Hereditary vs The Others

The Others has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 7.3/10 for Hereditary). The Others is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h 8m. The Others is the older of the two (2001 against 2018). Both are horror, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Hereditary posterHereditary2018 VS The Others posterThe Others2001
HereditaryThe Others
Audience score★ 7.3/10★ 7.6/10
Year20182001
Length2h 8m1h 44m
GenresHorror, Mystery, ThrillerHorror, Mystery, Thriller
Country–Spain
DirectorAri AsterAlejandro Amenábar
Main castToni Collette, Alex Wolff, Gabriel Byrne, Ann Dowd, Milly ShapiroNicole Kidman, Michelle Fairley, Christopher Eccleston, Fionnula Flanagan, Elaine Cassidy

Synopsis

Hereditary

Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.

The Others

Grace is a religious 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.

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