Misery (1990)

Name: Misery
Released: 1990
Rating: 7.7
Cast: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen, Lauren Bacall

• Movies, Drama, Thriller

• 107 min

7.7

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

Directed by: Rob Reiner
Casting: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen, Lauren Bacall, Graham Jarvis, Jerry Potter, Thomas Brunelle, June Christopher, Julie Payne, Archie Hahn, Gregory Snegoff, Wendy Bowers, Rob Reiner, J. T. Walsh, Jay Dee Witney
Countries: United States of America
Premiere: 1990-11-30
Status: Released

Tags: based on novel or book, nurse, psychopath, colorado, car crash, author, slasher, psychological thriller, torture, obsessed fan, blizzard, bedridden, psycho, lunatic, female psychopath, claustrophobic, abducted, obssesive fan, rural setting, crazy, kidnapped, authoritarian, fight for survival, nutcase

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.