Fresh
A frightening movie that earns its scares the hard way, generating unbearable tension through artful technique instead of computer.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
The Orphanage
A tale of love. A story of horror.
2007 · 1h 45m · R
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Directed by
J.A. Bayona
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
87%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The picture is a creepily effective exercise in gothic technique.
Bob Mondello, NPR.org
Fresh
At a time when American horror seems transfixed by graphic sadism, the acclaimed Spanish chiller El Orfanato harks back to an older tradition of psychological scares and things that go bump in the night.
Tom Charity, CNN.com
Fresh
[Director Bayona] has a fine career ahead of him.
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Rotten
Alas, there's no Ahhhh! moment at the end to justify the mounting tension.
Sara Cardace, New York Magazine/Vulture
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