Asylum chronicles: Unraveling madness in 6 riveting movies

Author: Achu Krishnan

One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest

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Girl, Interrupted

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Shutter Island

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Shock Corridor

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K-PAX

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Three Faces of Eve

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