

The arrival of a newborn girl causes the gradual disintegration of the Cairn family; particularly for 9-year-old Joshua, an eccentric boy whose proper upbringing and refined tastes both take a sinister turn.
Acting
Vera Farmiga's unraveling is spectacular
Direction
Ratliff's clinical restraint makes it worse
Score
Piano pieces that will haunt you

Director
George Ratliff
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jacob Kogan was cast at age 12 after directors couldn't find a younger actor who could handle the material's darkness.
Released the same year as 'Orphan,' forming an accidental 2009 wave of 'creepy child' prestige horror that critics initially dismissed as pretentious.