The Orphanage vs The Woman in Black
The Orphanage has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.1/10 for The Woman in Black). The Woman in Black is the shorter watch at 1h 35m 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.
The Orphanage
The Woman in Black| The Orphanage | The Woman in Black | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 1h 35m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | Spain | – |
| Director | J.A. Bayona | James Watkins |
| Main cast | Fernando Cayo, Geraldine Chaplin, Belén Rueda, Mabel Rivera, Edgar Vivar | Shaun Dooley, Roger Allam, Janet McTeer, Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds |
Synopsis
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.
The Woman in Black
The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in the client’s isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, his unease growing when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed only in black. Receiving only silence from the locals, Kipps is forced to uncover the true identity of the Woman in Black on his own, leading to a…
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