The Holy Boy vs The Orphanage
The Orphanage has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.8/10 for The Holy Boy). The Orphanage is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 2m. The Orphanage is the older of the two (2007 against 2025). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Holy Boy
The Orphanage| The Holy Boy | The Orphanage | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2007 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | Spain |
| Director | Paolo Strippoli | J.A. Bayona |
| Main cast | Paolo Pierobon, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Anna Bellato, Roberto Citran, Michele Riondino | Fernando Cayo, Geraldine Chaplin, Belén Rueda, Mabel Rivera, Edgar Vivar |
Synopsis
The Holy Boy
A PE teacher moves to a isolated mountain village where the people appear to live in unshakeable serenity, but soon stumbles across a disturbing ritual. Once a week, the locals are freed of their pain by a lonely boy born with the power to heal one's soul just by hugging them. Trying to rescue him from this madness, the man unleashes his dark side.
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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