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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.
Orphan (2009) -- Clip: The orphanage has never heard of her
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Orphan (2009) -- Interview: CCH Pounder "On how she responds to Esther's quirks"
Orphan (2009) -- A couple adopt a disturbed young girl in this trailer for the horror film

Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   12,502 votes
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Director:
Jaume Collet-Serra
Writers (WGA):
David Johnson (screenplay)
Alex Mace (story)
Contact:
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Release Date:
24 July 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
Can you keep a secret? more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(261 articles)
Blu-Ray Review: Underrated ‘Orphan’ Deserved Better Blu-Ray
 (From HollywoodChicago.com. 5 November 2009, 8:25 AM, PST)

The Blu-Ray Review: Orphan
 (From The Hollywood News. 31 October 2009, 2:09 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Significantly Thrilling and Outstandingly Portrayed more (180 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Esther (France)
L'orpheline (Canada: French title)
Orphan - Das Waisenkind (Germany)
The Orphan (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for disturbing violent content, some sexuality and language.
Runtime:
123 min
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #45301) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Ontario) | Canada:18A (Alberta/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | UK:15 | South Korea:18 | Ireland:18 (original rating) | Singapore:M18 | South Africa:16 | Singapore:NC-16 (edited for re-rating) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Ireland:16 (re-rating on appeal) | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16 | Finland:K-15 | Hong Kong:III | Taiwan:R-12 | Hungary:18 | Portugal:M/18 | Japan:R15+ | Norway:15 | Mexico:B15 | Peru:14 | Argentina:16 | Germany:16

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Trivia:
The movie was originally written to take place during the fall, and some exterior shots were filmed to establish this. Shortly before principal photography was set to begin in December 2007, the Toronto locations were hit with near-record snowfall, forcing the change of setting to winter. One of the scenes written out as a result was a Halloween carnival at Daniel and Esther's school. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When the Estonian doctor looks through the file of Esther, all sections are in English. Also you can see as title "City of Woodchester, England - Department of Psychiatry". more
Quotes:
[first lines]
John Coleman: Hang on. I know. You're doin' so good. You're doin' so good, honey. You all right?
Kate Coleman: Yeah.
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Movie Connections:
References The Ring Two (2005) more
Soundtrack:
The Glory of Love more

FAQ

Is "Orphan" based on a book?
Why was the "It must be hard to love an adopted child as much as your own" line omitted from the new trailer?
Is Aryana Engineer (Max) really deaf?
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41 out of 62 people found the following comment useful.
Significantly Thrilling and Outstandingly Portrayed, 25 July 2009
9/10
Author: lamar908 from United States

Orphan, the name says very little for what you get to see in the movie. I watched great horrors/thrillers, this movie with mild brutality and refreshingly thrill creates a great impression on audience pulses. Esther, especially, acted terrific in portraying psychotic behavior and the screenplay was just perfect to make it a picture perfect.

Be it, the twists introduced in the plot in the later half of the movie or the realistic resemblance of the whole plot, the movie is worth your buck on the big screen. Though the movie was 2hr long, it was a clever move by the director to inject some meaningful comedy into the movie so as to maintain the attention of the audience. An interesting point to note is that audience laughed quite a bit for almost 60% of the movie and then were shocked as the plot took twists and turns. This combination of humor along with shock is what makes this movie a brilliant thriller.

All in all the movie was successful in grabbing my attention, believing in such offbeat concepts and lastly giving the worth of my money. Hope you all go watch this terrific movie and feel the heat inside the Air-Conditioned Theaters. My rating for this movie 7.5/10

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