Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story

6.4
2019 1 hr 28 min Thriller

An investigative reporter Nellie Bly, who’s on a mission to expose the deplorable conditions and mistreatment of patients at the notorious Women’s Lunatic Asylum, and feigns mental illness in order to be institutionalized to report from the inside. The movie is an account of actual events surrounding Nellie’s stay beginning after she has undergone treatment, leaving her with no recollection of how she came to the asylum or her real identity.

  • Cast:
    Christina Ricci , Judith Light , Joshua Bowman , Anja Savcic , Nikki Duval , Lauren Cochrane , Johise Namwira

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Reviews

Stometer
2019/01/06

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

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Smartorhypo
2019/01/07

Highly Overrated But Still Good

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Pacionsbo
2019/01/08

Absolutely Fantastic

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Arianna Moses
2019/01/09

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

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