Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.
Acting
Osment's 'I see dead people' delivery is flawless child-actor history.
Direction
Shyamalan's color theory and frame composition reward obsessive rewatching.
Writing
Every line Crowe speaks recontextualizes after the reveal. Chekhov's ghost.
Director
M. Night Shyamalan
Bruce Willis
Malcolm Crowe
Haley Joel Osment
Cole Sear
Toni Collette
Lynn Sear
Olivia Williams
Anna Crowe
Trevor Morgan
Tommy Tammisimo
Donnie Wahlberg
Vincent Gray
Peter Anthony Tambakis
Darren
Jeffrey Zubernis
Bobby
Bruce Norris
Stanley Cunningham
Glenn Fitzgerald
Sean
Greg Wood
Mr. Collins
Mischa Barton
Kyra Collins
Angelica Page
Mrs. Collins
Lisa Summerour
Bridesmaid
Firdous Bamji
Young Man Buying Ring
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The color red appears in nearly every ghost scene—Shyamalan used it as a visual language for the supernatural bleeding into reality.
This film singlehandedly created the 'Shyamalan twist' expectation that would haunt the director's entire career.
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