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The Sixth Sense

1999 · 107 min · Director: M. Night Shyamalan ★ IMDb 8.2 · 1,171,770 ratings

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Malcom Crowe (Bruce Willis) is a child psychologist who receives an award on the same night that he is visited by a very unhappy ex-patient. After this encounter, Crowe takes on the task of curing a young boy with the same ills as the ex-patient (Donnie Wahlberg) . This boy "sees dead people". Crowe spends a lot of time with the boy much to the dismay of his wife (Olivia Williams). Cole's mom (Toni Collette) is at her wit's end with what to do about her son's increasing problems. Crowe is the boy's only hope.

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The Sixth Sense (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 30%, Tension 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Fear
  1. Fear30%
  2. Relief10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Sadness. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 8.2/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Fear

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Empathy
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Empathy46 %27 %15 %30 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension61 %40 %28 %50 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Empathy57 %49 %30 %40 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Empathy52 %54 %34 %26 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Empathy57 %59 %43 %30 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Empathy61 %59 %44 %42 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Tension59 %54 %40 %42 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Empathy62 %53 %37 %42 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Tension73 %60 %38 %59 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Empathy73 %62 %41 %64 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Fear71 %61 %46 %61 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Empathy71 %64 %52 %58 %
62.5 %≈ 67′Empathy68 %63 %53 %52 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Empathy71 %67 %57 %58 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Sadness72 %69 %61 %59 %
77.5 %≈ 83′Empathy66 %61 %51 %43 %
82.5 %≈ 88′Empathy69 %65 %48 %31 %
87.5 %≈ 94′Empathy80 %78 %61 %39 %
92.5 %≈ 99′Sadness87 %83 %75 %50 %
97.5 %≈ 104′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Olivia Williams

Anna Crowe

Trevor Morgan

Tommy Tammisimo

Donnie Wahlberg

Vincent Gray

JZ
Jeffrey Zubernis

Bobby

BN
Bruce Norris

Stanley Cunningham

GW
Greg Wood

Mr. Collins

Mischa Barton

Kyra Collins

AP
Angelica Page

Mrs. Collins

LS
Lisa Summerour

Bridesmaid

FB
Firdous Bamji

Young Man Buying Ring

SS
Samia Shoaib

Young Woman Buying Ring

HS
Hayden Saunier

Darren's Mom

JD
Janis Dardaris

Kitchen Woman

NH
Neill Hartley

Visitor #2

SR
Sarah Ripard

Visitor #3

Details

Directed by
M. Night Shyamalan
Type
Movies
Released
1999
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 8.2 · 1,171,770 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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