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The Sixth Sense (1999) 8.2
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Metascore: 64/100
Reviews: 1,993 user | 215 critic | 35 from Metacritic.com A boy who communicates with spirits that don't know they're dead seeks the help of a disheartened child psychologist. Director:M. Night ShyamalanWriter:M. Night Shyamalan |
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Cast
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| Bruce Willis | ... | ||
| Haley Joel Osment | ... | ||
| Toni Collette | ... | ||
| Olivia Williams | ... | ||
| Trevor Morgan | ... | ||
| Donnie Wahlberg | ... | ||
| Peter Anthony Tambakis | ... |
Darren
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| Jeffrey Zubernis | ... | ||
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Bruce Norris | ... | |
| Glenn Fitzgerald | ... | ||
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Greg Wood | ... | |
| Mischa Barton | ... | ||
| Angelica Page | ... |
Mrs. Collins
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Lisa Summerour | ... | |
| Firdous Bamji | ... | ||
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Plot Synopsis
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. Written by Jeff Mellinger <jmell@uclink4.berkeley.edu>
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Do you Believe Now? See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for intense thematic material and violent images | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Details
Country:
USARelease Date:
6 August 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El sexto sentido See more »Box Office
Budget:
$40,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£257,479 (UK) (5 November 1999)Gross:
$293,501,675 (USA) (12 May 2000)Company Credits
Production Co:
Barry Mendel Productions, Hollywood Pictures, Kennedy/Marshall Company, The See more »
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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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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Jimmy says he sees dead people, just like in the movie. See more »
Written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne
Performed by Chet Baker
Courtesy of Blue Note Records, a division of Capitol Records, Inc.
Under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Toni Collette has said that she was so moved by the emotional resonance of the story whilst filming, she didn't even realize it was a horror film until after its release. See more »Goofs
During the dinner scene, mic cord visible through Malcolm's shirt. See more »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. See more »Connections
Referenced in Black Swan (2002)Jimmy says he sees dead people, just like in the movie. See more »
Soundtracks
"I Fall In Love Too Easily"Written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne
Performed by Chet Baker
Courtesy of Blue Note Records, a division of Capitol Records, Inc.
Under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets
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This is perhaps my film of the decade so far. The reasons are too numerous to go into in such a short critique. Surely there have not been too many films that can take you through the range of emotions that the Sixth Sense does. The prime emotion; fear, is a difficult emotion to generate in a modern audience that has seen it all before, but this film succeeds where others fail, praying on your imagination and generating suspense from subtle devices rather than blatant horror.
It is such a relief that the performances of Willis and the excellent Osment live up to an excellently directed quality storyline. I will be disappointed if the youngster doesn't receive at least an academy nomination.
I seldom go to the cinema twice to watch a film, in fact I cannot remember when I have done it before. Tonight I am taking an old friend to see this film as it will be a tragedy if he doesn't see it on the big screen. He has heard so much about it that he is reluctant to go, as I am when something is over-hyped. Just for a change though, here is a film that lives up to its billing and has you thinking about it for weeks to come. As for the twist at the end? Well it totally disorientated me, my mind spinning back throughout the whole film. A fantastic punchline to my film of the year.