Orphan

20092009
18A18A
2h 3m

Isabelle Fuhrman in 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.

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A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she appears.A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she appears.A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she appears.

Director
- Jaume Collet-Serra
Writers
- David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick(screenplay)
- Alex Mace(story)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 win & 7 nominations

Isabelle Fuhrman and Aryana Engineer in Orphan (2009)

Isabelle Fuhrman in Orphan (2009)

Isabelle Fuhrman in Orphan (2009)

Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Jimmy Bennett, Isabelle Fuhrman, and Aryana Engineer in Orphan (2009)

Vera Farmiga in Orphan (2009)

Jaume Collet-Serra in Orphan (2009)

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Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, and Isabelle Fuhrman in Orphan (2009)

Peter Sarsgaard and Isabelle Fuhrman in Orphan (2009)

Vera Farmiga and Isabelle Fuhrman in Orphan (2009)

Jaume Collet-Serra and Isabelle Fuhrman in Orphan (2009)

Peter Sarsgaard in Orphan (2009)

Kate and John Coleman are rebuilding their troubled marriage after the loss of their baby. The couple decide to adopt a child. When they meet 9-year-old Esther at the St. Marina Orphanage, they immediately fall in love with the well-educated orphan. Their son, Daniel is hostile to his new sister, but their deaf mute daughter, Max is enchanted with her - at first. Eventually, Kate begins to feel that Esther is manipulative and possibly even psychologically damaged. John refuses to listen to his wife's misgivings. Kate calls Sister Abigail at the orphanage, and the nun informs her that Esther has a troubled and mysterious history. Kate delves further into Esther's past and discovers she is not what she seems to be. —lisakoffler1967@gmail.com

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Taglines
- There's something wrong with Esther.
Genres
Certificate
- 18A
Parents guide

Trivia
Isabelle Fuhrman auditioned for the part of Esther while wearing an old-fashioned dress and ribbons around her wrists and neck.

Goofs
When Esther broke her arm and was taken to the hospital it should have been revealed then that she had fused growth plates and was therefore an adult.

Quotes
Esther: Please... don't let me die, Mommy!
[holds knife behind her back, preparing to kill Kate]
Kate Coleman: [pause] I'm *NOT* your *FUCKING MOMMY!*
[she violently kicks Esther's head]

Crazy credits
After the end title sequence, the rest of the credits are, among other things, smeared and splattered with fluorescent paint, lipstick kisses, and Esther's violent artwork. A small heart is also painted next to "John" (Peter Sarsgaard) in the cast list.

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: Adam Sandler/Peter Sarsgaard/Kate Voegele (2009)

Soundtracks
The Glory of Love
Written by Billy Hill
Performed by Isabelle Fuhrman (uncredited)

Top review

7/10

Esther is one bad Mother F!

We've seen Orphan many times before (The Bad Seed, The Good Son and, of course, The Omen), yet, somehow, Jaume Collet Serra manages to squeeze something fresh out of an old tale.

There's plenty of shocks and also some laughs and Esther's "secret" is, surprisingly, original.

Orphan doesn't hold a candle to the aforementioned films, but its better than the more recent ones like Joshua (which, coincidentally, Vera Farmiga also starred in, as well as having the same role (mother)).

Don't let the trailer fool you into thinking this is just another "evil kid" movie. Its really much more than that. This is definitely one of the better horror films to come along these days.

My audience loved it, and so did I.

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Jul 24, 2009

Gross US & Canada
- $41,596,251
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $12,871,483
- Jul 26, 2009
Gross worldwide
- $77,912,251

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Runtime
2 hours 3 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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