Skip to main content
Celluloid
HorrorThriller

The Others

Directed by Alejandro Amenábar · 2001 ·

LLM fact sheet (.md)

Answer Summary

The Others (2001) earns a 78% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics (84%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (77%).

Quick Verdict

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

78%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

84% Critic Score
77% Audience
74 Metascore
★★★★☆ Letterboxd 4
7.6 IMDb /10
Runtime
1h 44m
Cast
Nicole Kidman , Fionnula Flanagan , Christopher Eccleston

Why this score?

  • Majority of critics rated it fresh (84%).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (77%).
  • Metascore is generally favorable (74/100).
  • Letterboxd diarists rate it highly (4/5).
  • Celluloid Score 78% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Viewers who want a well-regarded horror, thriller pick
  • Short runtime — easy weeknight watch

Not ideal for

    Scores reflect data indexed at build time. Component sources are shown on this page; Celluloid Score is our composite, not a third-party trademark. Scoring policy

    Is The Others worth watching?

    Yes — The Others earns a 78% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    Critics Consensus

    Amenábar's gothic ghost story delivers one of the most elegant twists in modern horror.

    Celluloid Critics Consensus

    Critics (84%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (77%).

    What is The Others about?

    A devout mother living in a darkened mansion with photosensitive children awaits her husband's return from war as servants and shadows unsettle the house.

    Critic Reviews

    More Like This