
Asylum
2005, Drama, 1h 36m
90 Reviews 10,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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This catastrophic adaptation of Patrick McGrath's novel gets sillier and more implausible as it goes along. Read critic reviews
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Stella
Peter Cleave
Csokas
Max Raphael
Brenda Raphael
Nick
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All Critics (90) | Top Critics (31) | Fresh (32) | Rotten (58)
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Asylum had promise. But it's bad enough to make one wonder just who had the loose screws -- the characters, or the people who filmed them?
September 16, 2005 | Rating: 2/5 -
Patrick McGrath's screenplay, based on his novel, has moments big and small, delivered in appropriate dollops of awfulness.
September 16, 2005 | Rating: B- -
It's a movie you fall for or you don't, and like Stella, I am not ashamed I did.
September 16, 2005 | Rating: 3/4 -
Once characters' actions lose credibility, it's hard to empathize with them, no matter how well the roles are played.
September 15, 2005 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… -
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September 9, 2005 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
The film wryly wonders whether the lunatics have taken over not just the asylum but the entire world as well.
September 4, 2005 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
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May 13, 2014unique story, good acting too.Kristina E Super Reviewer
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May 13, 2014I think she got what she deserved!paganchild1979 p Super Reviewer
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