Is Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story

Name: Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story
Genre: Thriller, TV Movie
Released: 2019
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Christina Ricci, Judith Light, Joshua Bowman, Anja Savcic, Nikki Duval

Directed by Karen Moncrieff

Produced by Lifetime

201988 min7.5 / 10

A grim, tension-driven account of institutional abuse and one woman's fight to expose the truth from within a system designed to silence her.

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.

Clusters

Paranoia and Procedure Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Immigrants and Exiles Murder And Assassination

Genres

Thriller TV Movie

Keywords

Asylum Lunatic Asylum Based On True Story Murder Memory Loss Torture Abuse Mistreatment Investigative Reporter Female Reporter

Questions people ask

Is Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Does Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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