- Clips featured during Peter Sarsgaard interview.
- Footage shown for the Weekend Peekend
- Promotional excerpts showed during interview with Vera Farmiga - Kate and John Coleman discusses Esther in the hospital.
"Siskel & Ebert" G-force; The Ugly Truth/Orphan/Shrink/The Answer Man (TV Episode 2009)
Clips shown for the review."The Rotten Tomatoes Show" The Ugly Truth/G-Force/Orphan (TV Episode 2009)
Reviewed, clips shown.
Guitar Hero II (Video Game 2006)
In Orphan, Daniel is shown playing the song "Surrender" from this game.Guitar Hero: World Tour (Video Game 2008)
In Orphan, Daniel is shown playing the song "Re-Education Through Labour" from this game.
Orphan: First Kill (2022)
"Film Junk Podcast" Episode 230: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and Orphan (Podcast Episode 2009)
Reviewed"Tosh.0" Hoodrat Kid (TV Episode 2010)
Tosh spoils the movie to the audience"The Cinema Snob" The Expendables (TV Episode 2010)
"The first five minutes of the movie Orphan are pretty violent.""Midnight Movie Review" Mr. Horror vs. The Midnight Movie Reviewer (TV Episode 2010)
as a part of the last year programmeChiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments (TV Movie 2010)
Shown on list.
Alexander Nevsky (1938)
fight on the iceFatal Attraction (1987)
The blacklight paint scene, where Esther flicks the light on and off, is a reference to the scene where Alex flicks her lamplight on and off.Shrek (2001)
A Shrek toy can be seen in Daniel's room.The Ring Two (2005)
"I'm not your fucking mommy!"
Girlvert 19 (Video 2010)
The characters and plot are both a spoof of Orphan.Scary Movie V (2013)
SpoofedSadie and Emmie (TV Series 2015)
Spoofs Esther in the show."SMG4" SMG4: There's Something Up With Meggy... (TV Episode 2019)
Parodied- One of the main parodies.