The Others

Nicole Kidman heads the cast of this superbly atmospheric supernatural horror from acclaimed director Alejandro Amenabar. She stars as a woman awaiting the return of her husband from World War Two, and struggling to care for her two children - both of whom suffer a violent reaction if exposed to daylight, which forces her to keep much of their isolated Jersey home shrouded in gloom. When the pair claim to see strangers in the large house, their terrified mother becomes increasingly paranoid - and even begins to suspect the souls of the dead may stalk the halls. Fionnula Flanagan, Alakina Mann, James Bentley, Christopher Eccleston and Eric Sykes number among the excellent supporting cast