From a Place of Darkness vs The Orphanage

The Orphanage has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 2.7/10 for From a Place of Darkness). From a Place of Darkness is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 1h 45m. The Orphanage is the older of the two (2007 against 2008). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

From a Place of Darkness posterFrom a Place of Darkness2008 VS The Orphanage posterThe Orphanage2007
From a Place of DarknessThe Orphanage
Audience score★ 2.7/10★ 7.2/10
Year20082007
Length1h 24m1h 45m
GenresDrama, Horror, ThrillerDrama, Horror, Thriller
Country–Spain
DirectorDouglas A. RaineJ.A. Bayona
Main castBronson Pinchot, John Savage, Travis Schuldt, Natalie Zea, Christopher AllenFernando Cayo, Geraldine Chaplin, Belén Rueda, Mabel Rivera, Edgar Vivar

Synopsis

From a Place of Darkness

Miles Kody, is a documentary filmmaker. As Miles tapes his interviews with Vic he becomes aware of the appearance of "ghosts" captured on his video monitor. He realizes that the faint energy fields of these ghosts, past victims of the snuff films, are picked up more readily on video...

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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