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Overview

User Rating:
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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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Subtle, genuinely creepy and ... SUBTLE 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

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Trivia:
The disease the children have is an actual disease known as xeroderma pigmentosum. It is very rare with roughly a thousand people in the world that have it. more
Goofs:
Continuity: While Grace is searching for the missing curtains, Anne and Nicholas argue while Anne draws. Her drawing goes back and forth, being less complete when the camera is beside her, and more complete when it is beside Nicholas. 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 See prang (2008) more
Soundtrack:
I Only Have Eyes for You more

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117 out of 129 people found the following comment useful.
Subtle, genuinely creepy and ... SUBTLE, 4 November 2004
8/10
Author: Coventry from the Draconian Swamp of Unholy Souls

The Others is a very remarkable film from more than just one viewpoint. In an era where you can only impress young horror fanatics with bucket-loads of blood and gross-out effects, Amenábar actually re-teaches his audience that fear is especially caused by suggestion and the absence of explicit images. The Others is the first intelligent horror film in years, completely relying on atmosphere and eerie set pieces. It's such a relief to finally see a subtle film that is also effective! I'm normally not much of Nicole Kidman fan but she's very convincing as the prudish, over-concerned mother who desperately tries to protect her children from the outside world (daylight in particular). She lives in a remote mansion and waits, along with her 2 children, for WWII to be over. With the arrival of 3 servants, strange events star to occur in the old house and the daughter spots 'intruders' everywhere. The screenplay - by Amenábar himself - is not totally unique (filmfreaks who're familiar with expressionism highlights from the 60's will quickly guess the hidden plot twist) but it's filled with ingenious findings and sublime dialogues. The Others reminds you of 'The Innocents' and there are far worse films to get compared with, if you ask me! What also is rather amazing about this production is that Amenábar seems so confident! This is his first giant Hollywood adventure with stars in the cast and American money and yet he has total control over everything. The acting is great, the plot actually scares you and the directing is solid. The Others is a total winner and easily one of the greatest genre-films of the last few decades.

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