The Orphanage vs Willard
The Orphanage has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.1/10 for Willard). Willard is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 45m. Willard is the older of the two (2003 against 2007). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| The Orphanage | Willard | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Drama, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | Spain | – |
| Director | J.A. Bayona | Glen Morgan |
| Main cast | Fernando Cayo, Geraldine Chaplin, Belén Rueda, Mabel Rivera, Edgar Vivar | Crispin Glover, R. Lee Ermey, Ty Olsson, Laura Harring, Gus Lynch |
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.
Willard
Desperate for companionship, the repressed Willard befriends a group of rats that inhabit his late father's deteriorating mansion. In these furry creatures, Willard finds temporary refuge from daily abuse at the hands of his bedridden mother and his father's old partner, Frank. Soon it becomes clear that the brood of rodents is ready and willing to exact a vicious, deadly revenge on anyone who dares to bully their sensitive new master.
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