Orphan
2009 · Movie · R · 123 min · ★ 7.0 · 51% critics
After losing their baby, a married couple adopt a 9-year old girl named Esther. As she settles into their home, it becomes clear she may not be as innocent as she seems, and the family’s struggle turns into unsettling psychological horror.
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Details
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-07-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Critic score
- 51/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (5,644 votes)
- Box office
- $77,912,251
- Budget
- $20,000,000
About
If you enjoy chilling psychological thrillers with an unsettling adopted-child premise, Orphan should land well; Not for you if you dislike big end twists, slow starts, or want horror that relies on jumpscares over dread.
Pros: tense psychological suspense; standout young lead; chilling atmosphere | Cons: twist may ruin rewatch; pacing may lag; some actions feel implausible
Themes
- nun
- deaf-mute
- orphan
- troubled marriage
- mischievous child
- evil child
- aftercreditsstinger
- duringcreditsstinger
- daddy's girl
- psychological
- adopted girl
- evil little girl
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Vera Farmiga
as Kate
Peter Sarsgaard
as John
Isabelle Fuhrman
as Esther
CCH Pounder
as Sister Abigail
Jimmy Bennett
as Daniel
Margo Martindale
as Dr. Browning
Karel Roden
as Dr. Värava
Aryana Engineer
as Max
Rosemary Dunsmore
as Grandma Barbara
Jamie Young
as Brenda
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra