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The Others (2001)

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Reviews Counted: 144 Fresh: 119  Rotten:25 Average Rating: 7.2/10
 
Consensus: The Others is a spooky thriller that reminds us that a movie doesn't need expensive special effects to be creepy.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Synopsis: THE OTHERS begins with a close-up of a woman screaming. By the time this intense film ends, everyone watching it will be screaming and gasping. Nicole Kidman stars as Grace, a woman raising two children by herself in a creepy mansion. World War II is over, but Grace's husband never returned.... THE OTHERS begins with a close-up of a woman screaming. By the time this intense film ends, everyone watching it will be screaming and gasping. Nicole Kidman stars as Grace, a woman raising two children by herself in a creepy mansion. World War II is over, but Grace's husband never returned. Meanwhile, the two children, Anne and Nicholas, must constantly stay in the dark because they are deathly allergic to light. Then one day three people show up to take over for Grace's disappeared staff, and trouble starts to brew. The odd trio--an aging nanny, an elderly gardener, and a young mute girl--seems to have a slightly different agenda than Grace and the children do. But when Anne starts talking to strange, unseen people, the scares start building to an incredible climax. Alejandro Amenábar's highly stylized English-language debut is one of the better haunted-house films of the past few years. Not only did Amenábar write and direct the film but he composed the eerie music as well. Nicole Kidman is outstanding as the overprotective mother trying to save her children, while Fionnula Flanagan excels as the nanny with a deep, dark secret. Because the children must remain in darkness, Grace must lock every door behind her, to make sure that the children don't accidentally enter a brightly lit room; it is a marvelous horror-film device that Amenábar uses to perfection. [More]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan, Christopher Eccleston, Elaine Cassidy, Eric Sykes

Director: Alejandro Amenábar
Screenwriter: Alejandro Amenábar
Composer: Alejandro Amenábar

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Jul 9, 2004

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  • Screen sensation Nicole Kidman (MOULIN ROUGE, EYES WIDE SHUT) delivers an utterly unforgettable performance in this scary and stylish suspense thriller. While awaiting her husband's return from war, Grace (Kidman) and her two young children live an unusually isolated existence behind the locked doors and drawn curtains of a secluded island mansion. Then, after three mysterious servants arrive and it becomes chillingly clear that there is far more to his house than can be seen, Grace finds herself in a harrying fight to save her children and keep her sanity. Acclaimed by critics everywhere, the unpredictable twists and turns of this compelling hit will keep you guessing as it keeps you riveted to the edge of your seat!
  • Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

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    Amenábar racks up the tension to unbearable levels in a spooky shocker that's worthy of any comparison with M Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense.

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    The Others is a modern horror film with an old-fashioned touch, relying on suggestion and suspense to generate fear.

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    Nicole Kidman's brilliant turn is at the center of this sumptuously made supernatural thriller that builds and sustains creepy tension without ever relying on gory violence or special effects.

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    The Others, like its popular predecessors The Sixth Sense and The Usual Suspects, keeps us (here, literally) in the dark for the entire movie and then, just before everyone packs up to leave, throws a shocking curve our way making us rethink everything we

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    The ending is rather predictable, but the rest of the film is very skillfully wrought, with excellent performances by adults and children alike.

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    in this elegantly crafted, chillingly effective tale, [everything] is significant. Nothing in the writing or directing is left to chance.

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    For every dozen slasher films, there is one genuinely innovative and hair-raising horror film that dares to take chances and force you to rely on your imagination

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    The final reel of The Others is reasonably captivating, but the 85 minutes that come before it are mostly just dull and atmospheric.

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