Do domu mieszkającego w Filadelfii psychiatry, dr. Malcolma Crowe (Bruce Willis) i jego żony Anny (Olivia Williams) włamuje się niezrównoważony psychicznie pacjent Vincent Gray (Donnie Wahlberg), który oskarża doktora o to, że nie potrafił udzielić mu pomocy. Strzela do niego, po czym odbiera sobie życie... Malcolm powoli dochodzi do siebie po zamachu na jego życie. Jego uwagę zwraca przypadek Cole'a Seara (Haley Joel Osment), ośmioletniego syna samotnie wychowywanego przez matkę, Lynn (Toni Collette). Cole jest niezwykle jak na swój wiek rozwinięty, ma obsesję na punkcie żołnierzyków i cierpi z powodu rozwodu rodziców. Ku swemu zdumieniu Malcolm odkrywa, że chłopiec posiadł tzw. "szósty zmysł", potrafi wyobrazić sobie, co zdarzyło się w danym miejscu przed wielu laty, a także widzi i słyszy umarłych.
"I see dead people," whispers little Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment), scared to affirm what is to him now a daily occurrence. This peaked nine-year old, already hypersensitive to begin with, is now being haunted by seemingly malevolent spirits. Child psychologist Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) is trying to find out what's triggering Cole's visions but what appears to be a psychological manifestation turns out to be frighteningly real. It might be enough to scare off a lesser man, but for Malcolm it's personal--several months before, he was accosted and shot by an unhinged patient, who then turned the gun on himself. Since then, Malcolm has been in turmoil--he and his wife (Olivia Williams) are barely speaking, and his life has taken an aimless turn. Having failed his loved ones and himself, he's not about to give up on Cole.
The Sixth Sense, M. Night Shyamalan's third feature, sets itself up as a thriller, poised on the brink of delivering monstrous scares, but gradually evolves into more of a psychological drama with supernatural undertones. Many critics faulted the film for being mawkish and "New Age-y", but no matter how you slice it, this is one mightily effective piece of filmmaking. The bare bones of the story are basic enough, but the moody atmosphere created by Shyamalan and cinematographer Tak Fujimoto made this one of the creepiest pictures of 1999, forsaking excessive gore for a sinisterly simple feeling of chilly otherworldliness.
Willis is in his strong, silent type mode here, and gives the film wholly over to Osment, whose crumpled face and big eyes convey a child too wise for his years; his scenes with his mother (Toni Collette) are small, heartbreaking marvels. And even if you figure out the film's surprise ending, it packs an amazingly emotional wallop when it comes, and will have you racing to watch the movie again with a new perspective. You may be able to shake off the sentimentality of The Sixth Sense but its craftsmanship and atmosphere will stay with you for days. --Mark Englehart
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Child psychologist Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) is shot by a former patient, who then kills himself. Feeling responsible for the death, Crowe sees a chance to assuage his guilt by helping the troubled young Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment), who claims to be haunted by ghosts. As the bond between the doctor and his charge grows, Crowe becomes more and more estranged from his wife, who he suspects of having an affair. This psychological drama features one of Hollywood's most celebrated twist endings.
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