The Sixth Sense
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- Directed by
- M. Night Shyamalan
- Written by
- M. Night Shyamalan
- Produced by
- Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Barry Mendel, Sam Mercer
Why it’s HorroRated
A kid's whispered confession is the scariest thing here, and M. Night Shyamalan knows it. Haley Joel Osment gives an astonishing child performance, all wary eyes and careful answers, while Toni Collette matches him in a mother-and-son conversation that can wreck you. Quiet rooms and patient camera moves do the frightening, so each ghostly visit lands like a genuine shock, and Bruce Willis has rarely been this gentle. A second viewing plays like a game of catching everything you missed, which makes it perfect for anyone who wants chills and a good cry on the same night.
Synopsis
Philadelphia in the fall sets the chill for The Sixth Sense (1999), M. Night Shyamalan's supernatural thriller about a child psychologist and the boy who says he can see the dead. Bruce Willis plays Dr. Malcolm Crowe, who takes on Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment) while his marriage to Anna (Olivia Williams) goes quiet, and Toni Collette plays Cole's worried single mother. Arriving in theaters in August 1999, it became a worldwide smash and earned six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and acting nods for Osment and Collette. It's a soft-spoken family drama with real ghostly dread running through it.
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Where to watch The Sixth Sense
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Streaming in the US changes often. Listings from JustWatch via TMDB, checked November 10, 2026.See every option
Quick facts
- Release date
- August 6, 1999
- Runtime
- 1 hour 47 mins
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English, Latin, Spanish
- Content rating
- PG-13
- Entry type
- Movie
Content notes
- Home invasion shooting and suicide
- Ghosts showing how they died
- Harm to children
