# Madhouse (2004)

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**Runtime**: 91 min
**Genres**: Horror, Thriller
**Directed by**: William Butler
**Written by**: William Butler, Aaron Strongoni
**Starring**: Joshua Leonard, Jordan Ladd, Natasha Lyonne, Lance Henriksen, Dendrie Taylor, Leslie Jordan

> *Let the insanity begin.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Fog clings to the chain-link fence at dawn.  
A medical intern’s flashlight sweeps over patient logs with missing pages, then lingers on a locked ward’s peeling paint.  
This is Polanski with less cynicism, more restraints.

**Mood tags**: dread, slow-burn

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