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2005

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Set in late-1950s England, David Mackenzie's ASYLUM is a Gothic romance filled with erotic obsession, deception, and murder. Natasha Richardson gives a bravura performance as Stella Raphael, an unhappy woman who is forced to move with her son, Charlie (Gus Lewis), to rural Yorkshire when her husband, Max (Hugh Bonneville), .. Read more

Starring	Natasha Richardson, Ian McKellen, Hugh Bonneville, Marton Csokas
Director	David Mackenzie
Genres	Drama, Romance, Thriller

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  Intriguing!
  
  Not the best film I have seen lately but worth watching on a cold night in with a couple of drinks.
  
  A family move into a property in the grounds of a... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Lisa Frame
  - Dereham, Norfolk.
  - 08 Feb 2006 at 18:28
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  Good to see High Royds, not necessarily the film!
  
  The best thing about this film was getting to see inside the grounds of High Royds asylum. I thought the relationships in the film developed far too quickly and... read more »
  
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- 1095668
- - howitis
  - 7 reviews
  - 22 Feb 2012 at 23:32
- - 0
  - 0
  Not mad enough
  
  A decent stab at filming Patrick McGrath's excellent novel of sexual obsession, the oroblem being the quality of the book.
  
  The source material&#... read more »
  
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- 1070187
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - daylightsimulator
  - 30 reviews
  - london
  - 04 Dec 2011 at 18:57
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  romance noir
  
  there are two corridors in the asylum. one for the patients, the other for the sane ones. being very near each other they meet at the end, one can easily take ... read more »
  
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- - lukasz84
  - 62 reviews
  - 25 Apr 2011 at 23:45
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  Very thrilling
  
  A very interesting and sad film. Wish it did'nt end the way it did though. Highly recommended, this is a must watch film.
  
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  - London
  - 26 Mar 2011 at 03:28
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  It was ok
  
  This was ok, not really my type of film. It was not really believable as a film about obsession. This was because I am sure that real people would not have made... read more »
  
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- 967798
- - dsj2001
  - 21 reviews
  - London
  - 25 Feb 2011 at 15:51
- - 2
  - 0
  Surprisingly great
  
  A stark reminder to be careful of what paths you take in life. Excellent storyline with many cruel and punishing twists. A very ironic outcome of how passion ... read more »
  
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- 966460
- - a customer
  - uk
  - 21 Feb 2011 at 18:34
- - 1
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  ASYLUM 2005
  
  A VERY WELL ACTED FILM WITH VERY DARK UNDERTONES. SOME SURPRISING INTIMATE SCENES. I FOUND THE FILM SCARY, EMOTIONAL AND KEPT ME ENTHRALLED RIGHT TO THE ... read more »
  
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- - SOYABEAN
  - 8 reviews
  - SIDCUP
  - 12 Feb 2011 at 15:02
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  - 1
  It's very, very very.
  
  Very good story, very good acting, very good ending. Enjoy yourself and watch this film it's a treat, not a Hollywood blockbuster.
  
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- - MTLibraryGirl
  - 5 reviews
  - Blackheath
  - 11 Jan 2011 at 17:49
- - 1
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  passion and it's repercussions
  
  I really enjoyed this film. If you enjoy thrillers with a passionate love story woven in then this is for you. What a tragedy we no longer have the wonderful ... read more »
  
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- 943928
- - filmsinspire
  - 4 reviews
  - Surrey
  - 02 Dec 2010 at 08:02
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  - 2
  Dull dull dull...
  
  Even the great cast can't shine in this lack lustre number. Dull in its blunted understanding of the human psyche, dull in it predictability, its hackneyed ... read more »
  
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- - eclair999
  - 3 reviews
  - Norwich
  - 10 Nov 2010 at 20:06
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- - 17
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  Intriguing!
  
  Not the best film I have seen lately but worth watching on a cold night in with a couple of drinks.
  
  A family move into a property in the grounds of a... read more »
  
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- 204459
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Lisa Frame
  - Dereham, Norfolk.
  - 08 Feb 2006 at 18:28
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  - 4
  back from the cinema...
  
  Just comming back from the cinema I find myself wanting to spread the word about this film, its really, really good, no doubt about it.
  
  I never go ... read more »
  
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- - SamuelL
  - Tayside
  - 27 Oct 2005 at 18:39
- - 5
  - 1
  Ticks all the boxes
  
  This film basically ticks all the boxes for its dark thriller genre.
  
  • Woman trapped in loveless marriage – check
  
  • Falls ... read more »
  
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- 439185
- - splodge
  - 104 reviews
  - Portsmouth
  - 12 May 2007 at 09:35
- - 5
  - 2
  roasted alive
  
  Watching this is worse than being roasted alive by a tribe of canibals.
  
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- - a customer
  - Hell
  - 22 Mar 2007 at 14:13
- - 4
  - 0
  Asylum
  
  i'm not sure this movie says anything ground breaking but it certainly keeps one gripped. Nathasha is stunning as ever and sexy as hell and convincing as ... read more »
  
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- - charliecj
  - 21 reviews
  - London
  - 02 May 2006 at 15:02
- - 2
  - 0
  Worth watching
  
  I enjoyed this film. Maybe they tried to cram too much into one film. The story is very true to life, what happens when some one falls in love and it becomes an... read more »
  
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- 205734
- - a customer
  - Wilshire. UK
  - 12 Feb 2006 at 10:05
- - 2
  - 0
  Bleak to say the least
  
  Despite my heading, I would say this was still an ok film, though I didn't find one single redeeming quality amongst all of the main characters and hence my... read more »
  
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- - Peter Ives
  - Southend, England
  - 24 Apr 2006 at 19:44
- - 2
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  Could be done better
  
  I thought this film was well acted and directed but the story a little far fetched.I was hoping for more in terms of pyschological insight.
  
  What does... read more »
  
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- 264818
- - a customer
  - Liverpool
  - 16 Jul 2006 at 19:46
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  Larry Letdown.
  
  A story of manipulation but not very well portrayed. I'm still not sure what the point was, perhaps it's me.
  
  Very watchable but a real '... read more »
  
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- 397726
- - a customer
  - Wales
  - 29 Dec 2006 at 22:57
- - 2
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  Utter Waste Of TIme
  
  After reading the sypnosis im thinking il be getting a great thriller,,, passionate which would stay with me a while
  
  Got the film
  
  watched ... read more »
  
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- 504342
- - asianMINXX
  - 5 reviews
  - Huddersfield
  - 15 Dec 2007 at 21:38

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- Asylum
  
  Set in late-1950s England, David Mackenzie's ASYLUM is a Gothic romance filled with erotic obsession, deception, and murder.
  
  Natasha Richardson gives a bravura performance as Stella Raphael, an unhappy woman who is forced to move with her son, Charlie (Gus Lewis), to rural Yorkshire when ...