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Overall Rank: 289

Average Rating: 3.1/4

# of Ratings: 577

Theatrical Release Date: 11/30/1990

Language: English

Genre: Horror, Drama

MPAA Rating: R

Director: Rob Reiner

Actors: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen, Lauren Bacall, Graham Jarvis

Plot: A famous novelist crashes on a snowy Colorado road. He is rescued by his "number one fan" but soon finds that she is unstable and willing to do anything to have her way.

Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 07/10/2019

Kathy Bates' Oscar win is well deserved in this thriller based on a Stephen King novel.

Gabe - wrote on 12/14/2015

The only Stephen King adaptation to win an Academy Award, no Shawshank never won one, Kathy Bates is great as Annie Wilkes, James Caan's #1 Fan. This film is creepy, but you pretty much see everything coming. Except for the shooting of the Sheriff, that caught me off guard. This film is good and quite creepy with two great acting performances.

Matthew Brady - wrote on 02/11/2014

A famous novelist crashes on a snowy Colorado road. He is rescued by his "number one fan" but soon finds that she is unstable and willing to do anything to have her way. This movie is a scary thriller that your always glued to the screen and never looking away.

memento_mori
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Kathy Bates... And sleep I will no more.

memento_mori - wrote on 08/15/2013

I can't believe I've never talked about Misery.

Misery is a movie that fascinated me from a young age, when I was twelve, specifically.
I instantaneously fell in love with it. The claustrophobic atmosphere, the desolate characters, the slow and haunting script, and who isn't fascinated by Annie Wilkes? 'He didn't get out of the cock-a-doody car!'

I read the book right after I watched the movie, and while I prefer the book to the film, I love the atmospheric nature of Rob Reiner's version.
James Caan is not groundbreaking as writer Paul Sheldon, but he makes do with what he's got. Plus, everyone looks like Keanu Reeves standing next to Kathy Bates.
Kathy Bates deservedly won the Oscar for Annie Wilkes, because she is the only real character from the book where I could say: Yes, …

mdtinney
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I am your number 1 fan!!!

mdtinney - wrote on 08/03/2009

Misery is without a doubt one of the best horro films of the 90's, and in my opinion, Stephen King's third best adaptation into a movie behind Shawshank Redemption and Dolores Claibourne. This is TRUE horror, there's no monsters, no mega special effects, just Kathy Bates who is truly made the big time as one of the scariest villains in horror movie history. It's about a man named Paul Sheldon, he's an author, made incredibly famous by his popular books, specially his series called "Misery", the books are apparently about a woman in the old days who goes through heavy times in her life and he shares her pain and strength with the readers. When he finishes his last Misery book, he decides to celebrate and is heading back for his daughter's birthday, but he gets caught in a horrible …