Maps of Movies
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Where The Sixth Sense says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
The Sixth Sense is a Philadelphia film: its houses, churches and school are real addresses, from Delancey Place to Bryn Mawr
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Scenes and places
The house where it begins (1999)
Child psychologist Malcolm Crowe comes home with his wife Anna after being honored for his work. Then Vincent Grey, a former patient he failed to help, breaks in and accuses him. The night leaves Malcolm with a failure he feels he must make right.
Set in Malcolm and Anna's home — The Crowe family's Philadelphia townhouse, where Malcolm is celebrated for his work and then visited by a former patient. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A tree-lined block of Philadelphia townhouses near Rittenhouse Square.
Filmed at 2006 Delancey Place (Rittenhouse · Delancey Place, Philadelphia, United States) — The Crowes' house in the opening scene was filmed at this address. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The house Malcolm waits outside (1999)
The next fall, Malcolm begins working with nine-year-old Cole Sear, a boy who reminds him of Vincent. He feels he must help Cole to make up for his earlier failure and to win Anna back. Cole's mother Lynn worries about signs of physical harm on her son.
Set in Cole's house — The Sears' home, where Malcolm first sits on a bench to wait for Cole. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A narrow brick street in Southwest Center City, Philadelphia.
Filmed at 2302 Saint Albans Street (Southwest Center City · Saint Albans Street, Philadelphia, United States) — Cole's family home in the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The church where Cole hides (1999)
Cole takes refuge in a church, where Malcolm finds him whispering in Latin. Malcolm apologizes for missing their appointment and tells Cole that in old Europe people hid in churches to claim sanctuary. For the first time Cole lets a little of himself show.
Set in Church in Old City — The old church where Cole takes refuge and Malcolm finds him. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A Roman Catholic parish church in Old City, Philadelphia, founded in 1796 and built in 1847.
Filmed at St. Augustine Church, Old City (Old City · 4th and New Streets, Philadelphia, United States) — Filmed at St. Augustine's Church on 4th and New Streets. The street address differs between sources. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The missed anniversary dinner (1999)
Malcolm arrives late to an anniversary dinner with Anna. She sits cold and distant, and he cannot seem to reach her. His work with Cole is the thing he thinks might repair what is between them.
Set in Malcolm and Anna's restaurant — The restaurant where Malcolm arrives late to a dinner with Anna. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A restaurant on Walnut Street in Center City.
Filmed at Striped Bass, 1500 Walnut Street (Center City · Walnut Street, Philadelphia, United States) — The anniversary restaurant scene was filmed here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The walk to school (1999)
Malcolm walks to school with Cole and tries to learn who his friends are. Cole is isolated; the boy he walks with every day does not like him, and Cole does not tell his mother such things. Malcolm sees how alone the boy is.
Set in Cole's school (St. Anthony's Academy in the story) — Cole's school, where classmates keep their distance from him.
A school building on Pine Street, used for the film in place of a fictional school.
Filmed at Pierce College, 1420 Pine Street (Center City · Pine Street, Philadelphia, United States) — The building used as Cole's school. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The birthday party (1999)
At a birthday party, bullies see that Cole is scared of a cupboard and lock him in it. He screams about someone seemingly inside with him. When he is let out he faints. His mother blames the bullies, and soon after Cole tells Malcolm that he sees dead people.
Set in Birthday party house — The house of the birthday party that goes wrong for Cole.
A rowhouse on Pine Street in Philadelphia.
Filmed at 2408 Pine Street (Rittenhouse · Pine Street, Philadelphia, United States) — Only one source gives this address for the birthday party house. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The funeral reception (1999)
Cole works out who the girl ghost Kyra Collins is and goes with Malcolm to the reception at her home. In her room, Kyra guides Cole to a videotape, and he gives it to her father. It is the first time Cole uses what he sees to help someone.
Set in Kyra Collins's home — The home where the family gathers after the funeral of a girl named Kyra.
A leafy Main Line suburb west of Philadelphia.
Filmed at Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (Main Line · Bryn Mawr, Philadelphia, United States) — The wake scene was set in Bryn Mawr. No house number is given in the sources, so the point is the neighborhood. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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In front of the church (1999)
After school, Cole decides to tell his mother Lynn his secret. When she does not believe him, he tells her things from her own childhood that he could not have known. She is shocked, and she believes him.
Set in Church front — A church front where Cole and his mother stop to talk.
A Baptist church on Christian Street in South Philadelphia.
Filmed at Shiloh Baptist Church, 2040 Christian Street (Southwest Center City · Christian Street, Philadelphia, United States) — The church exterior used in the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The fountain statue (1999)
A short inserted shot shows a statue in a Philadelphia fountain. The film does not tie it to a story place.
Set in Fountain close shot (story place not stated) — An inserted shot of a statue in a fountain.
A fountain at Logan Circle on Benjamin Franklin Parkway, in Philadelphia.
Filmed at Swann Memorial Fountain, Logan Circle (Logan Square, Philadelphia, United States) — Close shot of a fountain statue. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Cemetery seen from the bus (1999)
A short inserted autumn shot looks out a bus window onto a church cemetery.
Set in Cemetery (story place not stated) — An autumn view of a cemetery from a bus window.
The burial ground of the Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church.
Filmed at Old Pine Street Church cemetery (Society Hill · Pine Street, Philadelphia, United States) — Only one source gives this cemetery for the bus window shot. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Characters
- Malcolm Crowe — A Philadelphia child psychologist who wants to make up for a patient he failed.
- Cole Sear — A nine-year-old boy, frightened and isolated, who tells Malcolm his secret.