Malcom Crowe is a child psychologist who receives an award on the same night that he is visited by a very unhappy ex-patient. After this encounter, Crowe takes on the task of curing a young boy with the same ills as the ex-patient. This boy sees dead people. Crowe spends a lot of time with the boy (Cole) much to the dismay of his wife. Cole‘s mom is at her wit‘s end with what to do about her son‘s increasing problems. Crowe is the boy‘s only hope.

　　麦坎医生是个杰出的儿童心理学家,帮过不少痊愈的青年, 闯入医生家对他开枪后,随即举枪自尽.一年后,麦坎医生又遇到与自尽青年相似的病例,为弥补缺憾,医生决定尽力帮助这名叫做柯尔的小男孩. 由于柯尔拥有阴阳眼,长久以来饱受鬼魂的惊扰,活得十分恐惧,因此当麦坎医生向柯尔伸出援手时,却不被接受,因为柯尔不相信有人能帮他脱离困境. 但在麦坎医生锲而不舍的努力下,终于逐渐突破柯尔的心防.当柯尔终于能接受自己拥有阴阳眼且勇敢面对现实之际,麦坎医生却有一个惊人的发现...