The Others vs The Ring

The Others has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.7/10 for The Ring). The Others is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 1h 55m. The Others is the older of the two (2001 against 2002). Both are horror, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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The OthersThe Ring
Audience score★ 7.6/10★ 6.7/10
Year20012002
Length1h 44m1h 55m
GenresHorror, Mystery, ThrillerHorror, Mystery
Country––
DirectorAlejandro AmenábarGore Verbinski
Main castNicole Kidman, Michelle Fairley, Christopher Eccleston, Fionnula Flanagan, Elaine CassidyBrian Cox, Adam Brody, Martin Henderson, Sasha Barrese, David Dorfman

Synopsis

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.

The Ring

Rachel Keller is a journalist investigating a videotape that may have killed four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. Rachel tracks down the video... and watches it. Now she has just seven days to unravel the mystery of the Ring so she can save herself and her son.

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