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{{quote|''A tale of love. A story of horror.''}}
''The Orphanage'' (''El Orfanato'') is a Spanish-language horror film directed by Juan Antonio Bayona and produced by [[Guillermo del Toro]] of ''[[Pan's Labyrinth]]'' and ''[[Hellboy]]'' fame. With its claustrophobic and creepy atmosphere and surprising twists, it is one of the most horrifying films ever.
Laura and her husband Carlos decide to return to the orphanage where she grew up before she was adopted. Laura has herself adopted a son, Simón, who is HIV-positive. There is, however, a secret to the orphanage and what happened there after Laura left - including Tomás, a mysterious boy who always wore a sack mask.
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The rest you'll have to see, because it is supremely scary.
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* [[Adult Fear]]: Yes.
* [[And Then John Was a Zombie]]
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Perhaps the most [[Tear Jerker|heart wrenching]] example ever.
* [[Chekhov's Skill]]: Simón teaching Laura a scavenger-type of game becomes important later in the movie.
* [[Clean Pretty Reliable]]: Averted; after the bus accident, someone tries CPR on {{spoiler|Benigna}}--it doesn't work, and she looks anything but pretty afterwards.
* [[Creepy Child]]: Tomás, sometimes Simón, and {{spoiler|all the other orphans in the end}} - arguably due to {{spoiler|[[Children Are Innocent]]}}.
* [[Cruel Twist Ending]]
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: The {{spoiler|ghosts of the other orphans are simply trying to warn Laura that Simón is trapped in the basement}}.
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* [[Ghostly Goals]]
* [[Gory Discretion Shot]]: Subverted.
* [[Haunted Heroine]]: Laura.
* [[Imaginary Friend]]: Simón has many and Laura thinks Tomás is one of them.
* [[In Case You Forgot Who Wrote It]]: Inverted, the ads and [[Trailers Always Lie|trailers]] for this movie make it seem like it was directed by [[Guillermo del Toro]], not the actual director, Juan Antonio Bayona.
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* [[I See Dead People]]: Well, she can {{spoiler|''hear'' them}}.
** Later in the film she ''can'' actually {{spoiler|see them}}.
* [[Nightmare Face]]
* [[Nothing Is Scarier]]:
* [[Orphanage of Fear]]: The entire film is set in a former orphanage.
** It wasn't all that frightening back when the protagonist lived there, though. Apart from one creepy employee it was closer to [[Orphanage of Love]], considering how she remembered it with affection.
*** Yeah, but that same creepy employee ended up
* [[Peek-a-Boo Corpse]]: {{spoiler|Benigna after the car crash}}.
* [[Psychic Powers]]: The medium {{spoiler|can hear the orphans screaming}}.
* [[Scare Chord]]
* [[See No Evil Hear No Evil]]: Justified in {{spoiler|the bus crash}}, since everything fades to silence. Presumably, the characters' attention is so occupied that they don't hear it either.
* [[Supernatural
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[[Category:Films of the 2010s]]
[[Category:Films of the 2000s]]
[[Category:The Orphanage]]▼
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