Half Light vs The Orphanage
The Orphanage has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6/10 for Half Light). The Orphanage is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 1h 50m. Half Light is the older of the two (2006 against 2007). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Half Light
The Orphanage| Half Light | The Orphanage | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | Spain |
| Director | Craig Rosenberg | J.A. Bayona |
| Main cast | Henry Ian Cusick, Demi Moore, James Cosmo, Hans Matheson, Nicholas Gleaves | Fernando Cayo, Geraldine Chaplin, Belén Rueda, Mabel Rivera, Edgar Vivar |
Synopsis
Half Light
Rachel Carson, a best-selling crime novelist, is devastated and filled with guilt over the accidental death of her son. Hoping that a change of scenery will help alleviate her suffering, she leaves her home in the city and moves into a vacant country house owned by a friend and begins a relationship with charming local Angus. But, just as her life is taking a turn for the better, Rachel realizes she's being romanced by a ghost, leading her to…
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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