Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story

Movie·2019·88 min

Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story

Name: Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story
Genre: Thriller, TV Movie
Released: 2019-01-06
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Christina Ricci, Judith Light, Joshua Bowman, Anja Savcic, Nikki Duval

Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story streams in the US on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Lifetime Movie Club, Kanopy and 2 more apps, as of October 5, 2026.

7.4 / 10 · TMDB

Thriller TV Movie

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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