The Others (2001)

The Others rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.6/10· 424K votes

Rotten Tomatoes84%

Metacritic74%

TMDb7.616/10· 7K votes

With 84% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.6/10 on IMDb and 74/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About The Others

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.

Cast of The Others

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  Nicole Kidman

  as Grace Stewart

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  Alakina Mann

  as Anne Stewart

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  James Bentley

  as Nicholas Stewart

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  Fionnula Flanagan

  as Mrs. Bertha Mills

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  Christopher Eccleston

  as Charles Stewart

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  Eric Sykes

  as Mr. Edmund Tuttle

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  Elaine Cassidy

  as Lydia

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  Keith Allen

  as Mr. Marlish

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  Renée Asherson

  as Old Lady

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  Michelle Fairley

  as Mrs. Marlish

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  Gordon Reid

  as Assistant

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  Alexander Vince

  as Victor Marlish

The Others facts

Budget

$17M

Box office

$210M

Our take on The Others

Alejandro Amenábar's 2001 horror-mystery is a masterclass in restraint, unfolding almost entirely inside a shadowed old house. Grace keeps the rooms dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, suffer a rare sensitivity to light, but as strange events and disturbing visions mount, she comes to fear the house is haunted and fights to protect them at any cost. Amenábar builds dread through silence, creaking corners and a mounting sense of the uncanny rather than gore, culminating in a story that lingers on grief and denial. It's ideal for viewers who prize atmosphere, slow-burn tension and a controlled, elegant ghost story over jump scares and spectacle.