Orphan
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- Directed by
- Jaume Collet-Serra
- Written by
- Alex Mace, David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
- Produced by
- Christoph Fisser, Erik Olsen, Joel Silver, Sarah Meyer, Don Carmody, Michael Ireland, Susan Downey, Ethan Erwin, Henning Molfenter, Leonardo DiCaprio, Steve Richards, Stacey Fields, Richard Mirisch, Aaron Auch, David Barrett, Carl Woebcken, Pierre Raymond, Thierry Delattre, Thomas Nittmann, Daniel Leduc, Emily Fenster, Steve Garrad, Jennifer Davisson
Why it’s HorroRated
Orphan is a better film than its premise deserves almost entirely because of Isabelle Fuhrman. The script gives her the room to play the character from the inside and she delivers something unsettling across multiple registers simultaneously. The twist reframes everything and holds up under scrutiny. A solid, well-crafted thriller.
Synopsis
The film's central trick is a genuine surprise that reframes the entire picture and Isabelle Fuhrman's performance is what makes it work at every stage. The script gives her room to play the character from the inside and she delivers something unsettling across multiple registers simultaneously. A mainstream horror film with more craft than the genre usually receives at this budget level.
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Streaming in the US changes often. Listings from JustWatch via TMDB, checked November 10, 2026.See every option
Quick facts
- Release date
- July 24, 2009
- Runtime
- 2 hours 3 mins
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English, Estonian
- Content rating
- R
- Entry type
- Movie
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