale, one worthy of its reputation and a rewatch. But this release is not worth the upgrade. Go to Full Review
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Colette G @Colette111 17 hrs ago I love it!! Can’t believe I’m watching this for the first time in 2026. A perfect blend of tenderness and twist and a bit of spookiness. See more keven Q @kevenquinlan 5 days ago I saw this in the theatre's and it was the object of endless meme's for a good year or two. I loved it than. Watching in 2026= A Masterpiece. The scene with Collette and Osment, in the car, at the end, was so profoundly tearjerking as to be worth keeping just for that. One of M.'s best- thank you for your visionary work- I appreciate you like you'll never understand. I put this in my top 50- which, when you are a fan of the medium, is rarified air. It's not #50, probably in the top 25, so it's amaze-balls. See more Paul L @HonestReview12740 6 days ago So so good! I love this film, even without the twist it's good, MUST WATCH! See more Alejandro E @Alex970 6 days ago Of all the films that were all the rage at the turn of the millennium, this one reinvented the ghost genre, giving viewers the chance to be surprised by effects that hadn’t been used before, and in the process proved that Bruce Willis is capable of more than just action films. For a bit of useless trivia: director M. Night Shyamalan makes a brief cameo. See more Isaac O @Isaac_FilmFan 6 days ago When I was watching The Sixth Sense I was a bit confused about the plot twist that everybody was talking about, but once I started to do some research and go to specific scenes, it became clearer and clearer that made this movie a literal masterpiece. I won’t spoil the plot twist because it is just well written and crafted, the little clues and details that hide in plain sight is just so well executed by M. Night Shyamalan. I also want to say the acting from Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, and Donnie Wahlberg are all fantastic, especially from Osment and Wahlberg. Donnie brings a terrifying while also sad performance as his character Vincent and Osment bringing a realistic schizophrenic performance as his character Cole. So overall, this is just a fantastic film with great writing that leaves clues that you may not notice at the first watch, but rewatching it or researching on the film, it will instantly become a masterpiece for you like how it did for me. See more R T @Strawberryo_o1 6 days ago This movie is definitely worth the watch. It kept my attention and kept me thinking. I felt that the acting was very good in this which made it worth the watch. Great October watch. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co
Hollywood Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Violent Imagery|Intense Thematic Material)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Horror
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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