Misery (1990)

7.5	Listal rating
7.8	IMDB rating

Directed by

Rob Reiner

Starring (View all)

Paul Sheldon

Annie Wilkes

Buster

Virginia

Marcia Sindell

Graham Jarvis

Libby

Jerry Potter

Pete

Thomas Brunelle

Anchorman

Written by

Stephen King

(novel Misery)

William Goldman

(screenplay)

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Misery (1990) Stephen King (Part 2)

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Misery (1990) Stephen King (Part 1)

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5 months, 1 week ago at Dec 16 1:04

Happy Vader

3 votes

Since Misery was released in the 90's, it is, strictly speaking, not a horror film; It is a thriller film, the norm adopted in the 90's, but since the definition of horror reaches far and wide, Misery can now be said as one of the greatest horror films ever made and the 4th greatest movie adaptation of a Stephen King novel. Since it is also psychological, it almost literally compiles most of the a... read more

Chilling, white-knuckle thriller

4 years, 9 months ago at Aug 18 1:54

PvtCaboose91

2 votes

"I am your number one fan. There is nothing to worry about. You are going to be just fine. I am your number one fan."

Rob Reiner's Misery is a remarkably gripping, edge-of-your-seat thriller from the pages of Stephen King's novel of the same name. Several of prolific author Stephen King's novels have been adapted for the screen, yielding mixed results. Misery can be undoubtedly cons... read more

A sick, twisted and shocking masterpiece!!

3 years, 5 months ago at Dec 8 19:47

SJMJ91

2 votes

I have always loved Stephen King's novels because they all are either scary or emotional. Misery is in my opinion the most psychological King novel. This is a real hard film to watch at times because the audience do know what sort of person Annie is but don't fully know why she is doing what she is doing to Paul. It was a complete thrill-ride that I did think was a total masterpiece. It was the th... read more

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A famous novelist is "rescued" from a car crash by an obsessed fan.

Release date : 30 November 1990
UPC: 044005810127

Thriller (34), Horror (19), Kidnapping (12), Drama (11), 1990 (9), Violence (9), Stephen King (9), Murder (9), 1990s (9), Suspense (8), Obsession (8), Revenge (7), Isolation (7), Based On Novel (7), Female Psychopath (6), Fan (6), Medication (5), Match (5), Knife (5), Recluse (5)

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