For the abandoned or neglected motion picture work, see Orphan film. Orphan is a 2009 American psychological thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra from a screenplay by David Leslie Johnson. The film stars Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, and Isabelle Fuhrman.The plot centers on a couple who, after the death of their unborn child, adopt a mysterious 9-year-old girl.Orphan was produced by Joel Silver and Susan Downey of Dark Castle Entertainment, and Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson Killoran of Appian Way Productions.The film was released theatrically in the United States on July 24, 2009.he film stars Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, and Isabelle Fuhrman. The plot centers on a couple who, after the death of their unborn child, adopt a mysterious 9-year-old girl.