# Orphan (2009)

> A grieving couple’s attempt to heal through adoption unleashes a calculating predator inside their own family.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12766

## Facts

- Runtime: 123 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
- Cast: Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman, CCH Pounder, Jimmy Bennett, Margo Martindale, Karel Roden, Aryana Engineer
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1148204/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: eerie, foreboding, paranoid, late night horror viewing, halloween movie night

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