Stonehearst Asylum
Taking a position at a mental institution called Stonehearst Asylum, young doctor Edward Newgate is welcomed by Dr. Lamb and a beautiful woman named Eliza Graves. He is soon attracted by Eliza while a series of unusual events leads him to discover a horrifying secret of Dr. Lamb who is what he appears to be.
25 September 1966, Putney, London, England, UK
18 February 1948, Dalkey, Ireland
20 March 1963, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
31 December 1943, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, UK
September 13, 2016
The best way to enjoy the film is to know as little about it as possible and let Anderson take you on a dark and Gothic thrill ride.June 25, 2015
Tom Yatsko's beautifully flexible cinematography, together with strong set design, helps to capture the transient character of the era, adding depth and energy to Joe Gangemi's script.October 23, 2014
On the surface, Anderson seems to have all the necessary pieces for a surreal psycho pop. But the fear factor eludes him, leaving "Stonehearst Asylum" more insipid than insane.April 26, 2015
Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley and a host of other Brit thesps ham it up, Hammer-style, but Brad Anderson's baggy direction hampers any enjoyment.October 23, 2014
Shockingly flabby ...October 24, 2014
It may not be his worst film overall, but "Stonehearst" is Anderson's flattest film, a disappointingly shallow affair that wastes an opportunity to breathe life into a timeless Edgar Allen Poe short story.October 23, 2014
If you accept the grandly Gothic insanity here, there's a lot of fun to be had.October 23, 2014
All involved deserve better, particularly Poe.June 26, 2015
Stonehearst Asylum sets itself apart thanks to its source material -- it draws heavily from an Edgar Allan Poe short story -- and its embracing of the Hammer horror aesthetic in all its schlocky glory.April 20, 2015
It's 'Shutter Island' in the Scottish Highlands with this initially intriguing, ultimately depressing Victorian-era madhouse drama.May 25, 2015
This fin-de-siècle tale reveals the nastinesses of Victorian pseudo-sciences and psychiatry, devilishly dwelling on the distinctions between safehouse and jail, cure and torment. It also unveils the era's jittery repression of women and their sexuality.