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Misery
Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now, he’s writing to stay alive.
Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now, he’s writing to stay al...
Drama, Thriller - 1990
7.8
90%
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Novelist Paul Sheldon crashes his car on a snowy Colorado road. He is found by Annie Wilkes, the "number one fan" of Paul's heroine Misery Chastaine. Annie is also dangerously unstable, and Paul finds himself crippled, drugged, and at her mercy.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
107 min
Release date:
30 Nov 1990
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$20,000,000
Revenue:
$61,276,872
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 10 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
A skillfully pared-down (if psychologically thin) horror thriller.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
25 Sep 2007
fresh:
Bates has a field day with her role, creating a quirky, memorable object of hate.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
25 Sep 2007
fresh:
Popular moviemaking -- elegantly economical, artlessly artful -- doesn't get much better than this.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
14 Oct 2008
fresh:
Like any good work of popular culture, Rob Reiner's film of Stephen King's best-selling book Misery functions on more than one level.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Aug 2013
fresh:
Bates turns Wilkes into the nastiest nurse to reach the screen since Louise Fletcher tormented Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
– Desmond Ryan,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
12 Aug 2013
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