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Name: Orphan
Released: 2009-7-24
Cast: Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman, CCH Pounder, Jimmy Bennett

Orphan

R
2h 3m
2009

58%

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Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga star as a couple who adopt a 9-year-old girl after losing their own baby ... then slowly discover their new daughter is not nearly as innocent as she claims to be. The tragic loss of their unborn child has devastated Kate (Vera Farmiga--The Departed) and John (Peter Sarsgaard--Rendition, Kinsey), taking a toll on both their marriage and Kate's fragile psyche as she is plagued by nightmares and haunted by demons from her past. Struggling to regain some semblance of normalcy in their lives, they decide to adopt another child. At the local orphanage, both John and Kate find themselves drawn to a young girl named Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman) ... but Esther is not what she appears to be. Kate desperately tries to get John and others to see past Esther's sweet facade. Now, as her warnings go unheeded until it may be too late -- for everyone.

Director:

Jaume Collet-Serra

Producer:

Leonardo DiCaprio, Joel Silver, Susan Downey, Jennifer Davisson Killoran, Steve Richards, Don Carmody, Michael Ireland

Writer:

David Leslie Johnson, Alex Mace

Cast:

Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman, CCH Pounder, Jimmy Bennett, Aryana Engineer

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

58%

Critics Consensus: While it has moments of dark humor and the requisite scares, Orphan fails to build on its interesting premise and degenerates into a formulaic, sleazy horror/thriller.

Reviews

Bloody Disgusting

Paul Lê

And by both satisfying expectations and providing a substantial surprise at the end, Orphan has rightfully become one of the most pleasurable and twisty thrillers from the last twenty years.

'Orphan' is very exploitative of unfair fears. But I feel this works to its credit as a proud B-grade horror flick, what I like to call top-tier low-quality films. It just so happens that it is also ingeniously crafted.

There’s some quality character work, some really good tension-building, and a pretty gnarly final act that should please the genre faithful.

It involves us on unexpected emotional levels, making us care about the characters instead of just compiling a body count. Therein, it sends us writhing in our seats from the perpetual sense of unease and growing shock.

A chilling performance from Isabelle Fuhrman as the relentlessly brutal villain makes this rise to the top of "creepy kid" movies. It's premise and reveals may be too much for some but for me it was delightfully twisted.

August 19, 2022

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