Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Asylum end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Asylum easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Asylum

Name: Asylum
Genre: Horror
Released: 1972
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Peter Cushing, Patrick Magee, Herbert Lom, Britt Ekland, Barry Morse

You have nothing to lose but your mind.

Directed by Roy Ward Baker

Produced by Amicus Productions

197288 min6.0 / 10

A darkly playful anthology horror film that uses the asylum setting and a puzzle-box premise to blend psychological unease with darkly comedic storytelling.

A young psychiatrist applies for a job at a mental asylum and must pass a test by interviewing four patients. He must figure out which of the patients, is in fact, the doctor that he would be replacing if hired.

Clusters

Comedy That Turns Violent Dark Comedy Nightmares Absurdist Political Satire Comedy And Satire Immigrants and Exiles

Genres

Horror

Keywords

Asylum Insane Asylum Anthology Psychiatrist Mental Asylum Madhouse Funny Farm Loony Bin

Questions people ask

Is Asylum scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Does Asylum end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Asylum easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Asylum sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
Is Asylum violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

49/ 100