The Sixth Sense
Overview
"I see dead people." Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment) is a quiet, sad, frightened boy in Philadelphia who tells child psychologist Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) that he sees dead people, who walk around like regular people but only see what they want to see. Malcolm himself was shot months earlier by a former patient, Vincent Grey (Donnie Wahlberg), whom he failed to help, and now he is trying to help Cole, a boy having similar problems. Cole's loving, worried mother is Lynn Sear (Toni Collette). Malcolm initially thinks Cole is delusional, but eventually realises Cole is telling the truth. The twist is famous: Malcolm is dead. He was killed by Vincent Grey and has been a ghost the entire time; Cole has been seeing him, and helps him resolve his unfinished business. The story ends with Malcolm saying goodbye to his wife, whom he has been watching but unable to communicate with — a moving, terrifying exploration of grief, guilt, and the afterlife.
