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The Others (2001)

PG_13 101 min  -  Drama | Mystery | Thriller  -   10 August 2001 (USA)
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A woman who lives in a darkened old house with her two photosensitive children becomes convinced that her family home is haunted.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Nicole Kidman ...
Fionnula Flanagan ...
Christopher Eccleston ...
Alakina Mann ...
James Bentley ...
Eric Sykes Eric Sykes ...
Elaine Cassidy ...
Lydia
Renée Asherson Renée Asherson ...
Gordon Reid Gordon Reid ...
Assistant
Keith Allen Keith Allen ...
Michelle Fairley ...
Mrs. Marlish
Alexander Vince Alexander Vince ...
Victor Marlish
Ricardo López Ricardo López ...
Second Assistant
Aldo Grilo Aldo Grilo ...
Gardener
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Storyline

A woman named Grace retires with her two children to a mansion on Jersey, towards the end of the Second World War, where she's waiting for her husband to come back from battle. The children have a disease which means they cannot be touched by direct sunlight without being hurt in some way. They will live alone there with oppressive, strange and almost religious rules, until she needs to hire a group of servants for them. Their arrival will accidentally begin to break the rules with unexpected consequences. Written by David Villalmanzo  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Servant | Mansion | Sunlight | Disease | Housekeeper  | See more »

Taglines:

How do you keep them out, when they've already invited themselves in? See more »

Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and frightening moments See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA | Spain | France | Italy

Language:

English | French (French Version)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Les autres See more »

Filming Locations:

Jersey, Channel Islands See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$14,089,952 (USA) (12 August 2001) (1678 Screens)

Gross:

$209,800,000 (Worldwide)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

In a pivotal scene, Grace finds a photograph album containing pictures of people she believed to be sleeping. Mrs. Mills informs her they're all deceased, and that people photographed the deceased in the previous (19th) century. In reality, people did photograph their deceased loved ones during the late 19th century. Most were photographed lying down, as if in a deep sleep; others would be propped up in chairs, posed with favorite objects (children with favorite playthings; adults with books or newspapers), or standing up, with the help of special frames or supports. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: Grace says the house does not have electricity. However, when Anne is standing and reciting to her mother as punishment, the table to the left of Anne has a statue of a horse on it which is clearly backlit by the white light of an electric bulb. In the following shots as Anne and Grace argue about Anne's forgiveness, the light is gone. See 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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Crazy Credits

Before the opening credits or music begin, we hear Grace's voice over a
black screen; she says (in the manner of a mother about to tell a bedtime
story), "Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin." See more »

Connections

Spoofed in Scary Movie 3 (2003) See more »

Soundtracks

"I Only Have Eyes for You"
(1934)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics Al Dubin
Sung a cappella by Nicole Kidman (uncredited)
Published by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) See more »