20 movies like The Orphanage, ordered by similarity : Orphan(2009), Woodpeckers(2017), The Lodgers(2017), Anything for Her(2008), The Living and the Dead(2006), Clive Barker's Book of Blood(2008), The Unspoken(2015), The Devil's Backbone(2001), Annabelle: Creation(2017), Mother(2009), Wake Wood(2011), Cloud 9(2008) ...
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Spain|Mexico
2007
105 Minutes
Belén Rueda Fernando Cayo Geraldine Chaplin Montserrat Carulla Mabel Rivera Andrés Gertrúdix Roger Príncep Edgar Vivar
orphan husband son mother ghost old woman suspenseful emotional striking frightening spain orphanage haunted house beach shed cave orphans illness disappearance parenthood
A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Canada|Germany|France
2009
123 Minutes
Vera Farmiga Peter Sarsgaard Isabelle Fuhrman CCH Pounder Aryana Engineer Jimmy Bennett Margo Martindale Karel Roden Rosemary Dunsmore
mother father daughter son orphan nun dark suspenseful tense chilling orphanage household hospital family home loss adoption deception insanity marriage husband/wife relationship
A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she appears.
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Jean Jean Ramón Emilio Candelario Judith Rodriguez Jose Cruz Manuel Raposo Karina Valdez Aleja Johnson Carlota Carretero Keunis Álvarez Orestes Amador
prison guard prisoner prisoners messenger gangsters love interest romantic interest romantic rival rival dark disturbing emotional engaging gripping intense moving passionate powerful raw tense
Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Ireland
2017
93 Minutes
Charlotte Vega Bill Milner Eugene Simon David Bradley Deirdre O'Kane Moe Dunford Roisin Murphy Brendan O'Rourke Emmet Kelly Anthony Murphy Jack O'Malley
orphan twin outcast veteran supernatural being parent dark disturbing uneasy emotional frightening tense ireland house haunted house lake countryside small town incest rule breaking
A family curse confines orphaned twins Rachel and Edwards to their home, in punishment for their ancestors' sins. Bound to the rules of a haunting childhood lullaby, the twins must never let any outsiders inside the house.
Crime, Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France|Spain
2008
96 Minutes
Vincent Lindon Diane Kruger Lancelot Roch Olivier Marchal Hammou Graïa Liliane Rovère Olivier Perrier Moussa Maaskri Rémi Martin Thierry Godard Slimane Hadjar
wife husband son police officer judge counterfeiter brash suspenseful emotional france prison house courtroom suburbia family wrongful conviction desperation jailbreak husband/wife relationship murder case
With no legal means left to him, a high school teacher devises a daring plan to rescue his wrongfully imprisoned wife from jail.
Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK
2006
83 Minutes
Roger Lloyd-Pack Leo Bill Kate Fahy Sarah Ball Neil Conrich Richard Wills-Cotton Alan Perrin Richard Syms
husband wife son nurse aristocrat father emotional tense frightening england countryside estate family dysfunction mental disability illness aristocracy financial troubles father/son relationship sacrifice discovery
A descent into Hell is triggered when "Ex-Lord" Donald Brocklebank finds that he must leave Longleigh House for London to find a way to pay for the medical treatments for his wife Nancy. ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy, Drama, Horror
2008
100 Minutes
Jonas Armstrong Sophie Ward Paul Blair Doug Bradley James Watson Clive Russell Romana Abercromby Simon Bamford
professor expert student young man partner writer suspenseful gory frightening house college bedroom diner bar truck supernatural haunted houses investigation strange happenings murder
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Canada
2015
91 Minutes
Jodelle Ferland Neal McDonough Pascal Hutton Sunny Suljic Lochlyn Munro Chanelle Peloso Rukiya Bernard Matt Bellefleur Jessie Fraser Trevor Carroll
single mother son babysitter single father love interest teen girl creepy chilling frightening frightful uneasy suspenseful canada haunted house mother/son relationship evil child haunted houses horror baby-sitting supernatural
In 1997 the Anderson family vanished from their home without a trace. No bodies were ever found. For 17 years the house has remained undisturbed... until now.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Mexico|Spain
2001
106 Minutes
Marisa Paredes Eduardo Noriega Federico Luppi Fernando Tielve Irene Visedo Iñigo Garcés José Manuel Lorenzo Francisco Maestre
boy professor headmistress caretaker eerie emotional spain boarding school spanish civil war orphanage boarding-school life ghosts fate discovery adventure mystery 1930s
After Carlos - a 12-year-old whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War - arrives at an ominous boys' orphanage, he discovers the school is haunted and has many dark secrets which he must uncover.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2017
109 Minutes
Stephanie Sigman Talitha Eliana Bateman Lulu Wilson Philippa Coulthard Grace Fulton Samara Lee Tayler Buck Anthony LaPaglia Miranda Otto Lou Lou Safran Alicia Vela-Bailey
doll toy maker wife nun orphan creepy dark disturbing eerie house orphanage bedroom hallway grief orphans death of a child evil spirits dolls discovery mystery
Twelve years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll-maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, where they become the target of the doll-maker's possessed creation, Annabelle.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
South Korea
2009
128 Minutes
Kim Hye-ja Won Bin Ku Jin Je-mun Yun Mi-Seon Jeon Byoung-Soon Kim
mother widow son suspect police detective defense attorney dark emotional gripping small town south korea shop family home mother/son relationship murder investigation incarceration framed vigilantism love
A mother desperately searches for the killer who framed her son for a girl's horrific murder.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Ireland|UK
2011
90 Minutes
Eva Birthistle Aidan Gillen Dan Gordon Ruth McCabe Timothy Spall Ella Connolly Amelia Crowley Brian Gleeson
mother father daughter dog village elder dark eerie emotional shocking thrilling rural community car house woods yard northern ireland death of a child paganism ritual grief
The parents of a girl who was killed by a savage dog are granted the opportunity to spend three days with their deceased daughter.
Romance, Drama
Germany
2008
98 Minutes
Ursula Werner Horst Rehberg Horst Westphal Steffi Kühnert
woman man couple lover cheeky confident emotional engaging heartwarming germany home apartment lake love love triangle loveless marriage lovers old age love forbidden love
A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2013
96 Minutes
Alix Elizabeth Gitter James Ralph Erick Avari Steve Bacic Jade Ramsey James C. Burns Nikita Ramsey Tadhg Kelly Tara Westwood James Cavlo
orphan uncle young girl murder victim murderer ghost creepy dark dreamy suspenseful touching thrilling united states countryside country house village small town murder murder investigation ghosts
A small town is haunted by the twin daughters of a wrongfully convicted man. Young Jordan is sent down the path to who the real killer is, only to find the killer is very close to her.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2016
90 Minutes
Elisabeth Röhm Jon Prescott Julie Mond Robert Mailhouse Jessica Amlee April Audia Tanner Stine Ser'Darius Blain Cade Carradine Alexandria Basso
widow woman con man love interest murder suspect lover charming cheeky emotional passionate suspenseful disheartening germany city beach love love interest relationships betrayal trust
A woman is conned by a man who uses online dating ads to rob women.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Japan
2004
90 Minutes
Sarah Michelle Gellar Jason Behr William Mapother Clea DuVall KaDee Strickland Grace Zabriskie Bill Pullman Rosa Blasi Ted Raimi Ryo Ishibashi Yôko Maki
husband wife mother caregiver ghost shocking suspenseful creepy frightening tokyo house office building apartment building curse ghosts haunted houses death immigration family mystery
An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2018
127 Minutes
Toni Collette Gabriel Byrne Alex Wolff Ann Dowd Milly Shapiro Mallory Bechtel Brock McKinney Christy Summerhays
art gallerist mother daughter son husband thrilling suspenseful gory frightening profound fascinating art gallery haunted house woods mysterious past legacy horror mysterious deaths family secrets darkness
A grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences.
Drama
India
2010
Minutes
Rahul Bose Moushumi Chatterjee Raima Sen Rudranil Ghosh Chigusa Takaku
teacher japanese woman aunt mother young woman son tender calm emotional endearing village india yokohama, japan house letter writing friendship true love long-distance relationship arranged marriage loneliness
Pen pals decide to get married and carry-on a long-term relationship.
Drama
Italy|France
2002
95 Minutes
Valeria Golino Vincenzo Amato Francesco Casisa Veronica D'Agostino Filippo Pucillo Muzzi Loffredo Elio Germano Avy Marciano Giuseppe del Volgo Matteo Solina Vincenzo Barreca
daughter wife husband depressed person fisherman son amusing emotional offbeat cave beach island italy cliff boat small-town life mother/son relationship mental illness swimming running away
On an impoverished Italian island, a free-spirited woman is accused of madness by townspeople fed up with her antics.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2013
111 Minutes
Vera Farmiga Patrick Wilson Lili Taylor Ron Livingston Shanley Caswell Hayley McFarland Joey King Mackenzie Foy Kyla Deaver Shannon Kook John Brotherton
investigator demon hunter husband wife ghost daughter frightening suspenseful shocking tense creepy family home farmhouse rural community backyard paranormal ghosts haunted houses supernatural phenomenon ghost stories
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Canada
2005
108 Minutes
JR Bourne Caroline Cave Deborah Grover Frank Adamson Joyce Gordon
husband wife boss daughter mother-in-law parent bleak disturbing tense emotional family home canada art gallery office assault family dysfunction trust failing career marital problems investigation
Warner isn't sure how he got where he is, but he's not particularly happy to be there: mid-thirties, married, two kids, dead-end career in fund raising, cramped town house, old car, clothes... See full summary »