The Sixth Sense (1999)
M. Night Shyamalan’s story of a child psychologist treating a boy who sees dead people, with the famous third-act revelation.
This archive gathers the films featuring Bruce Willis reviewed at Master of Worlds: “Death Wish (2018)”, “Last Man Standing (1996)”, “Pulp Fiction (1994)”, “Sin City (2005)”, and “The Sixth Sense (1999)” — 5 titles in all. Across these reviews the focus stays on how Bruce Willis serves each story: the choices that make a performance work, the roles that anchor a film, and the range visible across different pictures. Rather than rank the performances, the collection treats them as a body of work worth examining. The list continues to expand as additional films are reviewed.
M. Night Shyamalan’s story of a child psychologist treating a boy who sees dead people, with the famous third-act revelation.
Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller’s 2005 hyper-stylized noir. Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, Clive Owen. Black-white with red accents.
Tarantino’s 1994 anthology crime film. Three interlocking stories. Palme d’Or. The film that made indie a commercial proposition. Still works.
Hill’s 1996 Walter Hill remake of Yojimbo. Bruce Willis as the drifter who plays two Prohibition-era gangs against each other. Texas dust, Christopher Walken.
M. Night Shyamalan’s 1999 ghost story with the most-quoted twist of its decade. Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, a script that earns its reveal twice.
Eli Roth’s 2018 Death Wish remake with Bruce Willis. Updates the original to Chicago. Competent but cannot match Bronson’s specific star presence.