Movie

The Other

1972 · 108 min

A slow, sunlit nightmare of childhood that unsettles through suggestion and dread rather than shocks.

Tagline: Niles and Holland are as close as twin brothers can be. Appearances can be deceiving... and deadly.
Overview: A series of gruesome accidents plague a small American farming community in the summer of 1935, encircling two identical twin brothers and their family.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, identity, family, madness
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
identity
family
madness
death
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none