Shutter Island vs The Sixth Sense

Shutter Island has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.9/10 for The Sixth Sense). The Sixth Sense is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 2h 18m. The Sixth Sense is the older of the two (1999 against 2010). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Shutter Island posterShutter Island2010 VS The Sixth Sense posterThe Sixth Sense1999
Shutter IslandThe Sixth Sense
Audience score★ 8.2/10★ 7.9/10
Year20101999
Length2h 18m1h 47m
GenresDrama, Mystery, ThrillerDrama, Mystery, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorMartin ScorseseM. Night Shyamalan
Main castJoseph Sikora, Patricia Clarkson, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo, Leonardo DiCaprioDonnie Wahlberg, Olivia Williams, Angelica Page, Bruce Willis, Toni Collette

Synopsis

Shutter Island

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.

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.

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