Asylum
2005 · Movie · 99 min · ★ 5.9 · 31% critics
In 1950s Britain, the wife of a psychiatrist becomes fixated on a violent patient at a mental institution. What begins as curiosity turns into a dangerous emotional entanglement, blurring desire, control, and the boundary between stability and obsession.
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-09-09
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Critic score
- 31/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (129 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a dark, obsessive relationship drama with a chilly mood and troubling choices, especially if you liked Enduring Love; Not for you if you want sympathetic characters or a comforting payoff.
Pros: dark haunting atmosphere; strong lead performances; compelling obsessive drama | Cons: implausible plot turns; bleak unpleasant tone; uneven emotional logic
Themes
- psychiatrist
Cast & crew
Natasha Richardson
as Stella Raphael
Hugh Bonneville
as Max Raphael
Ian McKellen
as Dr. Peter Cleave
Joss Ackland
as Jack Straffen
Gus Lewis
as Charlie Raphael
Wanda Ventham
as Bridie Straffen
Maria Aitken
as Claudia Greene
Hazel Douglas
as Lilly
Marton Csokas
as Edgar Stark
Judy Parfitt
as Brenda Raphael
Directed by David Mackenzie