Asylum Blackout
When the lights go down, the inmates will rise.
2012 | 85m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Alexandre Courtes |
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| Writer: | S. Craig Zahler |
| Staring: |
| A group of cooks at an asylum for the criminally insane get locked in with the inmates during a massive thunderstorm | |
| Release Date: | May 04, 2012 |
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| Director: | Alexandre Courtes |
| Writer: | S. Craig Zahler |
| Genres: | Horror, Thriller |
| Keywords | blackout, flashlight, insane asylum, severed head, storm, inmate, security guard, self mutilation, criminally insane, stabbed to death, washington |
| Production Companies | Canal+, CNC, SND, WY Productions, Ciné+, Artémis Productions, Direct Cinéma, Direct 8, IFC Midnight |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $98,201
Budget: $500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Kenny Doughty | George |
| Rupert Evans | Max |
| Dave Legeno | J.B |
| Richard Brake | Harry |
| Darren Kent | Pete |
| Anna Skellern | Lynn |
| Éric Godon | The Pill Inmate |
| Ian Lyons | Police Lieutenant |
| Biondolillo Pascal | James Harper |
| Joseph Kennedy | Ricky |
| Marcus Garvey | William |
| Philippe Résimont | Nurse Inmate JB's Office |
| Claude Starling | Tim |
| Chuck Hargrove | Oswald |
| Booker T. Franklin | Wendell |
| Nina Newman | Jennifer |
| Bruce Geduldig | Robert |
| Sifiane El Asad | Redhead |
| Vincent Eloy | Walleyed Man |
| Simon Flowerdew | Bob Kistler |
| Fabrice Adde | Shirtless Inmate Kitchen |
| Marc Zinga | Asian Inmate Corridor A |
| Andreas Perschewski | Frank Castina |
| Karim Barras | Pedro |
| Dan Sluijzer | Carter |
| Frédéric Lecointe | Naked Man Corridor B |
| Bruce Ellison | Bald Man |
| Jean-Michel Vovk | Distinguished Man |
| Ted Fletcher | Elder Inmate Corridor A |
| Gaël Maleux | Truck Driver |
| Jennifer Baker | Nurse |
| Jean-Paul Allonsius | Man with a Tray |
| Arnaud Van Scheventseen | Inmate Whose Leg Is Broken |
| Angelo Milano | Inmate Carrying Dead Wendell |
| Thomas Gollas | Inmate Tearing Off Man's Nose |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Baxter | Editor |
| Alexandre Courtes | Director |
| S. Craig Zahler | Screenplay |
| Catherine Marchand | Costume Design |
| Anne Moralis | Makeup Designer |
| Florence Thonet | Makeup Artist |
| Paul Rouschop | Production Design |
| Karima Saïdi | Script Supervisor |
| Bernard Floch | Makeup Artist |
| Doriane Flamand | Casting |
| Victor Jenkins | Casting |
| Nathalie De Hen | Makeup Artist |
| Laurent Tangy | Director of Photography |
| Kelly Valentine Hendry | Casting |
| Michaël Bier | Casting |
| Christophe Chassol | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Emilie Chatel | Producer |
| Doug Davison | Executive Producer |
| Roy Lee | Executive Producer |
| Sonny Mallhi | Co-Producer |
| Wassim Béji | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 5 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 321 | 574 |