10 Psychological Thrillers That Genuinely Mess With Your Head
7. The Sixth Sense
The film that brought M. Night Shyamalan to everyone's attention and laid the foundations for his reputation for shocking twists across his movies, The Sixth Sense is an absolute classic.
Starring Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment, the film follows the story of child psychologist Malcolm Crowe and his relationship with a young boy named Cole Sear. Cole famously claims that he 'sees dead people', and frequently interacts with dead ghosts who are unaware that they have died.
The mystery and suspense of the film is coupled brilliantly with the strong performance from Willis, Osment and Shyamalan behind the camera, and The Sixth Sense more than cashes in on its suspense and dark atmosphere throughout its runtime.
The film has rightfully earned the bulk of its plaudits for its shocking twist revelation during its finale however. Everything the film puts forward changes completely with the revelation, with subtle details and lines taking on whole new meanings and explaining a great deal more with it in mind. Audiences are sure to have watched through The Sixth Sense more than once to help make sense of things.