Question 1

Is The Sixth Sense (1999) scary?

Accepted Answer

Yes — The Sixth Sense (1999) is consistently scary. As a supernatural film, it scored 7.7/10 for fear, 8.0/10 for atmosphere, and 8.4/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 2 ratings.

Question 2

Is The Sixth Sense (1999) streaming?

Accepted Answer

The Sixth Sense (1999)'s US theatrical release date is August 6, 1999. No digital rental, streaming or physical release date has been announced.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in The Sixth Sense (1999)?

Accepted Answer

The Sixth Sense (1999) has 8 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is The Sixth Sense (1999) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

The Sixth Sense (1999) is rated PG-13. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 7.7/10 for fear, 3.5/10 for gore, and 5.5/10 for intensity, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 8 jump scares. Content warnings on file: child endangerment, domestic violence, and self harm.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of The Sixth Sense (1999)?

Accepted Answer

Bruce Willis plays Malcolm Crowe, Haley Joel Osment plays Cole Sear, Toni Collette plays Lynn Sear, Olivia Williams plays Anna Crowe, Trevor Morgan plays Tommy Tammisimo, Donnie Wahlberg plays Vincent Gray, Peter Anthony Tambakis plays Darren, Jeffrey Zubernis plays Bobby.

Question 6

Does The Sixth Sense (1999) have a happy ending?

Accepted Answer

The Sixth Sense (1999) has a bittersweet ending on Watch Darkly's spoiler-gated ending scale.

Question 7

What are some films like The Sixth Sense (1999)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to The Sixth Sense (1999) on Watch Darkly include Voces (2020), Split (2016), The Eye (2002), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

The Sixth Sense

Release & where to watch

Where to watchUS, as of Sep 11, 2026

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