The Sixth Sense (1999)
Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) is a successful child psychiatrist and a happily married man. Returning home from an awards ceremony, Malcolm is confronted by Vincent Grey, a distraught former patient who shoots Malcolm and commits suicide. Months later, a recovered Malcolm meets with Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment), a shy and troubled 9 year-old boy. Cole has been experiencing disturbing situations he can’t fully understand. His mother, Lynn, is concerned about his withdrawn and fearful behavior and attributes it to her recent divorce and Cole being bullied by school classmates. Initially, Cole is uncomfortable talking to Malcolm but comes to trust him and confides, “I see dead people.” He says the ghosts don’t always know they are dead. Malcolm diagnoses Cole as delusional, noting that he shares similar symptoms to Vincent Grey. Eventually, Malcolm realizes Cole really is able to communicate with the dead (as was Vincent). He believes the ghosts are benevolent and tells Cole the spirits somehow find their way to him for his help.
As Dr. Crowe tries to uncover the ominous truth about Cole's supernatural abilities, the consequences for client and therapist are a jolt that awakens them both to something harrowing...and unexplainable.