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Orphan

Peter Sarsgaard, Vera Farmiga, Jaume Collet-Sera (Director)
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Year Released 2009
Rating R (for disturbing violent content, some sexuality and language)
Format DVD   (also available on Blu-ray)
Categories Horror & Suspense
Actors Starring:  Peter Sarsgaard, Vera Farmiga
Also starring:  CCH Pounder, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jimmy Bennett
Director Jaume Collet-Sera
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Horror's creepy child genre gets another entry with this chiller from Jaume Collet-Serra (HOUSE OF WAX). After the death of their unborn child, Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John (Peter Sarsgaard) go to an orphanage to consider adoption. There, they find Esther, a young girl who seems innocent, but she brings destruction to her new family.
critical reviews
3 stars out of 5 -- "To pull all the operatics off, producers have wisely cast solid pros Sarsgaard and Farmiga, who bring real dimension to a couple reeling from one tragedy and about to experience another....The real find is young Fuhrman..." - Box Office

3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[A] shamelessly effective horror film based on the most diabolical of movie malefactors, a child." - Chicago Sun-Times

"[I]t's a cut above most spooky-kid movies, with a twist that sets it apart....The plot unfolds with a palpable sense of tension." - USA Today

"ORPHAN would never work as the thrillingly wicked indulgence it is without the psycho intensity of Fuhrman. She's boosted by Saarsgard and Farmiga..." - Movieline

"[I]t's the uproarious twist that will land this one in the horror hall of fame/shame." - Total Film

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  • petmeds1234
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    "OMG: this is the biggest bunch of garbage I've seen in a long time, don't waste yours WILL NOT LET ME GIVE IT NO STARS"
    reviewed by petmeds1234 on Jul 14, 2010  |  comment
  • tlc_429
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    "Awesome movie! It's slow in the beginning and the end was a little off, but otherwise this movie was very interesting. Nice twist to the "orphan"."
    reviewed by tlc_429 on Jun 23, 2010  |  comment
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    "I would watch it over and over again if I could. A good thriller/horror is hard to come by these days, but this came close, it wasn't that scary, but it was a good thriller. The story is definitely something new and interesting."
    reviewed by Carton on May 2, 2010  |  comment
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Manufacturer's List Price:  $28.98
Rank:  194
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