The Sixth Sense (1999)

Release date: 1999-08-06
Country: USA
Language: English|Latin|Spanish
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Production Co: Hollywood Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Rating: 8.1/10
Length: 1h 47min

Storyline

Malcom Crowe (Bruce Willis) is a child psychologist who receives an award on the same night that he is visited by a very unhappy ex-patient. After this encounter, Crowe takes on the task of curing a young boy with the same ills as the ex-patient (Donnie Wahlberg) . This boy "sees dead people". Crowe spends a lot of time with the boy much to the dismay of his wife (Olivia Williams). Cole's mom (Toni Collette) is at her wit's end with what to do about her son's increasing problems. Crowe is the boy's only hope.

Plot Keywords

able to see the dead, surprise ending, single mother, watching a video, mother son relationship, psychiatrist, psychic, supernatural horror, ghost, bullying, affection, elementary school, psycho thriller, ghost child, understanding, trauma, psychology, psychic power, obsession, road accident

Short Review

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.