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The Other

2025 · 99 min

A slow, uneasy watch that turns a hopeful adoption into creeping dread and domestic horror.

Directed by
Paul Etheredge
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Olivia Macklin, Dylan McTee, Avangeline Friedlander
Overview
Unable to conceive, a couple seeks to build a family with a young orphan, survivor of tragic childhood. But their act of love turns to horror when they realize the violence in their foster's past has returned to destroy the new family.

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Directed by
Paul Etheredge
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Olivia Macklin, Dylan McTee, Avangeline Friedlander
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • parenthood
    • trauma
    • family
    • isolation
    Places
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror7
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension7
    Darkness8
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    horror, thriller
    Directed by
    Paul Etheredge
    Written by
    Paul Etheredge
    Starring
    Olivia Macklin, Dylan McTee, Avangeline Friedlander, Shawnee Smith, Lily D. Moore, Morgana Shaw, Denise Lee, Laurence Pete
    Music
    Holly Amber Church
    Cinematography
    Noe Medrano
    Runtime
    99 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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