Orphan (2009)

Rating: 6.9/10 - ‎85,723 votes
123 min  -  Mystery | Thriller  -  24 July 2009 (USA)

Storyline

Kate and John Coleman are rebuilding their troubled marriage. Kate had a drinking problem, but is in therapy and is doing well. She has been sober for one year. The couple decide to adopt a child. When they meet the nine-year-old Russian girl, Esther, at the St. Marina Orphanage, they immediately fall in love with the well-educated orphan. Their young son, Daniel, is hostile to his new sister; but their deaf daughter, little Max, is enchanted with her - at first. Eventually, Kate begins to feel that Esther is manipulative and possibly even psychologically disturbed. John refuses to listen to his wife's misgivings, and the wounds in their marriage reopen. 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 all she pretends to be.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Vera Farmiga	...	Kate
	Peter Sarsgaard	...	John
	Isabelle Fuhrman	...	Esther
	CCH Pounder	...	Sister Abigail
	Jimmy Bennett	...	Daniel
	Margo Martindale	...	Dr. Browning
	Karel Roden	...	Dr. Varava
	Aryana Engineer	...	Max
	Rosemary Dunsmore	...	Grandma Barbara
	Jamie Young	...	Brenda
	Lorry Ayers	...	Joyce
	Brendan Wall	...	Detective
	Genelle Williams	...	Sister Judith
	Mustafa Abdelkarim	...	Daniel's Friend
	Landon Norris	...	Daniel's Friend

Orphan is a 2009 American psychological horror film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, and Isabelle Fuhrman.

Initial release: July 24, 2009 (USA)

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

Running time: 123 minutes

Screenplay: David Leslie Johnson

Initial DVD release: October 27, 2009 (Hungary)