Citadel vs The Orphanage
The Orphanage has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 5.3/10 for Citadel). Citadel is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 45m. The Orphanage is the older of the two (2007 against 2012). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Citadel
The Orphanage| Citadel | The Orphanage | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.3/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 25m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | Spain |
| Director | Ciarán Foy | J.A. Bayona |
| Main cast | Aneurin Barnard, Wunmi Mosaku, James Cosmo, Ian Hanmore, Amy Shiels | Fernando Cayo, Geraldine Chaplin, Belén Rueda, Mabel Rivera, Edgar Vivar |
Synopsis
Citadel
Chronically agoraphobic since the day his wife was murdered, Tommy Cowley finds himself terrorized by a gang of syringe-wielding feral children, who are intent on taking his baby daughter. Upon discovering the nightmarish truth surrounding these hooded children, he learns that to be free of his fears, he must finally face the demons of his past and enter the one place he fears the most - the abandoned tower block, known as the Citadel.
The Orphanage
A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage, intent on reopening it. Before long, her son starts to communicate with a new invisible friend.
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