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Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Writer (WGA): M. Night Shyamalan (written by)

Release Date: 6 August 1999 (USA)

Genre: Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline: "I see dead people"

Plot: A boy who communicates with spirits that don't know they're dead seeks the help of a disheartened child psychologist.

Malcom Crowe is a child psychologist who receives an award on the same night that he is visited by a very unhappy ex-patient. After this encounter, Crowe takes on the task of curing a young boy with the same ills as the ex-patient. This boy "sees dead people". Crowe spends a lot of time with the boy (Cole) much to the dismay of his wife. Cole's mom is at her wit's end with what to do about her son's increasing problems. Crowe is the boy's only hope. Written by Jeff Mellinger {[email protected]}

Child psychologist Malcom Crowe is one night visited by an ex-patient named Vincent, angry, enraged. He wounds Crowe, then kills himself. A few months later, Crowe is visited by a 9-year old boy named Cole. He sees dead people who do not know they are dead. Because of this, he is called a freak in school. Crowe, at first thinks he is seeing things, but after spending a lot of time with Cole (much to his wife's dismay), he discovers Cole may be seeing dead people after all... Written by neo101

Child psychiatrist Malcolm Crowe is confronted one night by his former patient Vincent Gray who he failed to help. After Vincent shoots Crowe in the stomach and kills himself, Crowe can't stop thinking about it. A few months later he is hired to help a troubled boy named Cole Sear, who has many of the same problems Vincent had. Crowe sees a chance to redeem himself, but doubts his ability to reach the boy, particularly when Cole claims to see ghosts who don't know they're dead. Written by rmlohner

Plot Keywords :Psychic | Psychology | Disturbing | Psychological Thriller | Ghost Child more

Awards: Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 31 wins & 37 nominations more

Cast (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bruce Willis ... Dr. Malcolm Crowe

Haley Joel Osment ........ Cole Sear

Toni Collette ............ Lynn Sear

Olivia Williams .......... Anna Crowe

Donnie Wahlberg .......... Vincent Grey

Peter Anthony Tambakis ... Darren (as Peter Tambakis)

Jeffrey Zubernis ......... Bobby

Bruce Norris ............. Stanley Cunningham

Glenn Fitzgerald ......... Sean

Greg Wood ................ Mr. Collins

Mischa Barton ............ Kyra Collins

Trevor Morgan ............ Tommy Tammisimo

Angelica Torn ............ Mrs. Collins

Lisa Summerour ........... Bridesmaid

Firdous Bamji ............ Young Man Buying Ring