Sanitarium

Sanitarium

Locked in insamity

Directed by Bryan Ramirez, Kerry Valderrama, Bryan Ortiz

Produced by Highland Film Group

2013106 min4.7 / 10

A dark, paranoia-soaked anthology horror film set in a nightmarish asylum where reality and madness blur across three unsettling tales.

Malcom McDowell, Lou Diamond Phillips and Robert Englund star in three separate stories set in an eerie mental asylum.

Questions people ask

  • Does Sanitarium end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Sanitarium scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

  • Is Sanitarium easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

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

  • Is Sanitarium 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.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity33

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Sanitarium

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Sanitarium

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Sanitarium, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Sanitarium, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Sanitarium, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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