Movies and TvShows featuring "influential-book" theme.

10 Days in a Madhouse tells the true story of journalist Nellie Bly, who pretends to be mentally ill to investigate and expose the horrific conditions faced by women in a 19th-century insane asylum. Through her courageous efforts, she reveals the abuse, rape, beatings, and medical ignorance endured by the inmates. The movie explores themes of investigative journalism, women's rights, and the struggle against a male-dominated society.

In 1854, noted American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau published his influential book 'Walden; or, Life in the Woods' about his attempt to live self-sufficiently in his cabin in the woods near Walden Pond, MA for two years.