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.
Directed by Karen Moncrieff
asylum
lunatic asylum
based on true story
murder
memory loss
torture
abuse
mistreatment
investigative reporter
female reporter
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Letterboxd
3.0 / 5
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Cast
Christina Ricci
Nellie Bly
Judith Light
Matron Grady
Joshua Bowman
Dr. Josiah
Anja Savcic
Lottie
Nikki Duval
Nurse Fenton
Lauren Cochrane
Nurse Lila
Johise Namwira
Johari
Mark Hildreth
Bats
Paul Essiembre
Joseph Pulitzer
Crew
Karen Moncrieff
Director
Taavo Soodor
Production Design
Johnny Stanley
Additional Music
Rick Skene
Stunt Coordinator
Popular Reviews
11 reviews
valentine
5.0★ · 01/04/26
i watched this because it's christina ricci
i watched this because it's christina ricci
may
1.0★ · 09/26/24
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steph
2.0★ · 08/12/24
insane something could be worse than american horror story
insane something could be worse than american horror story
chid
3.8★ · 01/10/22
ok how do you make a true story this interesting this fucking lame, like a massive portion of the story they made up just for the movie in a failed attempt to make it more compelling. Someone could definitely do this story justice
ok how do you make a true story this interesting this fucking lame, like a massive portion of the story they made up just for the movie in a failed attempt to make it more compelling. Someone could definitely do this story justice
stinky Pirate
6.0★ · 03/30/26
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