1999 Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
A psychological thriller about an eight year old boy named Cole Sear who believes he can see into the world of the dead. A child psychologist named Malcolm Crowe comes to Cole to help him deal with his problem, learning that he really can see ghosts of dead people.
Bruce Willis Toni Collette Olivia Williams Haley Joel Osment Donnie Wahlberg Glenn Fitzgerald Mischa Barton Trevor Morgan Bruce Norris Angelica Page Greg Wood M. Night Shyamalan Peter Anthony Tambakis Jeffrey Zubernis Lisa Summerour Samia Shoaib Janis Dardaris Sarah Ripard KaDee Strickland Kate Kearney-Patch Nico Woulard Keith Woulard Patrick McDade Jose L. Rodriguez Firdous Bamji Hayden Saunier Neill Hartley Heidi Fischer Michael J. Lyons Show All…
93/100
Within The Sixth Sense, desperate prayers and horrific cries are contrasted with numerous explosions of the color red, as if the hue propels an individual's fear into a solitary state of agony and sorrow. Toy soldiers play war in the confines of a cathedral, and even when surrounded by images of God and his influence, the past continues to creep in and take shape. Manifestations aren't only rooted in the past. In essence, they're beckoning specters birthed in tangible anguish. Darkness upon darkness, bathed in infinite nothing. Seeking God is associated with a sense of comfort, but what about those who seek the haunted?
Running to the red doors won't help. They've already been there.
It's easy to make this film be about the twist.
Or the fact that there are so many cleverly hidden clues.
Let's not talk about that.
Let's talk about the fact that this is one of the most beautifully constructed and deftly told ghost stories ever made.
I am convinced that Shyamalan is more a storyteller than a director. With this film, which basically put him on the map, he shows that he knows, loves and understands storytelling. It is a shame that along the way, with his later efforts, he seems to have convinced himself that he is a great director as well. It seems that the bigger the budget, the more apparent his flaws become.
This is absolutely…
Blending the emotional depth of a heartfelt story with the chilling vibes of a modern horror, The Sixth Sense is M Night Shayamalan's breakthrough feature film that's patiently crafted, skilfully narrated & efficiently performed and still remains his finest directional effort to date. Noted for its foreboding atmosphere, brilliant use of visual motifs & that final masterstroke, it's an excellent example of quality storytelling.
Set in Philadelphia, the story of The Sixth Sense follows a child psychologist who is shot by one of his former patients on the day he was honoured for his work. The plot then jumps to next fall where we see him clearly affected by the whole incident as he takes on a new case of a 9-year…
What a twist!!!! The fact that Cole grows up to be Alex Wolff living with his mom Toni Collette. Crazy
Film #1 of Gustav's M.National Shyamalan-a-thon.
The film which declared the arrival of Night. Sixth Sense single-handedly raised him to stardom and had all of Hollywood raving. The New Week magazine even went the lengths and termed him The Next Spielberg. I just wonder how glad he must have felt, with only his third film, he was being compared to his childhood hero and his reason of getting into films. It must have been an incredibly proud moment and a one he would cherish no matter to what heights life and his films take him to.
This was my third viewing of Shyamalan’s third feature. Any film with a good, powerful, intelligently disguised and a credible twist will without doubt…
My son is getting into horror movies, so I wanted him to see this before he heard about it. Shyamalan uses ghost story tropes to tell a beautiful story. I'll still sit through anything he makes because this is so perfect. It's difficult to believe that Haley Joel Osment was a child when this was filmed. One of the best child performances.
Good film, hasn't aged very well though. Enjoyed watching it and it was creepy in parts.
I knew the twist going in but the movie still wasn’t bad but it’s definitely dated. Great theme and plot
An old one that I should have watched long ago. I even knew the end because it became so popular (in the strict sense of the word) that it’s something you grow up knowing. Its so old even Bruce had a lot of hair. Dispite the fact, I liked it. Even though... if there’s something that I can hate it’s when a Director thinks that the audience is so stupid, he has the urge to explain everything. That ending was unnecessary, for God sake I’m smart enough to figure it out.
Also if it wasn’t clear who the director was, he was kind enough to reminds us at the end... pretentious.
This movie was not as good as I remember it being when I watched it 6 years ago...
Toni Collette and Haley Joel Osment have such great scenes together, and Bruce Willis is honestly charming.
the most horrific sound i've ever listened to is the mom's shoes dragging on the floor
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