The Sixth Sense (1999)

A boy who communicates with spirits that don't know they're dead seeks the help of a disheartened child psychologist.

Director:

M. Night Shyamalan

Writer:

M. Night Shyamalan

Stars:

Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette

Top Rated Movies #160 | Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 32 wins & 47 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bruce Willis	...	Dr. Malcolm Crowe
Haley Joel Osment	...	Cole Sear
Toni Collette	...	Lynn Sear
Olivia Williams	...	Anna Crowe
Trevor Morgan	...	Tommy Tammisimo
Donnie Wahlberg	...	Vincent Grey
Peter Anthony Tambakis	...	Darren (as Peter Tambakis)
Jeffrey Zubernis	...	Bobby
Bruce Norris	...	Stanley Cunningham
Glenn Fitzgerald	...	Sean
Greg Wood	...	Mr. Collins
Mischa Barton	...	Kyra Collins
Angelica Page	...	Mrs. Collins (as Angelica Torn)
Lisa Summerour	...	Bridesmaid
Firdous Bamji	...	Young Man Buying Ring

Storyline

Malcom Crowe 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. This boy "sees dead people". Crowe spends a lot of time with the boy (Cole) much to the dismay of his wife. Cole's mom is at her wit's end with what to do about her son's increasing problems. Crowe is the boy's only hope.

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Plot Keywords:

able to see the dead | plot twist | surprise ending | ghost | psychic | 

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Taglines:

1...Sight 2...Sound 3...Smell 4...Taste 5..Touch 6...The Sixth Sense

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense thematic material and violent images

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Latin Spanish

Release Date:

6 August 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sixième sens

Filming Locations:

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$26,681,262 (USA) (6 August 1999)

Gross:

$293,501,675 (USA) (12 May 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hollywood Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Kennedy/Marshall Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

ESP ability was first discovered by American botanist Joseph Banks Rhine in 1931 when he experimented with Adam Linzmayer, an economics undergraduate at Duke University.

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Goofs

When Cole and Malcolm are going up the stairs to Kyra's bedroom, the banister wobbles.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Anna Crowe: It's getting cold.
Malcolm Crowe: That is one fine frame; one fine frame that is. How much...
[he sits down with a grunt]
Malcolm Crowe: ...does a fine frame like that cost, do you think?
Anna Crowe: I never told you, but you sound a little like Dr. Seuss when you're drunk.

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Crazy Credits

The Spanish phrase "I don't want to die" that was played on the tape recorder in Malcolm's office is repeated after the credits.

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Connections

Spoofed in Family Guy: No Meals on Wheels (2007)

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Soundtracks

Unknown Rider
Written by Travis Bracht and Dudley Taft
Performed by Second Coming
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets

User Reviews

Incredible

The Sixth Sense is one of those films that rarely happens these days. In other words, I knew so little about it before sitting in the cinema that it wasn't ruined before it started.

I don't want to ramble on about it so I'll just say... absolute perfection. An incredible story that had me and my friends gripped from start to finish. The twist in the tale was totally unexpected as well.

After it finished we sat through the whole of the credits and talked about how fabulous it was. If only more films were like this. I can't remember the last time we did that!

Congratulations to all involved in this masterpiece.