The Sixth Sense (1999) poster
1999 · horror · thriller

The Sixth Sense

Directed by M. Night Shyamalan1h 47m1999
ElsewhereIMDb8.21.1MRT86%Metacritic64TMDB8.013k
  • sombre
  • measured
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Sombre, measured, measured horror / thriller, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.

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

Our read · The Sixth Sense (1999) reads as a sombre, measured, inventive horror · thriller entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.

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You want a thoughtful ghost tale built on a shattering twist.

ends bittersweetit stays with youa slow buildgrips by minute 6attention 4/5earns its length
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
Heads-upchild periljump scaressuicide themegraphic violencegore

Skip it tonightYou want fast action or get spooked by child ghosts and jump scares.

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Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
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