Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story (2019)

Overview : 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.

Release Date : January 6, 2019

Runtime : 88m

Genre : Thriller  

Companies : Lifetime

Countries : Canada

Keywords : asylum, lunatic asylum, based on true story, murder, memory loss, torture, abuse, mistreatment, investigative reporter, female reporter