FilmPG-13Ghosts & Haunting Supernatural Gothic

The Others2001

Name: The Others
Genre: Ghosts & Haunting, Supernatural, Gothic, Psychological
Released: 2001-08-02
Rating: 7.6

“Sooner or later they’ll find you.”

Directed by Alejandro Amenábar

7.6

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 7.6Rotten Tomatoes 84%Metacritic 74TMDB 7.6

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On the charts

#1·Top Horror Movies of 2001 #5·Top Ghosts & Haunting Films #7·Top Horror Movies of the 2000s #12·Top Supernatural Films #21·Top Gothic Films

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Year

2001

Runtime

101 min

Box Office

Budget

$17,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$210,002,906

Domestic

$96,578,502

🏆 Nominated for 2 BAFTA 29 wins & 55 nominations total

The premise

Grace is a woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions.

Horror Vault's take

Set in the fog-shrouded Channel Islands of post-WWII Britain, The Others follows Grace, a devout and fiercely protective mother raising two children whose extreme sensitivity to light keeps their grand manor in perpetual darkness. When three new servants arrive and inexplicable events begin to fracture the household's fragile routine, Grace's grip on reality — and safety — starts to slip. Director Alejandro Amenábar builds suffocating tension through shadow, silence, and slow-burn dread rather than cheap scares. Nicole Kidman delivers a career-highlight performance that anchors this masterclass in Gothic atmosphere.

Content: Themes Of Suicide, Disturbing Visions, Psychological Distress, Mild Peril Involving Children