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The Sixth Sense (1999)
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Reviews Counted:126
Fresh:107
Rotten:19
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: M Night Shayamalan's The Sixth Sense is a twisty ghost story with all the style of a classical Hollywood picture, but all the chills of a modern horror flick.
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: In M. Night Shyamalan's THE SIXTH SENSE, Bruce Willis plays Dr. Malcolm Crowe, a successful Philadelphia child psychologist who is haunted by the sudden reappearance and suicide of a former... [More]
Starring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
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Reviews for The Sixth Sense
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 4/4 |
An excellent premiere for new director M. Night Shyamalan as he packs a punch with a great story, excellent directing, a great cast, great performances, and a surprise ending that will leave you breathless for days on end. Full Review |
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Classy, creepy and cunnningly constructed, Shyamalan's film offers melacholy pleasures and some genuinely effective scares. A quality Hollywood offering and a massive hit. Full Review |
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5/5 |
A low-key triumph of mood and menace. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Mr. Willis gives a surprisingly quiet performance. Full Review |
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M. Night Shyamalan neutralizes Willis's star presence with impressive plotting that's a fine excuse for the powerful atmosphere. Full Review |
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An effectively understated and moodily engrossing ghost film with a surprisingly satisfying jolt at the end. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
The screenplay, with its terrific scares and its amazing double-whammy at the end, is a grand achievement. Full Review |
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A poignant study of the searing pain caused by loss, this all-too-human horror film provokes tears as well as fears. Full Review |
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B+ |
Intelligence and substance in a summer horror flick? Who'd of thought it. Full Review |
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6/10 |
a good film that shows even better things that lie in the future Full Review |
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B |
...creepy and tender and moving Full Review |
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A- |
The Sixth Sense will convince you that spooky movies can be exciting, chilling, mysterious, and rewarding. Full Review |
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A- |
Much more than a one-trick puzzle movie… the logic holds emotionally and narratively, and Shyamalan brings satisfying closure to all his characters and their sorrows. Full Review |
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B- |
Elegantly shot, admirably acted, and well-scored... but when The Sixth Sense leaves the character-study path, its weaknesses and essential arrogance are most obvious. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
Shyamalan relies on gradually charging the atmosphere until an electrifying ending. Full Review |
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3/4 |
This disturbing thriller is distinguished by the moving performance of Haley Joel Osment. Full Review |
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4.5/5 |
It is the only film I've seen that gives you the creeps and the warm fuzzies all at the same time. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Willis gives an excellent, understated, and compassionate performance. Full Review |
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 2.5/5 |
I'd like to say that writer/director M. Night Shyamalan is a stunning new voice and talent working in Hollywood today. Unfortunately, that pronouncement will have to wait for at least one more film. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Intricate, intimate thriller is full of superb performances, deft direction. Full Review |
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