Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story

TV-14

2018

1h 30m

Mystery & Thriller

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On a mission to expose the deplorable conditions and mistreatment of patients at the Women's Lunatic Asylum, investigative reporter Nellie Bly feigns mental illness to be institutionalized to report from the inside.

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gina s

Awesome movie, now I want to read the book.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/29/23

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this was alright. i wanted it to be better though. i, like a few others, was VERY confused for the vast majority of the film right away. i read Nelly's book years ago so was familiar with her story & when it seemed like she was actually crazy & just experiencing this asylum on accident rather than on purpose, it mad me a little angry to think the filmmakers changed her story & made her a victim. however, they DO sort of turn the narrative around at the end, but it was almost like it was too late i was already over the movie, haha. idk. i guess i wished we had known why & how she got there right away up front. i felt the whole "romance" or whatever that was with one of the doctors was unnecessary as well.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Michele D

She was one strong woman. Thank you Nellie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/13/22

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Disgusting. I can’t imagine having to go through this.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/14/19

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The real story was already interesting and salacious enough without falsifying so many aspects. Christina Ricci is pretty good, but it would have been much more enjoyable to watch a documentary on the events instead of watching a fictionalized retelling.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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melanie m

wow I can't believe I didn't have to pay for this movie and its one of the best movies I have seen in a while! Judith is amazing ... and we need to see her in more films!! Ricci is just always amazing so thats not surprise to me .... what sad time we really have come a long way as humans , I know sometimes it doesn't seem that way but if you really look back to these barbaric times and really puts it all in perspective .....

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Karen Moncrieff

Director

Christina Ricci

Nellie

Joshua Bowman

Dr. Josiah

Judith Light

Matron Grady

Anja Savcic

Lottie

Nikki Duval

Nurse Fenton

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Robyn Bahr

Hollywood Reporter

Ricci, who's always done well by her darkly curious characters, is convincing as a marked woman. But it's Light who ravages the screen, her Matron Grady filled with the class-based self-hatred of a woman Inspector Javer.

Jan 22, 2019

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Rob Owen

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

If the goal was to goose the drama, "Escaping the Madhouse" falls well short of its intent.

Jan 18, 2019

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Synopsis

On a mission to expose the deplorable conditions and mistreatment of patients at the Women's Lunatic Asylum, investigative reporter Nellie Bly feigns mental illness to be institutionalized to report from the inside.

Director: Karen Moncrieff
Producer: Jonathan Baruch, David Sigal, Michael Tive
Screenwriter: Helen Childress
Production Co: Julijette
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 20, 2019
Runtime: 1h 30m

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