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Asylum 2008

Status
Released
Runtime
93 minutes
Director
David R. Ellis
Networks
Mad Scientist Productions, Hyde Park Entertainment
Where to Stream
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★ TMDB users: 4.1/10 from 97 votes R Horror Released
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★ 4.1/10
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Topic: Film "Asylum" (2008). Constraint 1: Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.

Type
Film
Year
2008
Status
Released
Runtime
93 minutes
Release date
Mar 20, 2008
Original language
EN
Origin
United States of America
Studios
Mad Scientist Productions, Hyde Park Entertainment
Budget
$22,000,000
Genres
Horror
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Rating
★ TMDB users: 4.1/10 from 97 votes
Episode runtime
~93 minutes
Status
Released
Networks
Mad Scientist Productions, Hyde Park Entertainment
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Topic: Film "Asylum" (2008).
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Title: Asylum
Year: 2008
Genre: Horror
Director: David R. Ellis (Source 3)
Release Date: 07/15/2008 (US) (Source 1)
Runtime: 1h 33m (Source 1)
Rating: R (Source 1)
Plot:
Protagonist: Madison McBride (teenager).
Trauma: Loss of her deranged father when she was nine; suicide of her brother Brandon one year ago.
Setting/Action: She joins Richard Miller University, where Brandon committed suicide, to overcome her demons.
Interaction: Meets Wilbur Mackey, a weird janitor, who tells her the place is haunted.
Source 5: Mentions "the asylum" in relation to Batman/Scarecrow. Irrelevant

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“A traumatized teenager joins a university to face the demons of her past.”

Reasons to watch
  • Explores themes of overcoming personal trauma
  • Features a campus setting involving a haunted university
  • Directed by David R. Ellis
Keep in mind
  • The film was released straight to DVD rather than in theaters

Watch it if you are interested in horror films centered on personal grief and haunted locations.

This R-rated horror film has a runtime of 1 hour and 33 minutes.

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The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 33 minutes.

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Asylum is a horror film directed by David R. Ellis.

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