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Name: Orphan
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Genre: horror, thriller
Released: 2009
Duration: 2 h 3 min
Rating: 7

Orphan has an iRankMovies score of 61.7/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Orphan (2009)

There's something wrong with Esther.

Release:2009

Runtime:2h 3m

Country:United States

Director:Jaume Collet-Serra

Language:English

Genre

HorrorThriller

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Keywords

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iRank62

Orphan rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7/10· 276K votes

Rotten Tomatoes60%

Metacritic42%

TMDb6.989/10· 6K votes

With 60% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7/10 on IMDb and 42/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About Orphan

After losing their baby, a married couple adopt 9-year old Esther, who may not be as innocent as she seems.

Cast of Orphan

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
Lorry Ayers
as Joyce
Brendan Wall
as Detective

Orphan facts

Budget: $20M
Box office: $77.9M
Collection: Orphan Collection

Our take on Orphan

Jaume Collet-Serra's 2009 horror-thriller preys on a particular parental dread. After the loss of their baby, a grieving couple adopts nine-year-old Esther, only to sense that the poised, unusually mature child may be hiding something far from innocent. Suspicion curdles into fear as the family unravels from within. Collet-Serra builds the tension patiently, letting doubt do much of the work before the film tightens its grip, and the domestic setting makes the menace feel uncomfortably close. Recommended for horror fans who like their scares rooted in family and psychology rather than gore, and who can stomach a genuinely unsettling premise.

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