The Asylum is an American independent film company and distributor that focuses on producing low-budget, direct-to-video films. The company has produced titles that capitalize on productions by major studios, often using film titles and scripts very similar to those of current blockbusters in order to lure customers. These titles have been dubbed "mockbusters" by the press.
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | Mockbuster of / Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Killers | David Michael Latt | The Asylum's first feature film. | rowspan=15 |
| 1997 | Sorority House Party | David Michael Latt | Also known as Rock and Roll Fantasy | |
| 1999 | Bellyfruit | Kerri Green | Based on the stage play of the same name | |
| 2001 | Fourplay | Mike Binder | Also known as Londinium. | |
| 2002 | Scarecrow | Emmanuel Itier | Followed by Scarecrow Slayer. | |
| The Source | S. Lee Taylor | Also known as The Surge. | ||
| 2003 | King of the Ants | Stuart Gordon | ||
| Detour | S. Lee Taylor | |||
| Scarecrow Slayer | David Michael Latt | Sequel to Scarecrow. Followed by Scarecrow Gone Wild, which was produced by a different studio. | ||
| 2004 | Byron Werner | First Asylum in house film. | ||
| Evil Eyes | Mark Aktins | |||
| Vampires vs. Zombies | Vince D'Amato | Also known as Carmilla, the Lesbian Vampire. | ||
| 2005 | The Beast of Bray Road | Leigh Scott | ||
| Alien Abduction | Eric Forsberg | |||
| Frankenstein Reborn | Leigh Scott | |||
| H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds | David Michael Latt | Also known as Invasion or H. G. Wells' The Worlds in War outside of North America. | War of the Worlds | |
| King of the Lost World | Leigh Scott | Also known as Syndrome of the Trespasser Island. | King KongLost | |
| Legion of the Dead | Paul Bales | Land of the Dead | ||
| Gary Jones | rowspan=2 | |||
| Dead Men Walking | Peter Mervis | |||
| 2006 | Snakes on a Train | Directed by Mervis under the pseudonym The Mallachi Brothers. | Snakes on a Plane | |
| The Da Vinci Treasure | The Da Vinci Code | |||
| When a Killer Calls | When a Stranger Calls | |||
| 666: The Child | Jack Perez | Followed by 666: The Beast. | The Omen | |
| Halloween Night | Mark Atkins | Halloween | ||
| Pirates of Treasure Island | Leigh Scott | |||
| Hillside Cannibals | The Hills Have Eyes | |||
| The Exorcism of Emily Rose | ||||
| The 9/11 Commission Report | Based on the September 11, 2001 attacks. | United 93 World Trade CenterFlight 93 | ||
| Dragon | Eragon | |||
| 2007 | Transmorphers | Followed by in 2009. | Transformers | |
| The Hitchhiker | The Hitcher | |||
| Scott Harper | ||||
| The Apocalypse | Justin Jones | |||
| Invasion of the Pod People | The Invasion | |||
| 30,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Gabriel Bologna | Setting update of the Jules Verne novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. | rowspan=3 | |
| 666: The Beast | Nick Eberhart | Sequel to 666: The Child. | ||
| Freakshow | Drew Bell | Remake of the 1932 film Freaks. | ||
| I Am Omega | Griff Furst | I Am Legend | ||
| 2008 | 100 Million BC | 10,000 BC | ||
| 2012: Doomsday | Nick Everhart | Followed by in 2009 and 2012: Ice Age in 2011. | Doomsday | |
| Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls | Mark Atkins | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | ||
| Death Racers | Roy Knyrim | Death Race | ||
| Journey to the Center of the Earth | Scott Wheeler and David Jones | Known as Journey to Middle Earth in the UK. | Journey to the Center of the Earth | |
| Monster | Eric Forsberg | Cloverfield | ||
| Street Racer | Teo Konuralp | Speed Racer, | ||
| Sunday School Musical | Rachel Lee Goldenberg | The Asylum's first family musical under Faith Films. | ||
| The Day the Earth Stopped | C. Thomas Howell | The Day the Earth Stood Still | ||
| Sequel to H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds. | The War of the Worlds | |||
| 2009 | The Land That Time Forgot | Land of the Lost | ||
| Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus | Ace Hannah | Followed by Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus in 2010, Mega Shark Versus Mecha Shark in 2014 and Mega Shark vs. Kolossus in 2015. | ||
| 18-Year-Old Virgin | Tamara Olson | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | ||
| Sex Pot | Eric Forsberg | |||
| Princess of Mars | Mark Atkins | Retitled The Martian Colony Wars in some European countries and also known as John Carter Of Mars. | Avatar | |
| Dragonquest | Eragon | |||
| Haunting of Winchester House | The Haunting in Connecticut | |||
| The Terminators | Xavier Puslowski | Terminator Salvation | ||
| Scott Wheeler | Prequel to Transmorphers. | |||
| Anthony Fankhauser | Sequel to 2012: Doomsday. | 2012 | ||
| Paranormal Entity | Shane Van Dyke | Followed by 8213: Gacy House, Anneliese: The Exorcist Tapes, and 100 Ghost Street: The Return of Richard Speck. | Paranormal Activity | |
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | Mockbuster of / Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6 Guns | Jonah Hex | ||
| Titanic II | Shane Van Dyke | Unofficial sequel of Titanic. Followed by Titanic 666 in 2022 | ||
| Mark Quod | Fired Up! | ||
| The 7 Adventures of Sinbad | Adam Silver Ben Hayflick | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | ||
| Anthony Fankhauser | Also known as Paranormal Entity 2: Gacy House. | Paranormal Activity 2 | ||
| Mega Piranha | Eric Forsberg | Piranha 3D | ||
| Airline Disaster | John 'Jay' Willis III | |||
| Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes | Rachel Lee Goldenberg | Featuring characters created by Arthur Conan Doyle. | Sherlock Holmes | |
| MILF | Scott Wheeler | rowspan=3 | ||
| Moby Dick | Trey Stokes | Also known as 2010: Moby Dick or Moby Dick: 2010; setting update of Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick. | ||
| Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus | Christopher Douglas-Olen Ray | Sequel to Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus. Followed by Mega Shark Versus Mecha Shark in 2014 and Mega Shark vs. Kolossus in 2015. | ||
| 2011 | Almighty Thor | Thor | ||
| Jude Gerard Prest | Also known as Paranormal Entity 3: The Exorcist Tapes. | Paranormal Activity 3 | ||
| Battle of Los Angeles | Mark Atkins | |||
| 3 Musketeers | Cole McKay | Setting update of The Three Musketeers. | The Three Musketeers | |
| 200 mph | Fast Five | |||
| 11/11/11 | Keith Allen | 11-11-11 | ||
| 2012: Ice Age | Travis Fort | Sequel to 2012: Doomsday and 2012: Supernova; part of the 2012 film series. | The Day After Tomorrow | |
| Barely Legal | Jose Montesinos | |||
| The Amityville Haunting | George Meed | The Amityville Horror | ||
| Zombie Apocalypse | Nick Lyon | Also known as 2012: Zombie Apocalypse | rowspan=3 | |
| Mega Python vs. Gatoroid | Mary Lambert | |||
| Princess and the Pony | Rachel Lee Goldenberg | The Asylum's first family film not marketed under Faith Films. | ||
| 2012 | Grimm's Snow White | Snow White and the Huntsman | ||
| 2-Headed Shark Attack | Christopher Ray | Followed by 3-Headed Shark Attack in 2015, 5-Headed Shark Attack in 2017 and 6-Headed Shark Attack in 2018. | ||
| Bikini Spring Break | Jared Cohn | Spring Breakers | ||
| Hold Your Breath | ||||
| Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies | Richard Schenkman | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | ||
| Alien Origin | Mark Atkins | Prometheus | ||
| Martin Anderson | Also known as Paranormal Entity 4: The Awakening. | Paranormal Activity 4 | ||
| American Battleship | Thunder Levin | Also known as American Warships. | Battleship | |
| Age of the Hobbits | Joseph Lawson | Also known as Lord of the Elves. | ||
| Nazis at the Center of the Earth | Retitled Bloodstorm in the UK. | Iron Sky | ||
| Rise of the Zombies | Nick Lyon | rowspan=10 | ||
| The Haunting of Whaley House | Jose Prendes | |||
| 12/12/12 | Jared Cohn | Sequel to 11/11/11. Followed by 13/13/13. | ||
| Golden Winter | Tom Seidman | |||
| 2013 | Barrio Brawler | Jose Montesinos | Also known as American Brawler | |
| 100 Degrees Below Zero | R. D. Braunstein | Followed by Apocalypse Pompeii. | ||
| Celebrity Sex Tape | Scott Wheeler | |||
| 13/13/13 | James C. Bressack | |||
| A Snow Globe Christmas | Jodi Binstock | |||
| 500 Mph Storm | Daniel Lusko | |||
| Thunder Levin | After Earth Oblivion | |||
| Alone for Christmas | Joe Lawson | Also known as Bone Alone. Plot has similarities to Home Alone, done with anthropomorphic animals. | ||
| Attila | Emmanuel Itier | rowspan=1 | ||
| Atlantic Rim[1] | Jared Cohn | Also known as Attack From Beneath[2] Followed by Atlantic Rim: Resurrection in 2018. | Pacific Rim | |
| Hansel & Gretel | Anthony C. Ferrante | Followed by 2015 film Hansel vs. Gretel. | ||
| Sharknado | The first installment in the Sharknado film series. | |||
| Jack the Giant Killer | Mark Atkins | Jack the Giant Slayer | ||
| Social Nightmare | Mark Quod | |||
| Age of Dinosaurs | Joseph Lawson | Jurassic World | ||
| 2014 | Age of Tomorrow | James Kondelik | Edge of Tomorrow | |
| Airplane vs. Volcano | ||||
| Alpha House | Jacob Cooney | Neighbors | ||
| Android Cop | Mark Atkins | RoboCop | ||
| Apocalypse Pompeii | Ben Demaree | Sequel to 100 Degrees Below Zero. | Pompeii | |
| Asian School Girls | Lawrence Silverstein | rowspan=2 | ||
| Asteroid vs. Earth | Christopher Ray | |||
| Mercenaries | The Expendables 3 | |||
| Bermuda Tentacles | Nick Lyon | Also known as American Warships 2. | ||
| Hercules Reborn | Hercules The Legend of Hercules | |||
| Jailbait | Jared Cohn | Orange Is the New Black | ||
| Mega Shark Versus Mecha Shark | Emile Edwin Smith | Sequel to Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus. Followed by Mega Shark vs. Kolossus in 2015. | rowspan=2 | |
| Anthony C. Ferrante | Sequel to Sharknado. Followed by in 2015. | |||
| Sleeping Beauty | Casper Van Dien | Maleficent | ||
| Blood Lake | James Cullen Bressack | |||
| Ardennes Fury | Joseph J. Lawson | Fury | ||
| Z Nation | Craig Engler and Karl Schaefer | The Asylum's first television series on Syfy. | rowspan=2 | |
| Santa Claws | Glen R. Miller | |||
| 2015 | Avengers Grimm[3] | Jeremy M. Inman | ||
| Bound | Jared Cohn | Fifty Shades of Grey | ||
| Mega Shark vs. Kolossus | Christopher Ray | Sequel to Mega Shark Versus Mecha Shark. | Attack on Titan (on a Kolossus character) | |
| Hansel vs. Gretel | Ben Demaree | Sequel to The Asylum's Hansel & Gretel. | ||
| Road Wars | Mark Atkins | |||
| San Andreas Quake | John Baumgartner | San Andreas | ||
| Anthony C. Ferrante | Sequel to . Followed by in 2016. | |||
| Flight World War II | Emile Edwin Smith | The Final Countdown | ||
| 3-Headed Shark Attack | Christopher Ray | Sequel to 2-Headed Shark Attack. Followed by 5-Headed Shark Attack in 2017 and 6-Headed Shark Attack in 2018. | ||
| Martian Land | Scott Wheeler | The Martian | ||
| 2016 | Sinbad and the War of the Furies | Scott Wheeler | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | |
| Zoombies | Glenn Miller | Followed by Zoombies 2 in 2019 and Aquarium of the Dead in 2021. | Zoo Zombeavers | |
| Anthony C. Ferrante | The name and the poster was a parody of . Sequel to . Followed by in 2017. | |||
| Izzie's Way Home[4] | Sasha Burrow | The Asylum's first animated film. | Finding Dory | |
| In the Name of Ben-Hur | Nick Lyon | Ben-Hur | ||
| Independents' Day | Laura Beth Love | |||
| Little Dead Rotting Hood | Jared Cohn | Red Riding Hood | ||
| Sinister Squad | Jeremy M. Inman | Set in the same universe as Avengers Grimm. | Suicide Squad | |
| Ghosthunters | Pearry Reginald Teo | Ghostbusters | ||
| Dead 7 | Danny Roew | The Magnificent Seven | ||
| Trolland | Ron Thorton | The Asylum's second animated film. | Trolls | |
| Planet of the Sharks | Mark Atkins | War for the Planet of the Apes | ||
| 2017 | Jurassic School | rowspan=6 | ||
| Ice Sharks | Emile Edwin Smith | |||
| Blood Brothers | Jose Montesinos | Also known as Psycho Brother-in-Law. | ||
| Forgotten Evil | Anthony C. Ferrante | |||
| Locked Up | Jared Cohn | |||
| Sinister Minister | Jose Montesinos | |||
| King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table | Jared Cohn | Setting update of the Arthurian cycle. | ||
| Anthony C. Ferrante | Sequel to . Followed by in 2018. | rowspan=2 | ||
| Oceans Rising | Adam Lipsius | |||
| The Fast and the Fierce | Ron Thornton | Followed by Fast and Fierce: Death Race in 2020. | The Fate of the Furious | |
| Evil Nanny | Jared Cohn | rowspan=2 | ||
| Nightmare Wedding | Jose Montesinos | |||
| Geo-Disaster | Thunder Levin | Geostorm | ||
CarGo | James Cullen Bressack | The Asylum's third animated film. | Cars 3 | |
| 5-Headed Shark Attack | Christopher Ray | Sequel to 3-Headed Shark Attack. Followed by 6-Headed Shark Attack in 2018. | ||
| Empire of the Sharks | Mark Atkins | Sequel to Planet of the Sharks. | War for the Planet of the Apes | |
| Alien Convergence | Rob Pallatina | |||
| Operation Dunkirk | Nick Lyon | Dunkirk | ||
| Troy The Odyssey | Tekin Girgin | |||
| 2018 | Alien Siege | Rob Pallatina | rowspan=3 | |
| End of the World | Maximilian Elfeldt | |||
| Flight 666 | Rob Pallatina | |||
| Megalodon | James Thomas | The Meg | ||
| Atlantic Rim: Resurrection | Jared Cohn | Sequel to Atlantic Rim. | Pacific Rim Uprising | |
| Tomb Invader | James Thomas | Also known as Tomb Hunter and The Tomb - Heart of the Dragon. | Tomb Raider | |
| Maximilian Elfeldt | Sequel to Avengers Grimm. | |||
| 6-Headed Shark Attack | Mark Atkins | Sequel to 5-Headed Shark Attack. | ||
| Triassic World | Dylan Vox | Followed by Triassic Hunt in 2021. | ||
| Anthony C. Ferrante | Sequel to . | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure Back to the Future | ||
| Alien Predator | Jared Cohn | The Predator | ||
| Nazi Overlord | Rob Pallatina | Overlord | ||
| Hornet | James Kondelik, Jon Kondelik | Bumblebee | ||
| 2019 | San Andreas Mega Quake | H.M. Coakley | Sequel to San Andreas Quake. | San Andreas |
| Arctic Apocalypse | Eric Paul Erickson | The Day After Tomorrow | ||
| Mommy Would Never Hurt You | Daniel Lusko | Sharp Objects | ||
| Black Summer | John Hyams | Prequel series to Z Nation. | ||
| Zoombies 2 | Glenn Miller | Prequel to Zoombies and Aquarium of the Dead in 2021. | Zoo Pet Sematary | |
| Monster Island | Mark Atkins | Godzilla: King of the Monsters | ||
| Adventures of Aladdin | Glenn Campbell | Aladdin | ||
| Clown | Eric Forsberg | It Chapter Two | ||
| D-Day | Nick Lyon | Midway | ||
| American Psychos | Jared Cohn | Also known as Psycho BFF. | ||
| Doctor Will Kill You Now | Rob Pallatina | Also known as Doctor Death | Doctor Sleep | |
| The Final Level: Escaping Rancala | Canyon Prince | |||
| Christmas Belles | Terri J. Vaughn[5] | rowspan="2" | ||
| A Beauty & The Beast Christmas | Dylan Vox | Dont to be confused with | ||
| Year | Title | Director | Notes | Mockbuster of / Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Battle Star Wars | James Thomas | ||
| Homeward | Michael Johnson | The Asylum's fourth animated film. | Onward[6] | |
| My Nightmare Landlord | Dylan Vox | rowspan="2" | ||
| Collision Earth | Matthew Boda | |||
| Fast and Fierce: Death Race[7] | Jared Cohn | Sequel to The Fast and the Fierce. | Fast & Furious 9, Death Race | |
| Top Gunner | Daniel Lusko | Was released to cash in on a previous release date that was changed. Also known as "Wingmen: Under Siege". | ||
| Shark Season | Jared Cohn | Re-released in LMN as Deep Blue Nightmare in 2021. | ||
| Monster Hunters | Brendan Petrizzo | Monster Hunter[8] | ||
| Apocalypse of Ice | Maximilian Elfeldt | The Day After Tomorrow | ||
| Asteroid-a-geddon | Geoff Meed | rowspan=4 | ||
| Airliner Sky Battle | Rob Pallatina | Also known as Skyjacked. | ||
| Christmas in Vienna | Maclain Nelson | |||
| Beaus of Holly | Anthony C. Ferrante | |||
| Meteor Moon | Brian Nowak | Moonfall[9] | ||
| 2021 | Triassic Hunt | Gerald Rascionato | Sequel to Triassic World. Was released to cash in on a previous release date that was changed. | Jurassic World Dominion |
| Alien Conquest/2021 War Of The Worlds | Mario N. Bonassin | The War of the Worlds | ||
| Ape vs. Monster | Daniel Lusko | Godzilla vs. Kong[10] | ||
| Aquarium of the Dead | Glen Miller | Sequel to Zoombies and Zoombies 2. | Zoo | |
| The Rebels of PT-218 | Nick Lyon | |||
| Jungle Run | Noah Luke | Jungle Cruise[11] | ||
| Planet Dune | Glenn Campbell & Tammy Klein | Stars Sean Young, who also starred in the 1984 Dune film.[12] | Dune | |
| Insect | Riccardo Paoletti | rowspan="2" | ||
| Devil's Triangle[13] | Brendan Petrizzo | |||
| MegaBoa | Mario N. Bonassin | |||
| Swim | Jared Cohn | Made in collaboration with Tubi as their first original film[14] | ||
| Megalodon Rising | Brian Nowak | Sequel to Megalodon. | ||
| Robotapocalypse | David Michael Latt[15] | |||
| Tales of a Fifth Grade Robin Hood | Dylan Vox | Made in collaboration with Tubi as their second original film[16] | ||
| War of the Worlds: Annihilation | Maximilian Elfeldt | War of the Worlds | ||
| 2022 | Moon Crash | Noah Luke | Moonfall | |
| Dracula: The Original Living Vampire | Maximilian Elfeldt | Morbius | ||
| Titanic 666 | Nick Lyon | Sequel to Titanic II. | Studio 666 | |
| 4 Horsemen: Apocalypse | Geoff Meed | |||
| Top Gunner: Danger Zone | Glenn Miller[17] | Sequel to Top Gunner. It is the first film by The Asylum to get a theatrical release.[18] | ||
| Jurassic Domination | Brian Nowak[19] | |||
| Thor: God of Thunder | Noah Luke | The Asylum's second Thor movie. | [20] | |
| Shark Side of the Moon | Glenn Campbell & Tammy Klein | Iron Sky | ||
| Super Volcano | Jared Cohn | |||
| Bullet Train Down | Brian Nowak | Bullet Train | ||
| Shark Waters | Jadon Cal | |||
| Headless Horseman | José Prendes | Ghost Rider | ||
| Battle for Pandora | Noah Luke | [21] | ||
| 2025 Armageddon | Michael Su | A crossover film featuring all of The Asylum's monsters. Released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of The Asylum.[22] | Alien (franchise),Godzilla,King Kong,Pacific Rim (franchise),Sharknado (film series),Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus,Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus,Anaconda,Monsterverse. | |
| Attack on Titan | Noah Luke | Not based on any film, but named after Attack on Titan.[23] | ||
| 2023 | Ape vs. Mecha Ape | Marc Gottlieb | Sequel to Ape vs. Monster.[24] | King Kong Escapes, Godzilla vs. Kong |
| Methgator | Christopher Ray | Cocaine Bear[25] | ||
| Doomsday Meteor | Noah Luke[26] | |||
| The Little Mermaid | Michael Johnson[27] | The Asylum's fifth animated film. | The Little Mermaid | |
| Transmorphers: Mech Beasts | Michael Su | Sequel to . | [28] | |
| End Times | Jim Towns[29] | The Last of Us[30] | ||
| Sharknado: 10th Anniversary Edition | Anthony C. Ferrante | Sharknado with new special effects and deleted scenes released for the film's tenth anniversary.[31] [32] | ||
| Megalodon: The Frenzy | Brendan Petrizzo[33] | Sequel to Megalodon Rising. | ||
| The Exorcists | Jose Prendes[34] | |||
| Alien Apocalypse | Adrian Avila[35] | rowspan="3" | ||
| Top Gunner: America vs. Russia | Christopher Ray | Sequel to Top Gunner: Danger Zone. | ||
| 2024 | Monster Mash | Jose Prendes | ||
| Snow White and the Seven Samurai | Micheal Su | Snow White | ||
| Ape x Mecha Ape: New World Order | Marc Gottlieb[36] | Sequel to Ape vs. Mecha Ape. | ||
| Earthquake Underground | Brian Nowak | |||
| Road Wars: Max Fury | Mark Atkins | Sequel to Road Wars. |