Stonehearst Asylum

Stonehearst Asylum (2014)★ 6.7/10

PG-13 · US · 112 min · June 14, 2014

  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Romance

Directed by: Brad Anderson

Written by: Joe Gangemi, Edgar Allan Poe

In 1899, Dr. Edward Newgate, a young Oxford graduate, arrives at Stonehearst Asylum, only to uncover that the institution’s seemingly groundbreaking treatments mask a dark truth.

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TTimeae4UApril 24, 2025
The script is decent and the cast includes some well-known names, but the overall filmmaking is by-the-book, and the actors’ performances come off as rather half-hearted.
RRemigio3April 24, 2025
The first half of the film is quite engaging, reminiscent of the style of Shutter Island, and it successfully establishes an atmosphere of suspense. However, from the end of the second act onward, the storyline falls into clichés. The final twist, though intended as a surprise, is completely predictable. A bolder, more extreme ending might have been far more exciting; instead, the overly safe conclusion exposes the creative conservatism of the director and writer.
SSuperDCM+December 27, 2024
Everyone is putting on a facade and playing "others" — the dean, the assistant, the nurse, the horse — and I’m just playing doctor. You say I’m incurable because I play so well. Don’t you define who I am; just know that I am a lover.
TtinaShayDecember 10, 2024
People who think themselves superior to others are often the most pathetic.
WWen.dellJune 18, 2025
O roteiro é decente e o elenco inclui alguns nomes conhecidos, mas a produção geral do filme segue as regras e as atuações parecem um tanto indiferentes.
MMago do FilmeJune 18, 2025
A primeira metade do filme é bastante envolvente, lembrando o estilo de Ilha do Medo, e estabelece com sucesso uma atmosfera de suspense. Porém, a partir do final do segundo ato, o enredo cai em clichês. A reviravolta final, embora pretendida como uma surpresa, é completamente previsível. Um final mais ousado e extremo poderia ter sido muito mais emocionante; em vez disso, a conclusão excessivamente segura expõe o conservadorismo criativo do diretor e do escritor.
NNutella-bennyMay 15, 2025
El guion no está mal y el elenco incluye algunos nombres conocidos, pero la dirección es de manual, y las actuaciones se sienten más bien tibias.
UUboatsag96May 15, 2025
La primera mitad de la película es bastante entretenida, con un estilo que recuerda a La isla siniestra, y logra crear una atmósfera de suspenso. Sin embargo, hacia el final del segundo acto, la historia cae en clichés. El giro final, aunque busca sorprender, resulta totalmente predecible. Un desenlace más arriesgado y extremo habría sido mucho más emocionante; en cambio, el cierre tan conservador delata la falta de audacia del director y del guionista.

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