The Ward

"Only Sanity Can Keep You Alive!"

Jul 8 2011 R 1h 29m
Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Kristen, a troubled young woman, is captured by the police after burning down a farmhouse and is locked in the North Bend Psychiatric Hospital. Soon, she begins to suspect that the place has a dark secret at its core and she's determined to find out what it is.

Plot

In 1966, in North Bend, Oregon, the runaway Kristen is captured by the police after burning down a farmhouse and is locked in the North Bend Psychiatric Hospital. Kristen is introduced to Dr. Gerald Stringer, who uses experimental therapy. Then she meets the inmates Emily, Sarah, Zoey and Iris and the tough nurse Lundt. During the night and in the shower later, Kristen sees the ghost of a woman and she learns that she is Alice Leigh Hudson, a mysterious wicked intern that has disappeared. When Iris is ready to go home, she is attacked by the ghost of Alice in the basement and murdered. She vanishes and the inmates decide to seek Iris out. Then Sarah is abducted by the Alice and also killed; the next one is Emily. Meanwhile Kristen escapes from her room and meets Zoey, expecting to protect her. However, Zoey is kidnapped by Alice and Kristen runs to Dr. Stringer's office. She snoops his desk and finds a report with the truth about Alice.

Written by

Michael Rasmussen, Shawn Rasmussen

Directed by

John Carpenter

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Echo Lake Entertainment, North by Northwest Entertainment, A Bigger Boat, Premiere Picture, FilmNation Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
47,192
Average Rating
5.5 out of 10
Metascore
38
Popularity
NA