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IMDb rating 5.9
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Mino Castillo
rated 8

Good, But I preffer the first one.

1 year ago
Critic Kim Newman
rated 6

...refreshingly clever, unpredictable and gruesome.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Courtney Howard
rated 8

...the filmmakers behind this prequel skillfully balance shock and schlock

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Richard Whittaker
rated 7

...it acknowledges the original before taking a hard left turn into overblown soapy madness. The modern gothic of the first film transforms here into a perfectly fitting explosion of operatic schlock.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle
Critic Ryan Lattanzio
rated 7

Fuhrman is fantastic in this schlocky but never boring return to the 2009 cult-favorite movie.

Read full review at Indie Wire
Critic Jesse Hassenger
rated 7

Like Esther, the movie has a keen sense of how to weaponize its own audacity.

Read full review at Paste Magazine
Jacob Niemi
rated 7

Twist makes it from 4-7

1 year ago
Daniel Johansson
rated 7

This is a good one

10 months ago

Cast & Crew

Fred Tatasciore
As Additional Voices (voice)
Julia Stiles
As Tricia Albright
Hiro Kanagawa
As Detective Donnan
Kristen Sawatzky
As Federica
Rossif Sutherland
As Allen Albright
Isabelle Fuhrman
As Leena Klammer / Esther Albright

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In this suspenseful and chilling prequel to the horror classic "Orphan," Leena Klammer, a 31-year-old woman with hypopituitarism, escapes from an Estonian psychiatric institution and impersonates Esther Albright, a girl from a wealthy American family who went missing in 2003 to infiltrate the girl's family. Leena quickly wins over Esther's father, Allen, with her artistic talent and apparent vulnerability as suspicions arise between her and Esther's mother, Tricia when strange events and minor discrepancies surfaces. As Tricia and Leena's relationship becomes increasingly strained as they attempt to coexist in the same household, dark secrets are exposed, and the true extent of Leena's ruthlessness and cunning is revealed. With Tricia and Gunnar, Esther's brother, attempting to eliminate Leena for good amidst escalating tensions and violent confrontations leading to a tragic event, it becomes clear that Leena will stop at nothing to achieve her sinister goals and secure her new life at any cost. Will Leena succeed in her sinister plan, or will she ultimately be brought to justice for her crimes? Find out in this gripping thriller that delves into the dark side of human nature and obsession.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Orphan: First Kill include Goodnight Mommy, A Haunting in Venice, Into the Deep, Synchronic, Missing (2022), Monochrome.

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Orphan: First Kill was released in theaters on August 19, 2022.

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Orphan: First Kill was released for streaming on August 19, 2022.