Misery1990

Name: Misery
Genre: Horror, Psychological, Survival
Released: 1990
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Kathy Bates, James Caan, Richard Farnsworth, Lauren Bacall, Frances Sternhagen

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

Directed by Rob Reiner

IMDb 7.8RT Critics 86%Metacritic 75TMDB 7.8

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Trailer

Year

1990

Runtime

107 min

Box office

Budget

$20,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$61,300,000

Domestic

$61,276,872

🏆 Won 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 10 nominations total

Synopsis

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.

The Fear Score take

A single room becomes a cage, and helplessness is the whole experience. Kathy Bates turns devotion into a slow-tightening vise, her warmth curdling without warning. The terror here isn't supernatural — it's the human smile that decides your fate, and the dawning certainty that no one is coming.