Philip Molloy
Irish Independent
Apr 21, 2026
It is difficult to understand why it should have become so much of a phenomenon in the United States.
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Brian Bisesi
Horror Movie Club Podcast
Mar 5, 2025
5/5
All these years later, The Sixth Sense still holds up as an all around great film. The film powerfully portrays the emotional journeys of three separate characters without short-changing any of their stories.
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Douglas Davidson
Elements of Madness
Oct 20, 2024
The film remains a strong and engaging tale, one worthy of its reputation and a rewatch. But this release is not worth the upgrade.
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Richard Roeper
Chicago Sun-Times
Aug 9, 2024
A film that left an indelible footprint on the popular culture, a film that remains one of my favorite titles of the 1990s in any genre...
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Noah Berlatsky
Splice Today
Aug 5, 2024
The film’s an extended exercise in flattering the fooled viewer for being a viewer and for being fooled.
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William Mullally
The National (UAE)
Aug 3, 2024
5/5
This is popcorn cinema at its most purely empathetic – a horror film where the true horror is in not being seen, heard or understood by those around us, especially the people we love.
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Daniel Allen
Loud and Clear Reviews
Jul 25, 2024
5/5
It is fitting that Shyamalan – the man who revers Spielberg, who filmed homages of his films in the backyard – made a ghost story that feels almost Spielbergian. Its child perspective means The Sixth Sense contains a sense of wonder
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Patrick Cavanaugh
The Wolfman Cometh
Sep 20, 2023
5/5
A breakout hit for all parties involved for good reason. Still manages to be effective and engaging no matter how long you've known the ending, especially thanks to Osment's tortured performance.
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Kristy Strouse
Wonderfully Weird and Horrifying
Nov 12, 2021
Intelligent and poignant; this is a unique kind of ghost story. The human kind.
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Robin Holabird
Robin Holabird
Oct 15, 2021
One of the rare horror films to earn an Oscar nomination for Best Picture, it remain a personal best for the director.
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Fico Cangiano
CineXpress Podcast
Mar 10, 2021
4/5
Haley Joel Osment gives one of the best child performances ever, while director/writer M. Night Shyamalan rewards us with one of the best twists of all time. [Full review in Spanish]
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Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
Sep 24, 2020
10/10
Boasts a startling twist ending - a trope that isn't a stranger to the genre, but one that writer/director M. Night Shyamalan uses perfectly.
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SezĂn Koehler
Black Girl Nerds
May 24, 2020
5/5
The Sixth Sense has most importantly been reminding us of how powerful children can be as forces of knowledge, awareness, and healing, if only adults would actually listen to them.
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Sergio BenĂtez
Espinof
Apr 17, 2020
The end is just the icing on a perfectly designed and cooked cake. [Full Review in Spanish]
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Joshua Rothkopf
In These Times
Mar 16, 2020
At root, his films are patient vindications of crazy faiths, of ghosts and comic book heroes. Loneliness is his theme, and when blessed with courageous performers, as in The Sixth Sense, he can take us just about anywhere.
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Gena Radcliffe
The Spool
Jan 20, 2020
It's simply one of the most affecting, deeply human ghost stories ever made.
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C.J. Prince
Way Too Indie
Jun 20, 2019
Anyone wanting a truly good scare, mixed with the sort of heartfelt character investment that makes the plot that much more enthralling, will never be disappointed with The Sixth Sense
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Kate Knibbs
The Ringer
Mar 26, 2019
It's more than just a killer trick: The Sixth Sense holds up because of Bruce Willis's mournful performance as Dr. Malcolm Crowe.
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PJ Nabarro
Patrick Nabarro
Dec 16, 2018
4/5
One of Hollywood's most accomplished genre films of the last 20 years.
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David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
Jan 23, 2017
2.5/4
Shyamalan remains unable to wholeheartedly capture the viewer's interest for the duration of the movie's slightly overlong running time.
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