Outerlands vs The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 2.5/10 for Outerlands). Outerlands is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 47m. The Sixth Sense is the older of the two (1999 against 2025). Both are drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Outerlands posterOuterlands2025 VS The Sixth Sense posterThe Sixth Sense1999
OuterlandsThe Sixth Sense
Audience score★ 2.5/10★ 7.9/10
Year20251999
Length1h 40m1h 47m
GenresDrama, MysteryDrama, Mystery, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorElena OxmanM. Night Shyamalan
Main castAsia Kate Dillon, Lea DeLaria, Louisa Krause, Daniel K. Isaac, Ridley Asha BatemanDonnie Wahlberg, Olivia Williams, Angelica Page, Bruce Willis, Toni Collette

Synopsis

Outerlands

Cass juggles jobs as a nanny, restaurant server, and party drug dealer in order to make ends meet and pay for their tiny San Francisco apartment. After a one night stand with Kalli, a co-worker they have a crush on, Cass agrees to watch her 11-year-old daughter, Ari, while she goes out of town. But as days pass without word from Kalli, Cass and Ari form a bond that spirals Cass back to their own difficult childhood and the pain they’ve been…

The Sixth Sense

Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.

Where to watch

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