Stonehearst Asylum (2013): Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Stonehearst Asylum is a 2013 thriller directed by Brad Anderson. It is partly based on The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings by Edgar Allan Poe. It runs 1 hour 52 minutes and earned $2.5 million worldwide. Critics gave it 52 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.8/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 52m (112 min)
- Director
- Brad Anderson
- Genre
- Thriller
- Studio
- Millennium Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Stonehearst Asylum About?
The premise of Stonehearst Asylum without spoilers, adapted from The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings by Edgar Allan Poe. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A promising young doctor, newly graduated from Harvard, eagerly accepts a position at Stonehearst Asylum, a respected institution. Drawn to a compelling patient, he soon discovers that the hospital’s staff operates under unusual circumstances, concealing a disturbing secret. As he investigates, his understanding of medicine and his own sanity are put to the ultimate test, forcing him to confront a reality far more complex and unsettling than he could have imagined.
Stonehearst Asylum Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- madhouse
- love at first sight
- stolen identity
- period drama
- year 1900
- mental institution
- asylum
- patient
- inmate running an asylum
- empathy
- mercy killing
- psychiatric patient
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- cliff
- electroconvulsive therapy
- hysteria
- insane asylum
- escape
- feast
- secluded institution
- psychiatric hospital
- england
- sociopath
- insanity
- mental illness
- trauma trigger
- pretending to be someone else
- torture
- psychiatrist
- year 1899
- plot twist
- gothic horror
- man wears a top hat
- pipe smoking
- strangulation
- sexual assault by doctor
- horse and cart
- cuckoo clock
- new year's eve
- ogre
- chloral hydrate
- spiked drink
- coal chute
- bonfire
- strapped to a gurney
- man gagged
- man aflame
- two word title
- man uses a wheelchair
- woman uses a wheelchair
- whipping scars
The Director of Stonehearst Asylum
Directed by Brad Anderson.
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Director Brad Anderson
More from Brad Anderson
More films directed by Brad Anderson, best-rated first: The Machinist, Beirut, The Silent Hour and Transsiberian.
Stonehearst Asylum Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Stonehearst Asylum 52 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.8/10.
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IMDb 6.8 /10
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Metacritic 52 Metascore
User score 6.7
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TMDB 69% User score
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Letterboxd 3.1 /5
58 ratings
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Movie Insider 3.7 /5
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Stonehearst Asylum Plot Summary
What happens in Stonehearst Asylum from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
As the year 1899 draws to a close at Oxford University, the enigmatic Professor Edward Newgate presents a captivating case study on Eliza Graves, a patient grappling with the confines of female hysteria. Despite her fervent claims of sanity, the astute professor observes that most mental patients assert they are in control of their own rationality. This realization serves as the catalyst for Newgate’s eventual journey to Stonehearst Asylum, where he aims to establish his identity as Dr. Edward Newgate from Oxford.
Full summary
The whole story of Stonehearst Asylum, scene by scene
Stonehearst Asylum Box Office
Stonehearst Asylum grossed $2.5 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$2.5M
- International
- $2.5M
Stonehearst Asylum Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Stonehearst Asylum.
How Well Do You Know Stonehearst Asylum?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Stonehearst Asylum Also Known As
31 alternative titles, including “Eliza Graves” and “Bênh viên ma ám”.
- Also known as
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- Eliza Graves
- Bênh viên ma ám
- Asylum: El experimento
- Stonehearst Asylum - Diese Mauern wirst du nie verlassen
- El manicomio de Eliza
- Обитель проклятых
- 地狱医院
- A Stonehearst Elmegyógyintézet
- תעתועי נפש
- Hysteria
- Refúgio do Medo
- Obłąkani
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- Stonehearst Tımarhanesi
- Будинок проклятих
- E.A. Poe: Podivný experiment
- 히든 아이덴티티
- Психиатрията Стоунхърст
- アサイラム 監禁病棟と顔のない患者たち
- Enfermés
- E.A.Poe: Archa bláznov
- 地獄醫院
- Los secretos de Stonehearst
- Stounhērstas trakonams
- Stounhersto beprotnamis
- Умоболница на осами
- สถานวิปลาศ
- Asylum: L’experiment
- Umobolnica na samem
- Bệnh Viện Tâm Thần
- Umobolnica na osami
- Stonehearsti vaimuhaigla
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Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Unsane, Asylum of Satan and The Mansion of Madness.
Stonehearst Asylum FAQ: Box Office, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, box office, ratings, the book behind it and post-credit scenes of Stonehearst Asylum, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Stonehearst Asylum?
Stonehearst Asylum runs 1 hour 52 minutes (112 minutes).
When was Stonehearst Asylum released?
Stonehearst Asylum was released on October 24, 2013.
Who directed Stonehearst Asylum?
Stonehearst Asylum was directed by Brad Anderson.
More films by Brad Anderson How much did Stonehearst Asylum make at the box office?
Stonehearst Asylum grossed $2.5 million worldwide.
How is Stonehearst Asylum rated?
Stonehearst Asylum has 6.8/10 on IMDb, 52 on Metacritic, 69% on TMDB and 3.1/5 on Letterboxd.
Is Stonehearst Asylum based on a book?
Yes. Stonehearst Asylum is partly adapted from The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings by Edgar Allan Poe.
Does Stonehearst Asylum have a post-credit scene?
No. Stonehearst Asylum has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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