Orphan (2009)

A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she claims to be
Cast and Information
Directed By: Jaume Collet-Serra
Written By: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, Alex Mace
Starring: Margo Martindale, Peter Sarsgaard, Vera Farmiga, CCH Pounder, Rosemary Dunsmore, Jimmy Bennett, Isabelle Fuhrman, Genelle Williams, Aryana Engineer, Jamie Young
Genres: Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Franchise: Orphan
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Orphan belongs to 26 collections
1. Passed the Bechdel Test (collaborative: moderated by geohawk - 29 stars)
2. Films available in HD (collaborative: moderated by kubricksucks - 13 stars)
3. Twist endings (collaborative: moderated by BeeDub - 9 stars)
4. Children in lead role (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 8 stars)
5. Psychotic women (collaborative: moderated by mattburgess - 5 stars)
6. Top 3000 movies with the most votes on IMDb (public: fanfic - 5 stars)
7. Coheed's Films I Need To See Or Try To Track Down (public: Coheed - 3 stars)
8. Top 1000 movies with the most votes on IMDb (public: fanfic - 3 stars)
9. Stalker thriller (collaborative: moderated by mattburgess - 2 stars)
10. Black List Films (public: jimmyjazz - 2 stars)
11. Top 2000 movies with the most votes on IMDb (public: fanfic - 2 stars)
12. Evil children (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 1 star)
13. Female villain (collaborative - 1 star)
14. Eligible for Academy Award Best Picture 2009 (collaborative: moderated by Ross - 1 star)
15. multiple endings (collaborative: moderated by Daria - 1 star)
16. Amazon Prime Latam (collaborative: moderated by Roman_Herbom - 1 star)
17. Reza Archive (public: reza899 - 1 star)
18. John Ottman (composer) (collaborative: moderated by Ag0stoMesmer)
19. Dysfunctional Family Heaven (collaborative: moderated by indiefan94)
20. Dead Meat: Kill Count (collaborative: moderated by delollio)
21. Bajar (public: escarta)
22. 2009: Year in Review (public: polanski28)
23. 2009, Best of (public: Matthew Parkinson)
24. Horror Films I Enjoyed (public: BriRam)
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Pickpocket | 7 68th |
Note to self: never adopt any kids.
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KasperL | 30 10th |
The production values are fine, the cast very good (you really shouldn't squander your considerable talent on subpar material like this, Vera) but what derails it are the overfamiliar individual scenes: menacing child / smothering in hospital bed by way of pillow / trapped in freezing water under the ice; the list goes on and on. It's lenghty, too, and so by the time the film arrives at its off-the-rails, ill-conceived twist, you probably won't care one bit how lame it is. Don't waste your time.
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Jasongirl67 | 70 48th |
It's an okay film sticks to the usual "evil child" plots If there's anything truly horrifying it's the creepy dad, so unwilling to listen to his wife's concerns And I have to admit I didn't see the "twist" coming
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tinythedogg | 100 99th |
This movie really blew me out of the water. I'm not a fan of slow moving tension building horror movies, but to me, this was how it should be done. The kid actors in this movie really did a better job than most child actors now a days. As for Esther, I've never hated a movie villain like I did with her. At one point I even said what a bitch. That's how much I got into it. Very intense and well built up. I just couldn't wait to see what was going to happen next and that twist caught me.
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Luna6ix | 77 61st |
kind of like an update of "the good son", only with a more menacing antagonist that does some actually creepy stuff. problem is that a cute twelve year old girl isn't actually scary, and i ended up rooting for her. i'd really like to see more of isabelle fuhrman in the future--she did a great job.
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BillyShears | 70 53rd |
Hilarious.
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NathanDarko | 52 17th |
The problem with this one for me is, that I can comprehend her behaviour. Maybe it's that "sympathy for the devil" thing, but she is not like samarra in ring or damien in omen she is not the antichrist. Getting teased in school and to punish those who did this day after day isn't evil it is justice. So "Orphan" isn't very thrilling it is a drama, but not a good one.
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2 | Holygrail2 | 90 62nd |
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Wow! Probably the surprise of the year for me. This movie works better than it has ANY right to. Strong performances all around but especially by Isabelle Fuhrman. She is perfectly cast as the creepiest little girl in the history of film.
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Matthew Parkinson (CineMarter) | 80 89th |
Orphan is a fascinating thriller, one which will hopefully convince you that there is such a thing as good child acting. Isabelle Fuhrman is excellent in her role as Esther, and brings the character to life. Her character, as well as the characters of her adoptive parents, is interesting, and there are enough issues with each one to make you care for them. You hope to see them make it through to the end, even if you don't see a way that they will.
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2 | DyanneThorne | 52 37th |
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I'm not really the target for movies like this since my attitude is "Well, yes of course you should be scared. Of course she's a homicidal monster. She's a child!" Anyway, I prefer my poor-set-upon-by-evil-families in horror movies to be decent people, not recovering drunks and philanderers, who were basically just asking for trouble. And I can't decide whether the plot-twist was really dumb or really good, but it did manage to gross me out.
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Moribunny | 20 9th |
I'm sure they don't actually have writers for stuff this generic and derivative. It has to be the work of a computer generator. And the algorithm here is really, really bad.
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Kojiless | 64 68th |
What I learned from this movie: never give orphans a dollar for juice.
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1 | Murravener | 96 98th |
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Perhaps one of the most intense horror movies I have ever seen. This one will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish, guaranteed.
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TedDedon | 71 44th |
It's strange... Orphan isn't even a bad movie. It's actually rather disturbing. While it's marketed like a slasher--and I guess to an extent it is--the plot of the film and the twist that reveals what's "wrong with Esther" is really creepy and unexpected. I don't know how I feel about this movie because I left really unhappy and put off by the story but I guess the fact that it made me feel anything than pity for a bad movie was better than I expected. After all, I'd recommend it.
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lydia69 | 65 15th |
While the twist ending was weak it was unexpected. Other than that the movie was pretty much a formulaic horror story.
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nandorizzi | 50 36th |
Watching Orphan, I had the impression of having seen this same story a thousand times. The film is well acted and has a tense atmosphere. But it is insufficient to be considered a good movie. The story could be better exploited, to have something more creative than simply an evil character.
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Ross | 35 26th |
I don't get the above avarage rating. This is a little weak horror/thriller that adds nothing new to the genre. The twist is bland and makes no difference for the story.
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unne | 20 3rd |
worst plot twist ever. not even scary, its just the omen done even worse
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miss jesus | 81 81st |
Well above average for a contemporary thriller, Orphan benefits from having some extraordinary actors in the lead roles, a tight script that makes time for engaging character development, and good production design. It remains believable and interesting even when it presents us with cliche and goes a bit far-fetched, because of those strengths. It also presents a creepy kid personality and a creepy kid twist I'd never seen before. It almost seems to run out of gas at the end, though.
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Vandelay1 | 71 79th |
Good Movie
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Dean Franz | 57 51st |
Like being forced to bite into stool only to find to your suprise that it's delicious. It's utterly indefensable and wrong (I mean no matter how one puts it, you're still eating shit)
but it just hits the spot so well.
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Jeb | 49 32nd |
The newborn baby of the Omen and Problem Child. A creepy, unexpected, dark and evil thriller with a difficultly inconvenient, ponderously blundering and degrading twist. All of that foreboding and suspicion and she turns out to be an...aaargh! Weak. Other than that, Orphan is a nerve-racking and primordially pristine film with both minor and major flaws within its plotline. I guess you could say I liked it.
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ewp805 | 68 39th |
Decent little thriller that was better then I expected. Quite solid acting from the kids.
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mister_gav | 0 0th |
rubbish.
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mangoluver4u | 25 20th |
The ending to this movie is worse than running through a corn field backwards bare assed and being hit over the head with a dildo!
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axleblaze | 91 84th |
Contains one of the best last lines in the history of film.
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Herzdame | 53 50th |
Neither good, nor bad. The first time you see Esther you're not manipulated to think, "What a sweet, charming child that likes to make a difference." You think, "Well, she is so fucked." Or, in truth, that is her plight: she isn't. Must be hard getting it on with someone when her little ass lies only two inches from the floor. But I was with her all the way in butchering the husband. What a dick. Oh, well, that's the glory of love!
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gorejunky | 80 39th |
Creative thriller with an amazing twist. Farmiga and Sarsgaard have great chemistry and do well in this genre. Isabelle Fuhrmann is outstanding as the orphan with plenty of secrets. Highly recommended.
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1 | jfsj513 | 75 72nd |
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Cool, creepy horror film. Not a remake, not an Americanized Japanese film, not part of some franchise designed to bring in easy cash for years to come... just a cool stand-alone horror film.
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rihrey | 53 65th |
an actually fine thriller with some great performances (led by Vera Farmiga, who's amazing in it).
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Average Percentile 43.49% from 2411 Ratings | ![]() |