Overview
A chilling tale of isolation and dread unfolds in a haunted mansion.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- oppressive
- eerie
- claustrophobic
- dark night viewing
- halloween season
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's controlled atmosphere, Nicole Kidman's layered performance, and mounting tension while finding its latter section less spare and more confusing.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Grace enforces severe religious and household rules on Anne and Nicholas while controlling every room and curtain in the mansion.
Mysterious noises, moving doors, and unexplained presences make the mansion's reality difficult to interpret alongside Grace's perspective.
The photosensitive children's condition requires blackout curtains and near-dark rooms, creating oppressive sepia-toned interiors.
Grace's vigil for her absent husband and the children's secluded life are inseparable from the mansion's uncanny activity.
Films like The Others, and why
The Haunting
haunted house horror, psychological uncertainty, and an oppressive domestic setting
The Innocents
gothic supernatural mystery, elegant visual restraint, and a psychologically unstable protagonist
The Sixth Sense
slow-burn supernatural suspense, isolated house, and emotionally charged ambiguity
The Changeling
period haunted-house atmosphere, family trauma, and restrained supernatural dread
Movie Details
- Director
- Alejandro Amenábar
- Release Date
- 2001-08-02
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 (7438)
Cast
- Nicole Kidman
- Alakina Mann
- James Bentley
- Fionnula Flanagan
- Christopher Eccleston
- Eric Sykes
- Elaine Cassidy
- Keith Allen
- Renée Asherson
- Michelle Fairley
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Others about?
- A fiercely controlled mother shelters her light-sensitive children in a wartime island mansion where strict domestic rituals cannot keep the supernatural at bay.
- What is The Others like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Others as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Others violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Others as mild.
- What did critics think of The Others?
- Critics broadly praised the film's controlled atmosphere, Nicole Kidman's layered performance, and mounting tension while finding its latter section less spare and more confusing.
- Which films are like The Others?
- Films with a similar feel include The Haunting, The Innocents, The Sixth Sense, and The Changeling.
- How long is The Others?
- The Others runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Others?
- In United States, The Others streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
