# Asylum (2005)

> A neglected psychiatrist’s wife is consumed by a dangerous affair with a charismatic asylum inmate whose violent past threatens to engulf her family.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/14452

## Facts

- Runtime: 99 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller, Romance
- Director: David Mackenzie
- Cast: Natasha Richardson, Hugh Bonneville, Ian McKellen, Joss Ackland, Gus Lewis, Wanda Ventham, Maria Aitken, Hazel Douglas
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348505/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: brooding, claustrophobic, sensual, serious movie night, literary adaptation viewing

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