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‘The Sixth Sense’ at 20: M. Night Shyamalan’s breakout still stuns

The Sixth Sense — celebrating its 20th anniversary with a special Film Center 35mm screening 7 pm Tuesday — opens with the shot of a burning light bulb, which is as good a metaphor as any for a guy with a bright idea.

Eight-year-old Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment, left) is haunted by a dark secret. When child psychologist Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis, right) eventually realizes the extraordinary truth about Cole, the consequences for client and therapist are a jolt that awakens them to something astonishing--and unexplainable.
Eight-year-old Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment, left) is haunted by a dark secret. When child psychologist Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis, right) eventually realizes the extraordinary truth about Cole, the consequences for client and therapist are a jolt that awakens them to something astonishing--and unexplainable.Read moreINQ LABCOPY