The Dark vs The Others
The Others has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 5.7/10 for The Dark). The Dark is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 44m. The Others is the older of the two (2001 against 2005). Both are horror, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Dark
The Others| The Dark | The Others | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.7/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | Spain |
| Director | John Fawcett | Alejandro Amenábar |
| Main cast | Maria Bello, Maurice Roëves, Sean Bean, Abigail Stone, Richard Elfyn | Nicole Kidman, Michelle Fairley, Christopher Eccleston, Fionnula Flanagan, Elaine Cassidy |
Synopsis
The Dark
In an attempt to pull her family together, Adèlle travels with her young daughter Sarah to Wales to visit her father. The morning after they arrive, Sarah mysteriously vanishes in the ocean. Not long after, a little girl bearing a striking resemblance to their missing daughter reveals that she has retuned from the dead — and that Sarah has been taken to the Welsh underworld.
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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