Last Updated on 22 August 2024

The Asylum is a film company that is famous for its knockoffs of famous movies (“mockbusters”) and low-budget, direct-to-video movies. The movies are generally not meant to be taken too seriously, but they are often fun and are decent for low budget films. My personal favorites are the movies about giant sharks, piranhas, crocodiles, etc. 😁 The Asylum is often considered controversial because of their blatant knockoffs (compare Transmorphers/Transformers, Top Gun/Top Gunner, Snakes on a Train/Snakes on a Plane, Paranormal Entity/Paranormal Activity, Da Vinci Treasure/Da Vinci Code, Tomb Invader/Tomb Raider, Princess of Mars/John Carter of Mars), often released at about the same time as the original, but they are quite prolific, having released more than 500 films, including 300 original films. More history of the company in the Wikipedia article.

You can find many Asylum movies on most free-streaming services including Tubi and Crackle. They also have their own YouTube channel.

Here is a viewing checklist followed by a list of the top 250 movies by The Asylum, based on my averaging of 10 ranked lists that I found online. The complete spreadsheet is at the bottom.

1. Winter in Vail (2020)
2. Love at the Christmas Table (2012)
3. Underworld (2019)
4. King of the Ants (2003)
5. Sherlock Holmes (2010)
6. War of the Worlds (2005)
7. Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)
8. Haunting of Winchester House (2009)
9. Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (2012)
10. The Beast of Bray Road (2005)
11. Shark Warning (2024)
12. Nazis at the Center of the Earth (2012)
13. Sharknado (2013)
14. Princess of Mars (2009)
15. Halloween Night (2006)
16. Flight World War II (2015)
17. Hercules Reborn (2014)
18. Mercenaries (2014)
19. The Day the Earth Stopped (2008)
20. Dark Queen (2004)
21. 2-Headed Shark Attack (2012)
22. Hansel & Gretel (2013)
23. Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus (2010)
24. Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015)
25. Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
26. Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark (2014)
27. Paranormal Entity (2009)
28. Mega Piranha (2010)
29. Age of Dinosaurs (2013)
30. Christmas Belles (2019)
31. The Storm Riders (1998)
32. Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009)
33. AE: Apocalypse Earth (2013)
34. Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016)
35. 3 Musketeers (2011)
36. Grimm’s Snow White (2012)
37. Transmorphers: Fall of Man (2009)
38. Dante’s Hotel (2023)
39. 100 Feet (2008)
40. Exorcism: The Possession of Gail Bowers (2006)
41. MegaFault (2009)
42. I Am Omega (2007)
43. Snakes on a Train (2006)
44. Mega Python vs. Gatoroid (2011)
45. Android Cop (2014)
46. Jailbait (2014)
47. The Land that Time Forgot (2009)
48. War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave (2008)
49. Zombie Apocalypse (2011)
50. 2012: Supernova (2009)
51. Ghosthunters (2016)
52. Avengers Grimm (2015)
53. The Twisters (2024)
54. The Haunting of Whaley House (2012)
55. Killers (1997)
56. 200 M.P.H. (2011)
57. Battle of Los Angeles (2011)
58. Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys (2014)
59. The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time (2018)
60. Freakshow (2007)
61. MILF (2010)
62. Transmorphers (2007)
63. Sleeping Beauty (2014)
64. Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017)
65. Sex Pot (2009)
66. 2010: Moby Dick (2010)
67. 13/13/13 (2013)
68. 18-Year-Old Virgin (2009)
69. Rise of the Zombies (2012)
70. Age of Tomorrow (2014)
71. Jack the Giant Killer (2013)
72. 100 Million BC (2008)
73. The 7 Adventures of Sinbad (2010)
74. 6 Guns (2010)
75. 2012: Doomsday (2008)
76. Dragonquest (2009)
77. Jolly Roger: Massacre at Cutter’s Cove (2005)
78. #1 Cheerleader Camp (2010)
79. The Coed and the Zombie Stoner (2014)
80. 100 Degrees Below Zero (2013)
81. Zoombies (2016)
82. The Da Vinci Treasure (2006)
83. Battledogs (2013)
84. A Man Called Hero (1999)
85. Dracula’s Curse (2006)
86. 40 Days and Nights (2012)
87. Born Bad (2011)
88. American Warships (2012)
89. Asteroid vs Earth (2014)
90. Hillside Cannibals (2006)
91. The Amityville Haunting (2011)
92. Pirates of Treasure Island (2006)
93. Layover (Abducted) (2012)
94. Atlantic Rim (2013)
95. Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls (2008)
96. 3-Headed Shark Attack (2015)
97. Top Gunner: America vs. Russia (2023)
98. Airline Disaster (2010)
99. Bikini Spring Break (2012)
100. 8213: Gacy House (2010)
101. Dragon (2006)
102. Bound (2015)
103. Clash of the Empires (2012)
104. Little Dead Rotting Hood (2016)
105. Dante’s View (1998)
106. King of the Lost World (2005)
107. Celebrity Sex Tape (2012)
108. Invasion of the Pod People (2007)
109. Air Collision (2012)
110. Prepare to Die (2024)
111. Apocalypse Pompeii (2014)
112. Alien Origin (2012)
113. 30,000 Leagues Under the Sea (2007)
114. The Fast and the Fierce (2017)
115. Hold Your Breath (2012)
116. Road Wars (2015)
117. Bermuda Tentacles (2014)
118. 500 MPH Storm (2013)
119. The Code Conspiracy (2002)
120. A Snow Globe Christmas (2013)
121. When a Killer Calls (2006)
122. Tomb Invader (2018)
123. Airplane vs. Volcano (2014)
124. Alien Abduction (2005)
125. Martian Land (2015)
126. Attila (2013)
127. Top Gunner: Danger Zone (2022)
128. Independent’s Day (2016)
129. 2012: Ice Age (2011)
130. AVH: Alien vs. Hunter (2007)
131. 666: The Child (2006)
132. Mega Shark vs. Kolossus (2015)
133. Asian School Girls (2014)
134. 6-Headed Shark Attack (2018)
135. Almighty Thor (2011)
136. A Haunting in Salem (2011)
137. Forgotten Evil (2017)
138. Monster (2008)
139. The Final Level: Escaping Rancala (2019)
140. 666: The Beast (2007)
141. Bigfoot (2012)
142. Oceans Rising (2017)
143. The Terminators (2009)
144. Anneliese: The Exorcist Tapes (2011)
145. Death Racers (2008)
146. Titanic II (2010)
147. Barely Legal (2011)
148. Frankenstein Reborn (2005)
149. Titanic 666 (2022)
150. Locked Up (2017)
151. 11/11/11 (2011)
152. 12/12/12 (2012)
153. Shapeshifter (2005)
154. The Hitchhiker (2007)
155. Triassic World (2018)
156. DC Down (2023)
157. Killers 2: The Beast (2002)
158. Nightmare Wedding (2016)
159. Monster Island (2019)
160. Death Valley: The Revenge of Bloody Bill (2004)
161. Zoombies 2 (2019)
162. American Brawler (2013)
163. The Bell Witch Haunting (2013)
164. Legion of the Dead (2005)
165. Dragon Crusaders (2011)
166. Flight 666 (2018)
167. Dead 7 (2016)
168. San Andreas Quake (2015)
169. Sinister Squad (2016)
170. Butch vs. Sundance (2023)
171. 5-Headed Shark Attack (2017)
172. The Exorcists (2023)
173. Megalodon (2018)
174. Blood Brothers (2017)
175. Meteor Apocalypse (2010)
176. Age of Ice (2014)
177. Shark Side of the Moon (2022)
178. Alpha House (2014)
179. Battle Star Wars (2020)
180. The Apocalypse (2007)
181. Top Gunner (2020)
182. Wuthering High (2015)
183. The Legend of Bloody Jack (2007)
184. 100 Ghost Street: The Return of Richard Speck (2012)
185. Operation Dunkirk (2017)
186. Ape vs. Mecha Ape (2023)
187. Shark Season (2020)
188. Hold Your Breath (2012)
189. Devil’s Triangle (2021)
190. Arctic Apocalypse (2019)
191. Supercroc (2007)
192. Mommy Would Never Hurt You (2019)
193. Alien Conquest (2021)
194. St. John’s Wort (2001)
195. Atlantic Rim: Resurrection (2018)
196. Hansel vs. Gretel (2015)
197. End Times (2023)
198. The 6th Friend (2016)
199. Planet Dune (2021)
200. Izzie’s Way Home (2016)
201. Shark Week (2012)
202. Alien Convergence (2017)
203. Headless Horseman (2022)
204. Anarchy TV (1998)
205. Time Pirates (2022)
206. Sunday School Musical (2008)
207. Jurassic School (2017)
208. Doomsday Meteor (2023)
209. Collision Earth (2020)
210. Blind Waters (2023)
211. San Andreas Mega Quake (2019)
212. Empire of the Sharks (2017)
213. Triassic Hunt (2021)
214. Ardennes Fury (2014)
215. Ape vs. Monster (2021)
216. Planet of the Sharks (2016)
217. Monster Mash (2024)
218. Swim (2021)
219. Aquarium of the Dead (2021)
220. Alien Apocalypse (2023)
221. Jane White Is Sick & Twisted (2002)
222. War of the Worlds: Extinction (2024)
223. Extreme Challenge (2001)
224. Snow White and the Seven Samurai (2024)
225. Leeches! (2003)
226. Arctic Armageddon (2023)
227. The 9/11 Commission Report (2006)
228. Ice Storm (2023)
229. Street Racer (2008)
230. Zombie Night (2013)
231. The Source (2001)
232. Expired (2007)
233. Evil Eyes (2004)
234. Merlin and the War of the Dragons (2008)
235. Super Cyclone (2012)
236. From the Sea (2013)
237. Alien Siege (2018)
238. Adopting Terror (2012)
239. Jurassic Domination (2022)
240. Universal Soldiers (2007)
241. Jurassic Shark (2012)
242. Moon Crash (2022)
243. Intermedio (2005)
244. Reptisaurus (2009)
245. Attack of the Meth Gator (2023)
246. Alone for Christmas (2013)
247. Elvis Lives! (2016)
248. Sharknado: Heart of Sharkness (2015)
249. Megaboa (2021)
250. Santa Claws (2014)