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10 Days in a Madhouse

2015 · 111 min

A sober, claustrophobic plunge into institutional cruelty, anchored by a determined outsider's quiet courage and a mounting sense of injustice.

Overview: Nellie Bly, a 23 year-old reporter for Joseph Pulitzer, goes undercover in the notorious Blackwell's Island women's insane asylum in order to expose corruption, abuse and murder.
How it feels: Dark, tense, earnest and bleak. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, corruption, isolation, power
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
corruption
isolation
power
gender
Places: hospital
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none