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.

Theatrical release: August 10, 2001

DVD Features:

Region 1
2-Disc Set
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85:1
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Surround - French
Dolby Surround - Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Behind the Scenes Footage
Making-of - 1. "A Look Inside The Others"
Featurette - 1. Visual EFX Featurette
2. XP Featurette
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus

Distributor Notes: The Others

Screen sensation Nicole Kidman (MOULIN ROUGE, EYES WIDE SHUT) delivers an utterly unforgettable performance in this scary and stylish suspense thriller. While awaiting her husband's return from war, Grace (Kidman) and her two young children live an unusually isolated existence behind the locked doors and drawn curtains of a secluded island mansion. Then, after three mysterious servants arrive and it becomes chillingly clear that there is far more to his house than can be seen, Grace finds herself in a harrying fight to save her children and keep her sanity. Acclaimed by critics everywhere, the unpredictable twists and turns of this compelling hit will keep you guessing as it keeps you riveted to the edge of your seat!

Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Nicole Kidman: Actress, TO DIE FOR
Fionnula Flanagan: TV Actress
Christopher Eccleston: British actor, SHALLOW GRAVE/The 9th Doctor of Doctor Who
Elaine Cassidy: Actress
Eric Sykes: British Comic Actor
Kames Bentley: Actor, THE OTHERS (2001)
Renée Asherson: BRITISH ACTRESS
Alakina Mann: Actress, THE OTHERS (2001)
Andrew Wagner: Actor, LOOKING FOR JIMMY (2001)

Alejandro Amenábar: Spanish director

Alejandro Amenábar: Spanish director

Alejandro Amenábar: Spanish director

"...An absorbing ghost story with a twist ending of SIXTH SENSE proportions..." -- 4 out of 5 stars
"...A luxuriously old-fashioned star vehicle custom fit to its topliner's strengths, which come across to sensational effect....A delicious goose-pimpler..."
"...The movie has a busy, throttling intensity that takes off from the elegant fury of Kidman..."
"...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..."
"...Kidman is rage to the sixth power....Masterfully shot..."
"...Elegantly and deliberately made, reeking of mood and creepiness, it relishes its atmosphere of genteel menace..."
"...Amenabar's expert script rings enough changes on genre conventions to keep aficionados guessing....[A] terrific thriller..."
"...Plainly there is more going on here than meets the eye....Sit back and enjoy the deliciously clammy chills..."