Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- grim
- claustrophobic
- dread-filled
- late night horror viewing
- extreme horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found an atmospheric, grim horror-thriller whose rich visuals and psychological terror are undermined for some by deliberate pacing and excessive exploitation violence.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The asylum's isolated layout, failed monitoring system, and darkness force George and the kitchen workers into a survival labyrinth.
The storm and power outage disable the asylum's security infrastructure, allowing violent inmates to seize control.
The plot centers on attacks, stabbing, self-mutilation, and the inmates' bone-crunching violence rather than restrained suspense.
The blackout, failed monitoring system, and isolated asylum make darkness and flashlight illumination central to the suspense.
Films like Asylum Blackout, and why
Session 9
isolated institutional setting, escalating psychological terror, and brutal survival horror
Grave Encounters
claustrophobic confinement, unstable antagonists, and grim psychological horror
The Belko Experiment
contained survival thriller driven by violent group dynamics and escalating dread
Bone Tomahawk
bleak exploitation violence, institutional brutality, and harsh atmospheric horror
Movie Details
- Director
- Alexandre Courtes
- Release Date
- 2012-05-04
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (139)
Cast
- Kenny Doughty
- Rupert Evans
- Dave Legeno
- Richard Brake
- Darren Kent
- Anna Skellern
- Éric Godon
- Ian Lyons
- Biondolillo Pascal
- Joseph Kennedy
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Asylum Blackout about?
- When a storm plunges an isolated asylum into darkness, three musician-cooks must outlast a violent inmate uprising.
- What is Asylum Blackout like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Asylum Blackout as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Asylum Blackout violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Asylum Blackout as graphic.
- What did critics think of Asylum Blackout?
- Critics broadly found an atmospheric, grim horror-thriller whose rich visuals and psychological terror are undermined for some by deliberate pacing and excessive exploitation violence.
- Which films are like Asylum Blackout?
- Films with a similar feel include Session 9, Grave Encounters, The Belko Experiment, and Bone Tomahawk.
- How long is Asylum Blackout?
- Asylum Blackout runs 85 minutes.
- Where can I watch Asylum Blackout?
- In United States, Asylum Blackout is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
