Stonehearst Asylum (2014)

An Oxford graduate takes up a job in a mental asylum, only to discover that the "revolutionary" new treatments are inhumane, and that there is more going on than meets the eye.

Director:

Brad Anderson

Writers:

Edgar Allan Poe (based on a short story by), Joe Gangemi (screenplay by)

Stars:

Kate Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess, David Thewlis

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kate Beckinsale	...	Eliza Graves
Jim Sturgess	...	Edward Newgate
David Thewlis	...	Mickey Finn
Brendan Gleeson	...	The Alienist
Ben Kingsley	...	Silas Lamb
Michael Caine	...	Benjamin Salt
Jason Flemyng	...	Swanwick
Sophie Kennedy Clark	...	Millie
Sinéad Cusack	...	Mrs. Pike
Edmund Kingsley	...	Charles Graves
Robert Hands	...	Elegant Lady
Ciara Flynn	...	Farmer's Daughter
Christopher Fulford	...	Paxton
Andrew Dallmeyer	...	Jeremiah
Guillaume Delaunay	...	Arthur Timbs

Storyline

A couple of days before 1899 Christmas, the Oxford new graduate Dr. Edward Newgate arrives at the Stonehearst Asylum to complete training for his specialty of asylum medicine. He is met by armed men who take him to Dr. Silas Lamb, who welcomes his help and takes him under his wing. Edward is shocked to see the methods that Dr Lamb uses to run this asylum. He becomes infatuated with Eliza Graves, one of the patients who is a lady of status and does not seem to belong. One night, Edward overhears a knocking from the bowels of the facility and is shocked to find that everything is not as it seems in this place and that his uneasy feelings may be justified. What will Edward Choose?

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Plot Keywords:

madhouse | mental institution | asylum | mental asylum | patient | 

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Taglines:

No one is what they seem.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for disturbing and violent images, sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 October 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Stonehearst Asylum

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Company Credits

Production Co:

Icon Productions, Sobini Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The phrase on the wall of the nursing when Eliza Graves (Kate Beckinsale) assists Doctor Edward Newgate (Jim Sturgess) is: "What makes a man ill, also cures him."

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Goofs

When the gramophone is playing, the record moves up and down (as they do when playing 78s) - but the needle stays in one position rather than following the record. When looking carefully, it can clearly be seen that the needle is not actually touching the record some of the time.

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Quotes

Eliza Graves: You act like I'm some precious thing to be bartered or put on display or possessed.
Edward Newgate: It's not like that with me, Eliza.
Eliza Graves: No? How is it different?
Edward Newgate: It's you who possesses me.

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Connections

Featured in The Making of 'Stonehearst Asylum' (2014)

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Soundtracks

Danse Macabre
Written by Camille Saint-Saëns
Arranged by John Debney

User Reviews

Very happy I took the time to see this

Stonehearst Asylum is an excellent movie.

It has so many great actors in it. They all played their parts wonderfully.

It was suspenseful, intriguing, dramatic, thrilling and in a way horrifically ironic.

I guess that does describe Poe, who wrote the story.

It has an interesting twist at the end, which I didn't expect, and I am always looking for a twist.

However, the twist was refreshing, even sardonic which is rare these days.

This is a tight film. You won't find yourself looking at your phone, ever.

Hence, I highly recommend it.

9 out of 10.