What is the Metascore for The Orphanage?

The Orphanage has a Metascore of 78 out of 100 on Celluloid.

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The Orphanage

Q: Is The Orphanage worth watching in the UK?

The Orphanage (2007) has a Celluloid Score of 77%, averaged across critic reviews, audience ratings, Metascore, Letterboxd, and IMDb. It comes recommended overall. Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona.

Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona · 2007

Quick Verdict

The Orphanage (2007) has a 77% Celluloid Score — our average across critic reviews, audience ratings, Metascore, Letterboxd, and IMDb. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

77%

Celluloid Score Recommended

Averaged from 5 sources

86% Critic Score

73% Audience

78 Metascore

★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.8

7.4 IMDb /10

Runtime: 1h 45m
Cast: Belén Rueda , Fernando Cayo , Roger Príncep

Is The Orphanage worth watching?

Yes — The Orphanage earns a 77% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Critics Consensus

Bayona's debut delivers old-school ghost-story scares with genuine maternal grief at its core.
Celluloid Critics Consensus

Critics (86%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (73%).

What is The Orphanage about?

A woman reopening the orphanage where she grew up searches for her missing son as supernatural echoes of the past close in.

Critic Reviews

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The Orphanage (2007) Review: A Spanish Classic

★★★★☆ 4/5

Juan Antonio Bayona's The Orphanage (2007) endures as a defining horror landmark from Spain, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Strongly recommended — a staple of its national cinema.