Supernatural drama starring Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment. On the same night that he receives an award for his achievements, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe is injured after a confrontation with disturbed ex-patient Vincent Gray. Nevertheless, several months later he decides to take on the case of a nine-year-old boy, who claims he can see dead people, just as Gray had done.
Writer/director M Night Shyamalan has fashioned a modern classic here, a chilly, intelligent, emotional ghost story that relies not on the obligatory gore and knifeplay for its many shocks but on glimpses of an afterlife that's anything but angels and harps. Bruce Willis plays it quiet and reflective as the child psychologist attempting to get inside the head of the young Haley Joel Osment, who sees dead people "all the time". Toni Collette (Muriel's Wedding) is equally convincing as the boy's troubled mum and, though the film's initial impact hinged on chatter about its knockout twist ending (the sort to have you buying another ticket), in truth it's the controlled pace of Shyamalan's direction and the simplicity of his storytelling that make it so rewatchable.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Malcolm Crowe | Bruce Willis |
| Cole Sear | Haley Joel Osment |
| Lynn Sear | Toni Collette |
| Anna Crowe | Olivia Williams |
| Vincent Gray | Donnie Wahlberg |
| Sean | Glenn Fitzgerald |
| Kyra Collins | Mischa Barton |
| Tommy Tammisimo | Trevor Morgan |
| Doctor Hill | M Night Shyamalan |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | M Night Shyamalan |
