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Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story
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.
Where to watch Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story
Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story is streaming in the US on Amazon Prime Video, Lifetime Movie Club, Kanopy, Fawesome and YouTube Free.
It is also available to rent or buy from Amazon Video and Fandango At Home.
Cast
- Christina Ricci as Nellie Bly
- Judith Light as Matron Grady
- Joshua Bowman as Dr. Josiah
- Anja Savcic as Lottie
- Nikki Duval as Nurse Fenton
- Lauren Cochrane as Nurse Lila
- Johise Namwira as Johari
- Kathleen Gallagher as Black-haired Crazy Patient
- Mark Hildreth as Bats
- Paul Essiembre as Joseph Pulitzer
Details
- Director
- Karen Moncrieff
- Released
- January 6, 2019
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Thriller, TV Movie
- Studio
- Lifetime
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 7.4 / 10 from 140 votes
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