1999 · 107 min · PG-13

The Sixth Sense

Name: The Sixth Sense
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Drama
Released: 1999
Duration: 107 min
Cast: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams, Trevor Morgan

Directed by M. Night Shyamalan · Mystery, Thriller, Drama

The Sixth Sense (1999) is a Mystery film, directed by M. Night Shyamalan set in Philadelphia during the 1990s, in fall. It runs 107 minutes and is rated PG-13.

A psychological horror, with a melancholic and tense tone. Themes of grief & loss, guilt & shame, and isolation play out through unreliable narrator and frame narrative.

Composer

James Newton Howard

Cinematography

Tak Fujimoto

Cast

Bruce WillisHaley Joel OsmentToni ColletteOlivia WilliamsTrevor MorganDonnie WahlbergPeter Anthony TambakisJeffrey Zubernis

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Setting

When

Season

Premise & themes

Premise

Psychological Horror

Themes

Grief & Loss Guilt & Shame Isolation

Structure

Unreliable Narrator Frame Narrative

Tone

MelancholicTenseContemplative

Shape

Protagonist

Two HanderChild Lead

Pacing

Slow Burn

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