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    A Bill of Divorcement 1932 POSTER

    A Bill of Divorcement

    1932

    English

    6.5

    9

    60%

    58%

    Action

    divorce

    Drama

    father daughter relationship

    inherited disease

    insanity

    lunatic asylum

    pre-code

    George Cukor George Cukor Director Bramwell Fletcher Bramwell Fletcher as Gareth Elizabeth Patterson Elizabeth Patterson as Hester Dennis O'Keefe Dennis O'Keefe as Party Guest Katharine Hepburn Katharine Hepburn as Sidney
    A World War I veteran returns home after fifteen years in an asylum and finds that everything has changed — his daughter is grown and about to marry.
    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.
    House on Haunted Hill 1999 POSTER

    House on Haunted Hill

    1999

    English

    5.6

    63

    31%

    42%

    absurd

    Action

    aftercreditsstinger

    Crime

    excited

    Fantasy

    Horror

    lunatic asylum

    Mystery

    remake

    Thriller

    William Malone William Malone Director James Marsters James Marsters as Channel 3 Cameraman Famke Janssen Famke Janssen as Evelyn Stockard-Price Ivana Milicevic Ivana Milicevic as Period Film Actress Ali Larter Ali Larter as Sara Wolfe
    An amusement park mogul offers a random group of diverse people $1 million to spend the night in a decrepit former mental institution.
    The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse 1964 POSTER

    The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse

    1964

    German

    4.8

    2

    Crime

    dr. mabuse

    Horror

    lunatic asylum

    Mystery

    radiation

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    Hugo Fregonese Hugo Fregonese Director Erich Fiedler Erich Fiedler as Direktor Botani Yvonne Furneaux Yvonne Furneaux as Gilda Larsen Claudio Gora Claudio Gora as Museumsdirektor Botani / Dr. Mabuse Walter Rilla Walter Rilla as Prof. Pohland
    The evil Dr. Mabuse develops a death ray with which he threatens the world.
    Dr. Mabuse vs. Scotland Yard 1963 POSTER

    Dr. Mabuse vs. Scotland Yard

    1963

    German

    5.5

    1

    Action

    Crime

    dr. mabuse

    Horror

    lunatic asylum

    manipulation

    Mystery

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    Paul May Paul May Director Hans Nielsen Hans Nielsen as Chef von Scotland Yard Wolfgang Preiss Wolfgang Preiss as Dr. Mabuse's Ghost Walter Rilla Walter Rilla as Dr. Pohland / 'Dr. Mabuse' Michael Gahr Michael Gahr as (uncredited)
    The spirit of the evil Dr. Mabuse takes over the body of a famous professor. The professor/Dr. Mabuse then begins a new crime wave that terrorizes the city.
    Birdy 1984 POSTER

    Birdy

    1984

    English

    7.2

    25

    84%

    83%

    Action

    Drama

    lunatic asylum

    vietnam war

    War

    Alan Parker Alan Parker Director Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage as Al Columbato John Harkins John Harkins as Doctor Weiss Maud Winchester Maud Winchester as Doris Robinson Marshall Bell Marshall Bell as Ronsky
    Two young men are seriously affected by the Vietnam War. One of them has always been obsessed with birds - but now believes he really is a bird, and has been sent to a mental hospital. Can his friend help him pull through?
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975 POSTER

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975

    English

    8.7

    252

    93%

    96%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    friendship

    lunatic asylum

    mentally disabled

    nurse

    tragicomedy

    Milos Forman Milos Forman Director Peter Brocco Peter Brocco as Col. Matterson Danny DeVito Danny DeVito as Martini Jack Nicholson Jack Nicholson as R.P. McMurphy Christopher Lloyd Christopher Lloyd as Taber
    A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.
    Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story 2019 POSTER

    Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story

    2019

    English

    6.3

    7

    asylum

    based on true story

    lunatic asylum

    memory loss

    murder

    Thriller

    torture

    Karen Moncrieff Karen Moncrieff Director Mark Hildreth Mark Hildreth as Bats Paul Essiembre Paul Essiembre as Joseph Pulitzer Anja Savcic Anja Savcic as Lottie Christina Ricci Christina Ricci as Nellie Bly
    An investigative reporter Nellie Bly, who’s on a mission to expose the deplorable conditions and mistreatment of patients at the notorious Women’s Lunatic Asylum, and feigns mental illness in order to be institutionalized to report from the inside. The movie is an account of actual events surrounding Nellie’s stay beginning after she has undergone treatment, leaving her with no recollection of how she came to the asylum or her real identity.
    I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK 2006 POSTER

    I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK

    2006

    Korean

    6.9

    37

    92%

    79%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    grandparent grandchild relationship

    lunatic asylum

    patient

    psychiatric ward

    psychiatrist

    Romance

    submachine gun

    Chan-wook Park Chan-wook Park Director Rain Rain as Park Il-sun Yoo-rang Joo Yoo-rang Joo as Radio announcer Joo-hee Eun Joo-hee Eun as Son Eun-Young Park Jun-Myun Park Jun-Myun as Wang Kop-Dan
    Young-goon, mentally deranged and frequently electro-charging herself with a transistor radio, has been admitted into a mental institution. Firmly believing herself to be a cyborg, she refuses to consume like a human being. Il-soon is another patient, who catches the eye of Young-goon and soon becomes a close friend. Il-soon is now confronted with the biggest task: to cure Young-goon's mental problem and have her eat real food.
    Session 9 2001 POSTER

    Session 9

    2001

    English

    6.4

    53

    68%

    63%

    Action

    Drama

    Horror

    lunatic asylum

    massachusetts

    Mystery

    pot smoking

    psychology

    relation

    schizophrenia

    Brad Anderson Brad Anderson Director Larry Fessenden Larry Fessenden as Craig McManus Peter Mullan Peter Mullan as Gordon Fleming Josh Lucas Josh Lucas as Hank Brendan Sexton III Brendan Sexton III as Jeff
    Tensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back.
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