🎬 Movies Like The Sixth Sense

Loved The Sixth Sense (1999)? After being shot by a resentful former patient whom he failed to help, a Philadelphia child psychologist seeks redemption by treating a young boy with a disturbing secret.. Here are 27 films with the same DNA — matched on shared themes, tone, people and story elements by CinePick's similarity engine, with the reasons each one made the list. Or explore The Sixth Sense itself.

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   The Village2004

   6.6 IMDb43% RT critics57% RT audience65% TMDB

   Shared talent: director M. Night Shyamalan; Both are mystery/thriller films

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   Unbreakable2000

   7.3 IMDb71% RT critics77% RT audience71% TMDB

   Shared talent: director M. Night Shyamalan, Bruce Willis; Shared themes: set in philadelphia, philadelphia, pennsylvania, marriage crisis

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   Blow Out1981

   7.4 IMDb88% RT critics81% RT audience74% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: philadelphia, pennsylvania, set in pennsylvania, set in united states

4. 4
   Split2016

   7.3 IMDb79% RT critics79% RT audience73% TMDB

   Shared talent: director M. Night Shyamalan; Shared themes: set in philadelphia, philadelphia, pennsylvania, psychological horror

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   Training Day2001

   7.8 IMDb74% RT critics89% RT audience75% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser74·89

   Both are thriller/drama films; Matching tense, dark tone

6. 6
   A Beautiful Mind2001

   8.2 IMDb74% RT critics93% RT audience79% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser74·93

   Both are mystery/drama films; Matching cerebral, emotional tone

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   Memento2000

   8.4 IMDb93% RT critics83% Metacritic94% RT audience82% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim93·94

   Shared themes: somber, psychological thriller, set in united states; Both are mystery/thriller films

8. 8
   Talk to Her2002

   7.9 IMDb91% RT critics92% RT audience76% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim91·92

   Both are mystery/drama films; Matching cerebral, emotional tone

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   Oldboy2003

   8.3 IMDb82% RT critics94% RT audience82% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim82·94

   Both are mystery/drama films; Matching dark, intense tone

10. 10
    Scream1996

    7.4 IMDb78% RT critics80% RT audience74% TMDB

    Both are mystery films; Matching dark, cerebral tone

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    In the Shadow of the Moon2019

    6.2 IMDb59% RT critics50% RT audience62% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: set in philadelphia, philadelphia, pennsylvania, set in united states

12. 12
    Crimson Tide1995

    7.4 IMDb89% RT critics84% RT audience72% TMDB

    Both are thriller/drama films; Matching tense, intense tone

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    The Others2001

    7.6 IMDb84% RT critics77% RT audience76% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim84·77

    Shared themes: supernatural thriller; Both are mystery/thriller films

14. 14
    Copycat1995

    6.6 IMDb76% RT critics65% RT audience65% TMDB

    Shared themes: cowardliness, psychology, set in united states; Both are mystery/thriller films

15. 15
    The Bourne Supremacy2004

    7.7 IMDb81% RT critics90% RT audience73% TMDB

    Both are mystery/thriller films; Matching tense, intense tone

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    Misery1990

    7.8 IMDb86% RT critics90% RT audience78% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim86·90

    Shared themes: psychological horror, psychological thriller, suspenseful; Both are thriller/drama films

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    12 Monkeys1995

    8.0 IMDb88% RT critics88% RT audience76% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim88·88

    Shared themes: set in philadelphia, philadelphia, pennsylvania, anxious; Both are mystery/thriller films

18. 18
    American Woman2018

    6.9 IMDb89% RT critics81% RT audience63% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: set in pennsylvania, set in united states

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    The Spanish Prisoner1997

    7.1 IMDb89% RT critics80% RT audience68% TMDB

    Shared themes: confidence; Both are mystery/thriller films

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    Lost Highway1997

    7.6 IMDb70% RT critics87% RT audience75% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser70·87

    Both are mystery/thriller films; Matching tense, cerebral tone

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    Mothers' Instinct2024

    6.3 IMDb55% RT critics47% RT audience68% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are thriller/drama films

22. 22
    Ordinary People1980

    7.7 IMDb90% RT critics88% RT audience74% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are drama films

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    Tideland2005

    6.3 IMDb31% RT critics64% RT audience65% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Matching dark, tense tone

24. 24
    A Good Woman Is Hard to Find2019

    6.3 IMDb92% RT critics68% RT audience61% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling92·68

    Often recommended together; Both are thriller/drama films

25. 25
    Byzantium2012

    6.5 IMDb65% RT critics51% RT audience63% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Matching dark, tense tone

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    Heel2025

    6.8 IMDb88% RT critics75% RT audience73% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Matching dark, tense tone

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    The Window1949

    7.4 IMDb100% RT critics78% RT audience69% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling100·78

    Often recommended together; Both are thriller/drama films