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Overview

User Rating:
7.8/10   79,035 votes
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Writer:
Alejandro Amenábar (written by)
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Release Date:
10 August 2001 (USA) more
Tagline:
Sooner or later she'll see them, then everything will be different. more
Plot:
A woman who lives in a darkened old house with her two photosensitive children becomes convinced that her family home is haunted. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 22 wins & 36 nominations more
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Nicole Kidman rules! more (1041 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Les autres (France)
Los otros (Spain)
The Darkness (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and frightening moments.
Runtime:
101 min | Finland:104 min | USA:104 min
Country:
USA | Spain | France | Italy
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Filming Locations:
Madrid, Spain more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise's high profile divorce was finalized the same week that "The Others" was released. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the fight between Grace and Anne in the bedroom, the lamp on the floor disappears and reappears between shots. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Grace: Now children, are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin... This story started many thousands of years ago, and it was all over in just 7 days. All that long long time ago, none of the things we can see now, the sun, the moon, the stars, the earth, the animals and plants, not a single one existed. Only God existed. And so only he could have created them. And he did.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Clair obscur (2005) more
Soundtrack:
I Only Have Eyes for You more

FAQ

Why does the old woman keep drawing circles when "the intruders" interrogate the children about why they wouldn't leave the house?
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68 out of 83 people found the following comment useful.
Nicole Kidman rules!, 15 August 2001
10/10
Author: (overthetop10@hotmail.com) from Lincoln, Nebraska

If I had to sum up this movie in a word, it would be "chilling." The Others is a delightfully atmospheric suspense film. It's tense, scary, and very memorable -- I don't think I'll ever forget the image of a terrified Nicole Kidman clutching her rosary beads around her shotgun as she tears down the halls of her dreadful Victorian mansion.

Writer/director/composer Alejandro Amenabar creates a dark, dark atmosphere, in which you feel like you can't trust anyone. Nicole Kidman, in her brilliant performance as Grace, is supposedly the "heroine" of the film, but as I watched the movie I found myself more frightened of her than rooting for her; steely and overbearing, with a hint of psychotic hysteria in her icy eyes. And then the children, (held their own and even stole a few scenes from the more experienced players) were just hellishly creepy. The little girl was one of the most ominous characters I have ever seen in a film. And the servants (who were also finely played) will keep you guessing the whole way through. Every time you think you have it figured out, some of the household help will pop up and throw the whole framework off-kilter.

The real attraction in this film is Nicole Kidman, following up her bravura performance as Satine in "Moulin Rouge" with a woman teetering between insanity and iron control. Grace has so many layers, and Kidman reveals almost all of them through her face. The film is anchored by her presence, and she plays off the other actors extremely well -- note the tense relationship she has with Anne, her daughter. When the two lock eyes, it's like watching two trains crash head-first into one another.

The only disappointment in this movie is the ending, which is slightly anti-climactic. When you get to it, you'll be satisfied, and it ties up everything that's happened in the movie up to that point quite well. But it seemed almost anti-climactic, and I was left feeling a little bit let down.

Overall, I gave The Others a 9/10.

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