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Misery

Misery

7,8 /10 (5,325 Votes)
1990 EN 107 min

Overview

After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.

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Release date

30/11/1990

Votes

5,325

Popularity

10.4

Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now, he’s writing to stay alive.

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Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

107 min

Budget

$20,000,000

Revenue

$61,300,000

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2025-03-04

⭐ 7

In a wintery Colorado, acclaimed author “Sheldon” (James Caan) comes off the road only to be luckily (we think!) saved by the timely intervention of “Annie” (Kathy Bates) who just happens to be a nurse. More than that, she’s a superfan of his work and so makes it clear that his care is a labour of love she is well prepared to carry out. Gradually, though, he begins to realise that she isn’t quite the woman she’s claiming to be. He is locked in and isolated, and when she begins to suggest that he reactivate one of the lapsed characters from his novels - well let’s just say she has some fairly u…

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