Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story

Name: Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story
Genre: Thriller
Released: 2019-01-19
Duration: 1 h 28 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Christina Ricci, Judith Light, Josh Bowman

TV Movie
2019
TV-14
1h 28m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

2.1K

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Christina Ricci and Judith Light in Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story (2019)

Thriller

A young journalist looks behind the curtain of a nearby mental hospital, only to uncover the grim and gruesome acts they bestow upon their "patients".A young journalist looks behind the curtain of a nearby mental hospital, only to uncover the grim and gruesome acts they bestow upon their "patients".A young journalist looks behind the curtain of a nearby mental hospital, only to uncover the grim and gruesome acts they bestow upon their "patients".

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

2.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations

Trivia
This movie is based on Nellie Bly's book, "Ten Days in A Mad-House," which was published in 1887. The book details her experiences while living undercover at Bellevue Hospital, a women's insane asylum on Blackwell's Island, New York, for ten days. The assignment to fake insanity and study a mental institution from within had been given to her by Joseph Pulitzer. She documented that the living conditions and treatment of the mental patients were dreadful. Bly wrote: "The insane asylum on Blackwell's Island is a human rat-trap. It is easy to get in, but once there, it is impossible to get out."

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Featured review

8/10

One of the best LT movies I've seen

I think this was a really interesting movie that kept my attention throughout. It wasn't sappy, cheesy or overly dramatic. I liked that it was based on a true store, even if it wasn't completely accurate. A great cast of characters and loved the two main actress' , Light and Ricci.