A remote estate, a mother's unwavering faith, and a series of inexplicable events.

A haunting masterpiece of gothic suspense returns to TV tonight - and viewers still call it “exceptional,” “mind twisting,” and “the best suspense movie of all time.”

Released in 2001, this eerie psychological horror proved Nicole Kidman could command the screen like no other. Written and directed by Alejandro Amenábar, the Spanish filmmaker behind Open Your Eyes and The Sea Inside, the film unfolds in a remote country house on the island of Jersey, shortly after the Second World War. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT

Kidman stars as Grace Stewart, a devoutly religious mother raising her two light-sensitive children - played by Alakina Mann and James Bentley - in near-total darkness.

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