1999 1h 47m M. Night Shyamalan

The Sixth Sense

Name: The Sixth Sense
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Released: 1999
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams

★ 8.2 IMDb

Drama Mystery & Thriller

Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.

Writer M. Night Shyamalan

Cast Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams

DP Tak Fujimoto

Music James Newton Howard

Essays and Criticism

On this film

Out of the Depths, I Cry to You: Fear and Truth-telling in The Sixth Sense - Bright Wall/Dark Room by Katherine Webb, Bright Wall/Dark Room

On M. Night Shyamalan

Something in the Light: M. Night Shyamalan’s Deserved Independence by Patrick Preziosi, MUBI Notebook

In conversation with other films

What You See Is What You Get by Hans Beerekamp, FIPRESCI

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Awards & Festivals

Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

Nominated Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Nominated Academy Award for Best Director

Nominated Academy Award for Best Film Editing

Nominated Academy Award for Best Picture

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