
Asylum(2005)
A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former wife.


“The story of one outrageous woman. Caught between two men. Both of them certain of one thing...”
After being released from a psychiatric institution, a man tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his now-ex wife from the events that led up to his incarceration.

Sean Penn
Eddie Quinn

Robin Wright
Maureen Murphy Quinn

John Travolta
Joey Germoni

Harry Dean Stanton
Tony 'Shorty' Russo

Debi Mazar
Georgie

James Gandolfini
Kiefer

David Thornton
Saul Sunday

Susan Traylor
Lucinda

Bobby Cooper
Cooper

John Marshall Jones
Leonard
She's So Lovely is a drama, romance, thriller film released in 1997. Directed by Nick Cassavetes, it stars Sean Penn, Robin Wright, John Travolta. After being released from a psychiatric institution, a man tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his now-ex wife from the events that led up to his incarceration.
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