Asylum

Asylum

Passion. Possession.

Directed by David Mackenzie

Produced by Seven Arts Pictures, Paramount Vantage

200599 min6.0 / 10

A dark psychological thriller built on forbidden attraction and moral transgression, where a woman's dangerous fascination with an inmate threatens to unravel her marriage and sanity.

A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former wife.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Asylum scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Asylum end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Asylum violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Asylum easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Asylum sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

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.

41/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity43

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise62

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Asylum

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Asylum

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Asylum, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Asylum, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Asylum, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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