Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- hopeful
- lazy sunday
- comfort viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Yehia receives the power to read minds from a voodoo man, driving the film's comic situations and conflicts.
The protagonist's suicidal despair follows a lifetime of failures before the supernatural encounter offers a new path.
The mind-reading ability is placed in the life of a young gym teacher and used for comic interpersonal consequences.
Reading minds creates dramatic and comic tension by revealing inner reactions behind ordinary conversation.
Films like The Seventh Sense, and why
Bedazzled
supernatural comedy using an extraordinary ability to expose personal and social absurdity
What Women Want
comic fantasy about an ordinary person whose unusual powers complicate romance and self-understanding
Bruce Almighty
warm, accessible comedy-drama centered on a frustrated protagonist receiving an improbable second chance
Movie Details
- Director
- Ahmed Mekky
- Release Date
- 2005-12-10
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (23)
Cast
- Ahmed Al Fishawy
- Rania Kourdy
- Amr Al Qadi
- Inaas Mekky
- Abdul Rahman Abu Zahra
- Ahmad Rateb
- Youssef Daoud
- Ahmed Akl
- Taimour Taimour
- Khaled El Ghandour
Common questions
- What is The Seventh Sense about?
- A defeated Egyptian gym teacher gains the ability to read minds and discovers that supernatural insight brings both comic chaos and a chance to rebuild his life.
- What is The Seventh Sense like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Seventh Sense as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Seventh Sense violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Seventh Sense.
- Which films are like The Seventh Sense?
- Films with a similar feel include Bedazzled, What Women Want, and Bruce Almighty.
- How long is The Seventh Sense?
- The Seventh Sense runs 112 minutes.
