Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story

Jan 06, 2019 1h 28m

7.5

126 votes

Thriller

Synopsis

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.

Title	Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story
Companies	Lifetime
Countries	Canada
Keywords	asylum, lunatic asylum, based on true story, murder, memory loss, torture, abuse, mistreatment, investigative reporter, female reporter