Thriller movie with ‘best twist ever’ is on TV tonight

'While often imitated by lesser films, rarely has a twist been so well teed up while remaining completely unpredictable to first-time viewers.'

The film sees Bruce Willis (Die Hard, Lucky Number Slevin) play Malcolm, a psychologist still coming to terms with an unexpected tragedy.

Amidst this, he begins working with Cole (Haley Joel Osment - Forest Gump, A.I. Artificial Intelligence), a troubled young boy whose strange behaviour is worrying his mother, Lynn (Toni Collette - Hereditary, Nightmare Alley).

As Cole and Malcolm form a close bond, the child tells the psychiatrist that he can see and talk to "dead people".

Released in 1999, The Sixth Sense was a massive hit at the box office and with critics, and went on to be nominated for six Oscars.

It's easy to see why. Aided by four fantastic performances by Willis, Osment, Collette and Olivia Williams (as Malcolm's wife), Shyamalan's ghost story / psychological thriller blends hair-raising scares and genuine heart.

The movie also culminates in what's probably the best twist ending ever.

While often imitated by lesser films, rarely has a twist been so well teed up while remaining completely unpredictable to first-time viewers, recontextualising everything that came before.

The Sixth Sense is airing on TV tonight on TG4 at 9.45pm. It's also streaming on Disney+.

Watch the trailer for The Sixth Sense right here:

Here are the other movies on TV tonight:

Starter for 10 - BBC Four - 9pm

The very funny British comedy about a university student (James McAvoy) who secures a place on a University Challenge quiz team.

Now You See Me - Sky One - 9pm

This fun blockbuster about famous magicians who also pull off bank heists and robberies launched a trilogy.

Sudden Death / Universal Soldier: Regeneration - Legend - 9pm / 11.20pm

A JCVD double bill.

The Patriot - Legend Xtra - 9pm

The war epic starring Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger that we recommended earlier this week.

My Policeman - RTÉ One - 9.30pm

David Dawson, Emma Corrin, and Harry Styles star in this romantic drama set mostly in 1950s Britain.

Big Trouble in Little China - Film4 - 10pm

The cult action comedy from director John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing) about a hard-boiled truck driver (Kurt Russell), who gets caught up in a conflict within San Francisco's Chinatown.

The Creator - Channel 4 - 10.15pm

The very stylish sci-fi about humans at war with AI that is about to be added to Netflix.

Emma - Virgin Media Three - 11pm

The 1996 adaptation of Jane Austen's novel starring Kate Beckinsale.

Blithe Spirit - Sky Comedy - 11.30pm

A comedy based on a Noël Coward play starring Dan Stevens and Judi Dench.

A Perfect Pairing - RTÉ One - 11.35pm

A rom-com set in the world of wine starring Adam Demos and Victoria Justice.