Orphan (2009) Reviews & Ratings
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Orphan reviews
Orphan holds a 7.0/10 average from 5,848 TMDB ratings.
Isabelle Fuhrman gives an epic performance. I can't really say too much without giving away spoilers, but I can see why she ended up being Clove!
— Screwamazon (10/10)
I had a problem with this right from the start. Just how this young girl from eastern Europe managed to get herself placed in a wealthy American family without any semblance of blood or DNA checks to establish - for real - that she was who the father "John" (Peter Sarsgaard) desperately wanted her to be. Though I did enjoy the film thereafter, that implausibility was never far from the back of my mind as we see the…
— CinemaSerf (6/10)
This is a great movie. It's one of those movies you can only watch once though. Any more after that you know what's going on. Great ending but it ruins the movie from ever watching it again. Can't wait to see the sequel though.
— Andre Gonzales (8/10)
After losing their baby, a married couple adopt 9-year old Esther, who may not be as innocent as she seems.
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