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Orphan

Movie · 2009 · 123 min

A slow-building, deeply unsettling experience that keeps you tense and uneasy as a family's fragile peace unravels.

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2009 film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra
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Year
2009
Runtime
123 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • deception
  • trauma
  • obsession
  • betrayal
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, horror, mystery, thriller
Directed by
Jaume Collet-Serra
Written by
David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
Starring
Vera Farmiga, Isabelle Fuhrman, Peter Sarsgaard, Margo Martindale, CCH Pounder, Jimmy Bennett, Karel Roden, Aryana Engineer
Music
John Ottman
Cinematography
Jeff Cutter
Runtime
123 min
Country
Canada, United States, France, Germany
Languages
English

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