🎬 Thriller, TV Movie

Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story

⭐ 7.5/10 2019 1h 28m Dir. Karen Moncrieff

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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.

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7.5/10 137 votes

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Year
2019
Runtime
1h 28m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.5/10
Votes
137
Genre
Thriller, TV Movie
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Thriller 🎭 TV Movie 🎬 Karen Moncrieff 👤 Christina Ricci 👤 Judith Light 👤 Joshua Bowman
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Questions about Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story

Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story has a runtime of 1h 28m (1 hour and 28 minutes).
Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story was directed by Karen Moncrieff and released in 2019.
Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story is a Thriller, TV Movie film (2019).
The cast of Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story includes Christina Ricci, Judith Light, Joshua Bowman, Anja Savcic, Nikki Duval.
Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story has a TMDB rating of 7.5/10 based on 137 votes.

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