Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story

Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story

2019•1h 28m•7.5/10

Thriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.5/10(135)

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.

Open in PickFlick

Production

Lifetime

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Christina Ricci

Christina Ricci

Nellie Bly

Judith Light

Judith Light

Matron Grady

Joshua Bowman

Joshua Bowman

Dr. Josiah

Anja Savcic

Anja Savcic

Lottie

Nikki Duval

Nikki Duval

Nurse Fenton

Lauren Cochrane

Lauren Cochrane

Nurse Lila

Johise Namwira

Johise Namwira

Johari

Kathleen Gallagher

Black-haired Crazy Patient

Mark Hildreth

Mark Hildreth

Bats

Paul Essiembre

Paul Essiembre

Joseph Pulitzer

Recommended

Saul: The Journey to Damascus

Saul: The Journey to Damascus

Known as Saul the Butcher, the stoning of Stephen was said to have shattered Saul's faith in the Temple and its denial of Christ as the Messiah. His conversion to Christianity and baptism as Paul changed the history of the world.

Saul: The Journey to Damascus

2014

7.5

Hipnos

Hipnos

Dr Sánchez Blanch owns and operates a psychiatric hospital where he specializes in hypnotizing his severely emotionally disturbed patients.

Hipnos

2004

5.3

Jackals

Jackals

Set in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back.

Jackals

2017

5.4

Cruising

Cruising

When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, young rookie Steve Burns infiltrates the S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.

Cruising

1980

6.6

Gaga Chromatica Ball

Gaga Chromatica Ball

In front of a sold-out crowd of 52,000 people, Lady Gaga delivers a career-defining performance at Los Angeles's Dodger Stadium during her 2022 Chromatica Ball Tour.

Gaga Chromatica Ball

2024

8.1

Boys Cry

Boys Cry

Mirko and Manolo are best friends and live in the suburbs of Rome. They both live in poor conditions with their single parents, are still in school and struggle with occasional odd jobs to make ends meet. Together they share dreams of women, of sex and money, of a better life to come. Then, after killing a man in a hit-and-run one night, they get involved with the local mafia and their lives change dramatically.

Boys Cry

2018

7.0

Christine

Christine

In 1974, television reporter Christine Chubbuck struggles with depression and professional frustrations as she tries to advance her career.

Christine

2016

6.9

Trapped

Trapped

When their daughter is abducted by experienced kidnappers, the Jennings turn the tables on their seemingly fool-proof plan.

Trapped

2002

6.2

Worth

Worth

Kenneth Feinberg, a powerful D.C. lawyer appointed Special Master of the 9/11 Fund, fights off the cynicism, bureaucracy, and politics associated with administering government funds and, in doing so, discovers what life is worth.

Worth

2021

6.7

Deadstream

Deadstream

A disgraced internet personality attempts to win back his followers by livestreaming one night alone in a haunted house. But when he accidentally pisses off a vengeful spirit, his big comeback event becomes a real-time fight for his life.

Deadstream

2022

6.3

Midnight in the Switchgrass

Midnight in the Switchgrass

FBI Agent Karl Helter and his partner Rebecca Lombardo are very close to busting a sex-trafficking ring. When they realize their investigation has crossed the path of a brutal serial killer, they team up with a FDLE agent to put an end to the infamous 'Truck Stop Killer'.

Midnight in the Switchgrass

2021

5.8

Breaking Surface

Breaking Surface

Two Swedish/Norwegian half sisters go on a winter diving trip in Northern Norway, when they get trapped after a rockslide.

Breaking Surface

2020

6.7

Similar Movies

The Sanctuary

The Sanctuary

Edna and Harley Whalen, an elderly couple, give shelter to Wade, a suspected murderer on the run. The Whalens do all that they can to protect Wade but evil begets evil in this world, and even more so in Sanctuary.

The Sanctuary

2019

4.7

The Blue Whale

The Blue Whale

The film revolves around the "Blue Whale Challenge" game used by many young people and adolescents, after the spread of technology and the parents are too busy to look after their children which might lead to their exposure to great risks.

The Blue Whale

2020

Twelve Monkeys

Twelve Monkeys

In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to the Army of the 12 Monkeys; thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.

Twelve Monkeys

1995

7.6

Hell Torture

Hell Torture

Four siblings go missing and wake up in the afterlife, undergoing punishment for their worldly sins in the depths of hell.

Hell Torture

2023

6.2

Memento

Memento

Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.

Memento

2000

8.2

Funeral Sunshine

Funeral Sunshine

Wake up on your commute through your dream as it consumes you again.

Funeral Sunshine

2018

8.0

Out of the Shadows

Out of the Shadows

A U.S. Embassy worker is helped by an Interpol agent to prove herself innocent of a murder in the Greek isles.

Out of the Shadows

1988

6.0

Georgia

Georgia

A young woman investigates the death of her mother, who drowned when her daughter was still a baby. The question is: was it murder, suicide or merely an accident?

Georgia

1989

1.0

Spree

Spree

Desperate for an online following, a rideshare driver has figured out a deadly plan to go viral and he will stop at nothing to get his five minutes of fame.

Spree

2020

6.4

Most Likely to Murder

Most Likely to Murder

A troubled teen uses her newfound friendship with two popular cheerleaders to become the school’s “Most Inspirational” student by any means necessary.

Most Likely to Murder

2019

5.2

Secret Window

Secret Window

Mort Rainey, a writer just emerging from a painful divorce with his ex-wife, is stalked at his remote lake house by a psychotic stranger and would-be scribe who claims Rainey swiped his best story idea. But as Rainey endeavors to prove his innocence, he begins to question his own sanity.

Secret Window

2004

6.6

Straight Lies

In 1990, a teenage girl falsely accused of drug use is held against her will and must escape a cult-like drug rehab backed by the US Government. Meanwhile, her covert CIA agent father becomes so entangled in political influence that he's unaware of the danger his daughter is in.

Straight Lies