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The Orphanage

2007 · Horror · J. A. Bayona · 1h 41m

A woman moves back into the seaside orphanage she grew up in to reopen it as a home for children, and her young son starts talking about friends nobody else can see. An old-fashioned ghost story built on quiet, not jump scares.

  • Clearly heavy
  • Clearly intimate

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    Describe: Goodnight Mommy

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