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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), French, Spanish, Dubbed
A young woman (Nicole Kidman) and her two children reside in a secluded island mansion awaiting the return of her husband from the war. Her children have a mysterious disease that won't allow them to be near sunlight so she is vigilant about keeping the curtains and doors closed at all times. However, their isolated existence changes when three servants arrive to attend to the house and it becomes clear that there is more to the house then can be seen. Grace finds herself in a fight to keep her sanity and to keep her children safe.
"Suspenseful!" New York Observer
"Nicole Kidman is pitch-perfect!" Los Angeles Times
"A Wicked Twist Of An Ending." Rolling Stone
"Not To Be Missed!" Entertainment Weekly
"Kidman makes us feel her fear!" Village Voice
"Chilling and elegant!" Time Magazine
Editor's Note
THE OTHERS begins with a close-up of a woman screaming. By the time this intense film ends, everyone watching it will be screaming and gasping. Nicole Kidman stars as Grace, a woman raising two children by herself in a creepy mansion. World War II is over, but Grace's husband never returned. Meanwhile, the two children, Anne and Nicholas, must constantly stay in the dark because they are deathly allergic to light. Then one day three people show up to take over for Grace's disappeared staff, and trouble starts to brew. The odd trio--an aging nanny, an elderly gardener, and a young mute girl--seems to have a slightly different agenda than Grace and the children do. But when Anne starts talking to strange, unseen people, the scares start building to an incredible climax.Alejandro Amenábar's highly stylized English-language debut is one of the better haunted-house films of the past few years. Not only did Amenábar write and direct the film but he composed the eerie music as well. Nicole Kidman is outstanding as the overprotective mother trying to save her children, while Fionnula Flanagan excels as the nanny with a deep, dark secret. Because the children must remain in darkness, Grace must lock every door behind her, to make sure that the children don't accidentally enter a brightly lit room; it is a marvelous horror-film device that Amenábar uses to perfection.
| Features | Widescreen (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 | | Behind The Scenes Featurette | | Dolby Digital 5.1 | | French Language Track/ Spanish Language | | Visual EFX Featurette | | Theatrical Trailer | | XP Featurette | | "The Others" Still Gallery | | 2-Disc Set | | “A Look Inside The Others” documentary |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 12/26/2009 |
| Running Time: 105 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2001 | | Catalog ID: 2416803 | | UPC: 00786936166552 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Golden Globe (2002) | | | Nicole Kidman, Nominee, Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture-Drama |
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| | Professional Reviews | Box Office
"...An absorbing ghost story with a twist ending of SIXTH SENSE proportions..." -- 4 out of 5 stars 08/01/2001 p.56Variety
"...A luxuriously old-fashioned star vehicle custom fit to its topliner's strengths, which come across to sensational effect....A delicious goose-pimpler..." 08/13/2001 p.43-52 Entertainment Weekly
"...The movie has a busy, throttling intensity that takes off from the elegant fury of Kidman..." 08/17/2001 p.44-5 New York Times
"...Mr. Amenabar's command of the syntax of fright is impressive....Ms. Kidman embodies this unstable amalgam with a conviction that is in itself terrifying..." 08/10/2001 p.E1 USA Today
"...Kidman is rage to the sixth power....Masterfully shot..." 08/10/2001 p.6E Los Angeles Times
"...Elegantly and deliberately made, reeking of mood and creepiness, it relishes its atmosphere of genteel menace..." 08/10/2001 p.2 Sight and Sound
"...Amenabar's expert script rings enough changes on genre conventions to keep aficionados guessing....[A] terrific thriller..." 11/01/2001 p.53-4 Total Film
"...Plainly there is more going on here than meets the eye....Sit back and enjoy the deliciously clammy chills..." 12/01/2001 p.88-9 Washington Post 9 of 10
There are many surprises in store. And this narrative-twisty story is helped by strong performances, a vital requirement for a movie that depends on nuance. Kidman is persuasively stoic... But it's the atmospheric sideshow that earns the highest marks... the Chilean-born director creates a memorable world of moody half-darkness, its characters standing out in luminous, errie definition. - Desson Howe
The New York Times 9 of 10
For the first 40 minutes or so [the director] weaves a tight web of ambiguity reminiscent of The Turn Of The Screw... Ms. Kidman embodies this unstable amalgam with a conviction that is in itself terrifying... she lifts her character above the conventions of the story into a realm of volatile, frenzied feeling made all the more poignant by her furious efforts to maintain control. - A.O. Scott
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| Customer Reviews | ![]() | | Cinematography |  5 | | Plot |  3.5 | | Acting |  4.5 | | Overall Satisfaction |  4 |
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5 of 5 Awesome Twist, Nicole is the Best!!!!!!! Thursday, February 13, 2003
jpi from Green Bay, WI (GO PACK!!!!!!!!!!)
What is first reviewer talking about, he must have been watching his own home movies. This movie is incredible. Nicole is awesome as usual and the plot twist is just amazing. Thumbs up baby!!!!! Was this review helpful?  
0 of 2 customers found this review helpful.
2 of 5 ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ! Friday, June 14, 2002
buster from Wichita, KS
This Movie could have been condensed into 15 minutes, you wouldn't miss anything. Sleeper, no not the movie.....the viewer. Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 Great Plot Twist! Sunday, May 19, 2002
bzakarian from Newport News, VA
Nicole Kidman is fantastic! The movie was terrific! Another reviewer said this movie did poorly in the Box Office, but in fact it did gross over a $100 million. I was thoroughly entertained by the movie. You must pay close attention to everything that is said by the characters. Every line is important to the story. This thriller I highly recommend! Was this review helpful?
0 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
5 of 5 Don't watch this with the lights off !!! Wednesday, May 15, 2002
Kiss5150 from Dayton, Ohio
I watched this movie last night for the first time. I'm amazed that this movie did so poorly at the box office because I thought it was really good.
Great acting by Nicole Kidman and supporting cast.
I can't really say too much about the plot of the movie without ruining it for those of you that haven't seen it. The plot was pretty original, but you will see when you watch the movie is not entirely original. To me, it seemed like they took the plot from another movie and simply twisted it around or told it from a different point of view.
As far as chills and thrills.. it has plenty of sounds and bumps in the night....similar to "The Blair Witch Project". Also the two children in the film are deathly allergic to light, so it is a very dark movie...literally. All the curtains are drawn and every door closed to ensure no light touches the children.
Overall a very good movie; the only downside for me was the plot which was good but not entirely original. Was this review helpful?
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