Searching vs The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.6/10 for Searching). Searching is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 47m. The Sixth Sense is the older of the two (1999 against 2018). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Searching posterSearching2018 VS The Sixth Sense posterThe Sixth Sense1999
SearchingThe Sixth Sense
Audience score★ 7.6/10★ 7.9/10
Year20181999
Length1h 42m1h 47m
GenresDrama, Mystery, ThrillerDrama, Mystery, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorAneesh ChagantyM. Night Shyamalan
Main castJohn Cho, Melissa Disney, Ben Cain, Sean O'Bryan, Michelle LaDonnie Wahlberg, Olivia Williams, Angelica Page, Bruce Willis, Toni Collette

Synopsis

Searching

After David Kim's 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter's laptop.

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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