The Advent Calendar vs The Orphanage
The Orphanage has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.7/10 for The Advent Calendar). The Advent Calendar is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 1h 45m. The Orphanage is the older of the two (2007 against 2021). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Advent Calendar
The Orphanage| The Advent Calendar | The Orphanage | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2021 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | Belgium | Spain |
| Director | Patrick Ridremont | J.A. Bayona |
| Main cast | Fabio Zenoni, Jérôme Paquatte, Eugénie Derouand, Honorine Magnier, Clément Olivieri | Fernando Cayo, Geraldine Chaplin, Belén Rueda, Mabel Rivera, Edgar Vivar |
Synopsis
The Advent Calendar
Eva, an ex-dancer, is now living in a wheelchair, unable to walk. When her friend Sophie gives her an old wooden antique advent calendar before Christmas, she realizes each window contains a surprise that triggers repercussions in real life: some of them good, but most of them bad... Now Eva will have to choose between getting rid of the calendar or walking again… even if it causes death around her.
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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