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Quick Info

Rating

7.5/10

Release2019

Runtime1h 28m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Lifetime

Movie

Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story

2019

1h 28m

7.5

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.

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