Stonehearst Asylum
Seen it?2014 | 112 min | Thriller, Mystery, Horror
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and middling reviews (55% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans. If you loved Dressed to Kill or Twelve Monkeys, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 52 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: scary moments. Probably too much for younger kids.
An Oxford Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
55% on Rotten Tomatoes, 52 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$3 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 83K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Brad Anderson
- Kate BeckinsaleEliza Graves
- Jim SturgessEdward Newgate
- David ThewlisMickey Finn
- Brendan GleesonThe Alienist
- Ben KingsleySilas Lamb
- Michael CaineDr. Benjamin Salt
- Sinéad CusackMrs. Pike
- Jason FlemyngSwanwick
- Sophie Kennedy ClarkMillie
- Christopher FulfordPaxton