Movie

Insanitarium

2008 · 89 min

A grimy, fast-moving asylum chiller that trades scares for gore and cheap thrills, easy to watch but instantly forgettable.

Overview: After he's institutionalized in order to cover for his sister, a young man encounters a doctor who is turning his patients into flesh-eating psychopaths.
How it feels: Dark, tense, campy and cynical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Madness, survival, isolation, betrayal
Content: Strong violence, gore and language. Mild sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
survival
isolation
betrayal
Places: hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild