1887年的纽约，一位名叫内莉·布莱的女记者为了在男性主导的新闻界证明自己，接受了调查布莱克威尔岛疯人院的严峻任务。内莉·布莱通过自己装疯卖傻进入疯人院开始了调查。然而，现实的真相却是残酷的，在这里病人毫无自由与权益可言，她们每天遭受着非人的待遇，生命气息也随之越来越稀薄。内莉·布莱在疯人院的十日度日如眠，她是否能够勇敢如初，拯救疯人院的“病人”，让罪恶曝露在阳光下。

At the end of the 19th century a large cylinder falls on the English countryside. A young writer is among those who witnesses the event. But soon the cylinder opens and a group of Martians appear. It soon becomes apparent the Martians intend to attack. The writer soon finds himself fighting for his own survival as the military fights to stop the Martians, society collapses, and as the human race fights to win the war of the worlds.