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Stonehearst Asylum
Stonehearst Asylum, previously known as Eliza Graves, is an American Gothic film directed by Brad Anderson and written by Joseph Gangemi. It is loosely based on the short story "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" by Edgar Allan Poe. The film, starring Kate Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess, Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, and David Thewlis, was released on October 24, 2014.
Plot.
In 1899, an Oxford University professor demonstrates a case of female hysteria, Eliza Graves, before
Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 53% based on 55 reviews, and an average rating of 5.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, ""Stonehearst Asylum" offers over-the-top fun for genre aficionados; for others, however, it's likely to prove a dull disappointment." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 52 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
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