The Orphanage (2007) movie poster

The Orphanage (2007)

El orfanato
"A tale of love. A story of horror."
ThumbScore
👍 85%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 80%
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Director
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
R
Country
Spain
Language
Spanish
TMDB Rating
7.2/10 (3,081 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
87%
Metacritic
74

Cast

Belén Rueda as Laura · 64% avg
Fernando Cayo as Carlos · 71% avg
Roger Príncep as Simón
Mabel Rivera as Pilar · 83% avg
Montserrat Carulla as Benigna
Andrés Gertrúdix as Enrique · 59% avg
Edgar Vivar as Balaban · 74% avg
Óscar Casas as Tomás

Is The Orphanage good?

Yes. 85% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 80%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#180 / 1168 · Horror
Rank in its year
#37 / 198 · 2007
Rank among its director's films
#2 / 5 · J. A. Bayona

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage, intent on reopening it. Before long, her son starts to communicate with a new invisible friend. Wikipedia ↗

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What Reddit Thinks

r/horror
⬆ 1,330💬 156 comments
The Orphanage (2007) was a horror movie done right.
I don’t want to give spoilers away but it was extremely atmospheric, creepy, great character development, emotional, etc. not what you would expect.... Read on Reddit →
Top comment: "That was my favorite horror movie for a long time! Check out The Devil’s Backbone too if you..."
r/iwatchedanoldmovie
⬆ 58💬 20 comments
Just watched The Orphanage (2007)
Really good film. Would recommend to any fans of psychological horror. Read on Reddit →
Top comment: "I haven’t seen this film since I became a parent. And I didn’t understand how people said this..."
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