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Asylum

2008 · 93 min

A routine slasher haunting that trades atmosphere for jump scares and gory kills, forgettable but passable for genre fans.

Directed by
David R. Ellis
Genres
Horror
Starring
Sarah Roemer, Mark Rolston, Jake Muxworthy
Overview
The teenager Madison McBride is traumatized by the loss of her deranged father when she was nine years old and the suicide of her beloved brother Brandon one year ago. She decides to join the Richard Miller University, where Brandon committed suicide, to overcome her demons. While walking to her dorm, she meets the weird janitor Wilbur Mackey that tells her that the place is haunted.

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Directed by
David R. Ellis
Genres
Horror
Starring
Sarah Roemer, Mark Rolston, Jake Muxworthy
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • trauma
    • death
    • survival
    • isolation
    • madness
    Places
    • school
    • hospital
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore strong
    • Language strong
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror8
    Humour1
    Realism5
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    horror
    Directed by
    David R. Ellis
    Written by
    Ethan Lawrence
    Starring
    Sarah Roemer, Mark Rolston, Jake Muxworthy, Travis Van Winkle, Ellen Hollman, Joel Heyman, Lin Shaye, Cody Kasch
    Cinematography
    Gary Capo
    Runtime
    93 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    German, English

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