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    The Funhouse Massacre 2015 POSTER

    The Funhouse Massacre

    2015

    English

    5.2

    22

    71%

    36%

    Action

    Comedy

    halloween

    Horror

    insane asylum

    mental institution

    murder

    slasher

    trapped

    Andy Palmer Andy Palmer Director Carlos Alazraqui Carlos Alazraqui as Bob Courtney Gains Courtney Gains as Dennis Sterling Sulieman Sterling Sulieman as Jason Jere Burns Jere Burns as Mental Manny
    Six of the worlds scariest psychopaths escape from a local Asylum and proceed to unleash terror on the unsuspecting crowd of a Halloween Funhouse whose themed mazes are inspired by their various reigns of terror.
    Asylum 1972 POSTER

    Asylum

    1972

    English

    6.5

    8

    67%

    52%

    Action

    anthology

    asylum

    Horror

    insane asylum

    madhouse

    mental asylum

    psychiatrist

    Roy Ward Baker Roy Ward Baker Director Charlotte Rampling Charlotte Rampling as Barbara Barry Morse Barry Morse as Bruno Britt Ekland Britt Ekland as Lucy John Franklyn-Robbins John Franklyn-Robbins as Stebbins
    A young psychiatrist applies for a job at a mental asylum and must pass a test by interviewing four patients. He must figure out which of the patients, is in fact, the doctor that he would be replacing if hired.
    Shock Corridor 1963 POSTER

    Shock Corridor

    1963

    English

    7.3

    13

    94%

    82%

    Action

    Drama

    insane asylum

    journalist

    Mystery

    Thriller

    Samuel Fuller Samuel Fuller Director Harry Fleer Harry Fleer as Attendant Constance Towers Constance Towers as Cathy Bill Zuckert Bill Zuckert as 'Swanee' Swanson Chuck Hicks Chuck Hicks as Tough Attendant
    With the help of his girlfriend Cathy and Dr. Fong, a psychiatrist, ambitious journalist Johnny Barrett poses as a madman in order to be admitted to a mental institution where a bloody murder has been committed.
    Exorcism's Daughter 1971 POSTER

    Exorcism's Daughter

    1971

    Spanish

    4.7

    3

    Drama

    exorcism

    Horror

    insane asylum

    Rafael Moreno Alba Rafael Moreno Alba Director Eulália del Pino Eulália del Pino as Betsabé Ruiz Betsabé Ruiz as Víctor Israel Víctor Israel as Barbero Francisco Rabal Francisco Rabal as Fuso
    Tania, an asylum patient, is under the doctor's care while suffering raging behavioral effects that follow the death of her exorcised mother.
    Dogra Magra 1988 POSTER

    Dogra Magra

    1988

    Japanese

    6.6

    4

    Action

    bloodline

    Horror

    insane asylum

    mental hospital

    Mystery

    Sci-Fi

    taisho

    taishō period

    Toshio Matsumoto Toshio Matsumoto Director Daisuke Iijima Daisuke Iijima as Leo Morimoto Leo Morimoto as Yôji Matsuda Yôji Matsuda as Kure Ichiro Kyôko Enami Kyôko Enami as Yayako
    A young man kills his bride on the day of his marriage and goes insane. He wakes up in an asylum with no memory, left in the hands of two mysterious doctors who relate his condition with his biological identity.
    Bates Motel 1987 POSTER

    Bates Motel

    1987

    English

    3.8

    7

    35%

    35%

    Action

    anthology

    Comedy

    Drama

    Horror

    insane asylum

    loss of loved one

    motel

    Mystery

    pilot

    satire

    Richard Rothstein Richard Rothstein Director Peter Dobson Peter Dobson as Billy Parks Carmen Filpi Carmen Filpi as Buddy Jason Bateman Jason Bateman as Tony Scotti Lori Petty Lori Petty as Willie
    A mentally disturbed man who roomed with the late Norman Bates at a psychiatric facility inherits the infamous Bates Motel after his death and attempts to fix it up as a respectable business.
    The Attic Expeditions 2001 POSTER

    The Attic Expeditions

    2001

    English

    4.9

    1

    48%

    48%

    Action

    Comedy

    doctor

    experiment

    Horror

    insane asylum

    murder

    Mystery

    rehabilitation centre

    surgery

    Thriller

    Jeremy Kasten Jeremy Kasten Director Seth Green Seth Green as Douglas Ted Raimi Ted Raimi as Dr. Coffee Jeffrey Combs Jeffrey Combs as Dr. Ek Jerry Hauck Jerry Hauck as Ronald
    Trevor Blackburn is accused of murdering his girlfriend, Faith, in a brutal ritual. He's sentenced to live in an experimental rehabilitation community and falls into a coma. When he wakes up, he meets the mysterious Dr. Ek, who tortures Trevor in an attempt to learn the whereabouts of a powerful occult book. As other patients start to disappear, Trevor begins to wonder who and where he really is.
    Valley of the Zombies 1946 POSTER

    Valley of the Zombies

    1946

    English

    5.3

    1

    Action

    Drama

    flashback

    Horror

    insane asylum

    murder

    Mystery

    revenge

    voodoo

    zombie

    Philip Ford Philip Ford Director Fred Aldrich Fred Aldrich as Detective Thomas E. Jackson Thomas E. Jackson as Detective Blair Ian Keith Ian Keith as Ormand Murks William Haade William Haade as Police Officer 'Tiny'
    A woman falls under the hypnotic spell of a resurrected madman.
    Man Facing Southeast 1986 POSTER

    Man Facing Southeast

    1986

    Spanish

    7.6

    9

    86%

    92%

    Drama

    insane asylum

    insanity

    Mystery

    psychiatric hospital

    psychiatry

    psychological thriller

    Sci-Fi

    telekinesis

    Eliseo Subiela Eliseo Subiela Director Horacio Marassi Horacio Marassi as Tito Haas Tito Haas as Plainclothes Policeman Aldo Barbero Aldo Barbero as (voice) Noemí Frenkel Noemí Frenkel as (voice)
    A new patient mysteriously appears in a psychiatric ward. He claims to come from another planet to study humans and their behavior. The alien is gentle but criticizes humans for their harsh treatment of each other. The assigned psychiatrist is himself unhappy, and affected by the patient's insight. But he is ordered to treat the patient according to institutional procedure.
    Mystery Men 1999 POSTER

    Mystery Men

    1999

    English

    6.1

    52

    59%

    57%

    Action

    bowling

    Comedy

    Fantasy

    hostage

    insane asylum

    Sci-Fi

    sphinx

    superhero

    training

    Kinka Usher Kinka Usher Director Michael Bay Michael Bay as Frat Boy Claire Forlani Claire Forlani as Monica Ben Stiller Ben Stiller as Mr. Furious William H. Macy William H. Macy as Shoveler
    When Champion City's hero Captain Amazing is kidnapped by the recently paroled supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, a trio of average, everyday superheroes -- Mr. Furious, the Shoveler and the Blue Raja -- assemble a new super team to save him.
    Spellbound 1945 POSTER

    Spellbound

    1945

    English

    7.5

    28

    86%

    82%

    Action

    amnesia

    black and white

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    insane asylum

    Mystery

    psychiatrist

    psychologist

    Romance

    sigmund freud

    Thriller

    Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock Director Regis Toomey Regis Toomey as Det. Sgt. Gillespie Ingrid Bergman Ingrid Bergman as Dr. Constance Petersen Addison Richards Addison Richards as Police Captain Irving Bacon Irving Bacon as Railway Gateman
    When Dr. Anthony Edwardes arrives at a Vermont mental hospital to replace the outgoing hospital director, Dr. Constance Peterson, a psychoanalyst, discovers Edwardes is actually an impostor. The man confesses that the real Dr. Edwardes is dead and fears he may have killed him, but cannot recall anything. Dr. Peterson, however is convinced his impostor is innocent of the man's murder, and joins him on a quest to unravel his amnesia through psychoanalysis.
    Don't Look in the Basement 1973 POSTER

    Don't Look in the Basement

    1973

    English

    4.9

    5

    Action

    asylum

    Horror

    insane asylum

    mystery

    patient

    sanitarium

    Thriller

    video nasty

    S.F. Brownrigg S.F. Brownrigg Director Camilla Carr Camilla Carr as Harriet Harryette Warren Harryette Warren as Jennifer D. Rosie Holotik Rosie Holotik as Nurse Charlotte Beale Robert Dracup Robert Dracup as Ray Daniels
    A young psychiatric nurse goes to work at a lonesome asylum following a murder. There, she experiences varying degrees of torment from the patients.
    The Shadowed Mind 1988 POSTER

    The Shadowed Mind

    1988

    English

    4.6

    4

    Action

    Horror

    insane asylum

    lunatic asylum

    serial killer

    sexploitation

    sexual murder

    south africa

    Thriller

    Cedric Sundstrom Cedric Sundstrom Director Towje Kleiner Towje Kleiner as Dr. Dieter Hildesheimer David Hannay David Hannay as Gantry Marvin Trump Marvin Trump as Nelson Simon Sabela Simon Sabela as The General
    A patient at a private clinic for sufferers of sexual dysfunction begins a tentative affair with one of the other patients while a killer stalks the institution.
    The Mad Women's Ball 2021 POSTER

    The Mad Women's Ball

    2021

    French

    6.7

    22

    86%

    81%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    insane asylum

    mental hospital

    paris, france

    Thriller

    unseen spirit

    woman director

    Mélanie Laurent Mélanie Laurent Director César Domboy César Domboy as Ernest Lou de Laâge Lou de Laâge as Eugénie Mélanie Laurent Mélanie Laurent as Geneviève Benjamin Voisin Benjamin Voisin as Théophile
    A woman who is unfairly institutionalized at a Paris asylum plots to escape with the help of one of its nurses. Based on the novel 'Le bal des folles' by Victoria Mas.
    The Creeping Flesh 1973 POSTER

    The Creeping Flesh

    1973

    English

    6.1

    15

    83%

    52%

    Action

    creature

    Horror

    insane asylum

    monster

    murder

    reincarnation

    Sci-Fi

    skeleton

    Freddie Francis Freddie Francis Director Michael Ripper Michael Ripper as Carter Peter Cushing Peter Cushing as Emmanuel Hildern Duncan Lamont Duncan Lamont as Inspector David Bailie David Bailie as Young Doctor
    A scientist comes to believe that evil is a disease of the blood and that the flesh of a skeleton he has brought back from New Guinea contains it in a pure form. Convinced that his wife, a Folies Bergere dancer who went insane, manifested this evil, he is terrified that it will be passed on to their daughter. He tries to use the skeleton's blood to immunise her against this eventuality, but his attempt has anything but the desired result.
    Another Son of Sam 1977 POSTER

    Another Son of Sam

    1977

    English

    2.9

    1

    96%

    Action

    copycat killer

    Crime

    Horror

    insane asylum

    killing spree

    serial killer

    son of sam

    swat team

    Thriller

    Dave Adams Dave Adams Director Carl Jones Carl Jones as Dr. Hood Richard Poyner Richard Poyner as Dr. Neisler Nyle Clay Nyle Clay as Hallway Doctor Ann Owens Ann Owens as Harvey's Mother
    When a psychotic killer escapes from an insane asylum and goes on a killing spree, the SWAT team is sent out to track him down.
    Erotic Symphony 1980 POSTER

    Erotic Symphony

    1980

    Spanish

    4.6

    20

    Crime

    Drama

    husband wife estrangement

    insane asylum

    nun

    period drama

    Romance

    Thriller

    Jesús Franco Jesús Franco Director Albino Graziani Albino Graziani as Doctor Louys Mel Rodrigo Mel Rodrigo as Flor Lina Romay Lina Romay as Martine de Bressac Aida Gouveia Aida Gouveia as Wanda
    Jess Franco film about a woman returning home from an insane asylum only to discover her husband is now living with a man. The two men eventually find a nun who's been raped and the three come up with a plot to kill the wife for her money.
    Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell 1974 POSTER

    Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

    1974

    English

    6.2

    8

    63%

    49%

    experiment

    Horror

    insane asylum

    mad scientist

    mute

    Sci-Fi

    suicide

    surgeon

    Terence Fisher Terence Fisher Director Peter Cushing Peter Cushing as Baron Frankenstein David Prowse David Prowse as Monster Madeline Smith Madeline Smith as Sarah Shane Briant Shane Briant as Simon Helder
    Dr Simon Helder, sentenced to an insane asylum for crimes against humanity, recognises its director as the brilliant Baron Frankenstein, the man whose work he had been trying to emulate before his imprisonment. Frankenstein utilises Helder's medical knowledge for a project he has been working on for some time. He is assembling a man from vital organs extracted from various inmates in the asylum. And the Baron will resort to murder to acquire the perfect specimens for his most ambitious project ever.
    Deathouse 1972 POSTER

    Deathouse

    1972

    English

    5.2

    7

    30%

    30%

    Action

    burned alive

    christmas

    holiday

    Horror

    insane asylum

    Mystery

    Thriller

    Theodore Gershuny Theodore Gershuny Director John Carradine John Carradine as Charlie Towman Mary Woronov Mary Woronov as Diane Adams James Patterson James Patterson as Jeffrey Butler Philip Bruns Philip Bruns as Wilfred Butler
    A man investigates the grisly crimes that occurred in a former insane asylum, unsettling the locals who all seem to have something to hide.
    10 Days in a Madhouse 2015 POSTER

    10 Days in a Madhouse

    2015

    English

    5.7

    5

    97%

    97%

    Drama

    History

    insane asylum

    reporter

    undercover

    Timothy Hines Timothy Hines Director Christopher Lambert Christopher Lambert as Dr. Dent West Ramsey West Ramsey as Grand Jury Foreman Kelly LeBrock Kelly LeBrock as Miss Grant Alexandra Callas Alexandra Callas as Miss Grupe
    Nellie Bly, a 23 year-old reporter for Joseph Pulitzer, goes undercover in the notorious Blackwell's Island women's insane asylum in order to expose corruption, abuse and murder.
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