Other – Movie Review | Shudder (4/5)

OTHER on Shudder is a new horror movie starring Olga Kurylenko. In fact, while other people are in the movie, you won’t see their faces. This movie was surprising in so many deliciously creepy ways, and absolutely brilliant. Read our full Other movie review here!

OTHER is a new Shudder Original horror movie, and what a movie it is. I had no real expectations outside a solid horror movie, as I’ve come to expect a certain level from Shudder Original. Well, this one did not disappoint either.

Quite the opposite!

NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH…

The horror movie The Other (2025) >

Before it even truly began, I was surprised to see that Disney+ was credited as a producer as well. I can only guess this means it will be released on Disney+ in countries that still can’t get Shudder. Well, wherever you can watch this, make sure you do!

Continue reading our Other movie review below. Find it on Shudder from October 17, 2025.

The face in focus is Alice

I loved how we only get to see the face of Alice (Olga Kurylenko) for almost the entire runtime of this movie. At first, you don’t notice it, but then it becomes obvious as everyone else has their face obscured in some way.

Either by choice, coincidence, or accident. If you want your horror movie-watching audience to root for someone, just make sure she’s the one who gets all the focus.

We follow the character of Alice when she returns to her childhood home. She hasn’t been there since she left as a teenager. Also, she has had no contact with her mother, who was found dead on her property recently.

That’s why the police call Alice: Both to inform her of her mother’s passing and because she’s the only heir. However, there’s something very strange about this house. Well, many things actually.

Avoid spoilers and enjoy the awesome ending

You really shouldn’t know too much about Other before watching this movie. This needs no further introduction. Just go on this journey alongside Alice as she discovers her childhood home is now rigged with surveillance and tracking devices.

Olga Kurylenko (Extraction 2, Thunderbolts*, Mara) is perfectly cast as Alice for several reasons. Again, not to be revealed here, though her origin does come into play in a roundabout way.

Throughout the movie, there is a sinister presence, but it’s difficult to determine whether it’s the memories of Alice’s childhood or something else. I will give you this: Other is not a supernatural or paranormal horror movie.

It’s much more brutal than that!

Watch Other on Shudder as soon as you can

Other comes from writer-director David Moreau, who was joined by Jon Goldman in writing the movie. This is the feature film debut for Jon Goldman as a writer. However, David Moreau is a name I am quite familiar with.

Not only did he direct a one-shot horror movie that we gave a top rating last year, but he also directed Them from 2006. A movie that essentially gave me my ScreamQueen nickname because I screamed so much during the first jump scare of the movie!

MORE SHUDDER HORROR STARRING OLGA KURYLENKO

Check out The Room on Shudder… even if it isn’t as good as this one >

This new Shudder Original Horror movie is one of those rare surprises that remind you why you loved genre movies. Well, it was for me anyway, and I hadn’t even noticed who the director was. I just knew it was a Shudder movie starring Olga Kurylenko.

See, sometimes it’s better not to know too much and just let the movie do the talking. That’s something David Moreau excels at, and with this 2025 Other, he once again hit my horror sweet spot.

OTHER will start streaming on Shudder on October 17, 2025. Via Shudder, it will be available in the US, CA, AU, NZ, and UKI. I hope and expect that with Disney+ producing, it will mean a release on their platform soon as well.

Details

Director: David Moreau
Cast: Olga Kurylenko, Jean Schatz, Lola Bonaventure, Jacqueline Ghaye, Anne-Pascale Clairembourg, Julie Maes, and Philip Schurer