Misery

Stephen King · 1978Film 1990

Misery
The Book
Misery

Goodreads

4.3/ 5
1978
Misery
The Film
Misery

Audience Score

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TMDB

1990107 min
Faithfulness to source88%

Highly faithful

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Novelist Paul Sheldon has plans to make the difficult transition from writing historical romances featuring heroine Misery Chastain to publishing literary fiction. Annie Wilkes, Sheldon's number one fan, rescues the author from the scene of a car accident. The former nurse takes care of him in her remote house, but becomes irate when she discovers that the author has killed Misery off in his latest book. Annie keeps Sheldon prisoner while forcing him to write a book that brings Misery back to life. [Source][1] [1]: https://stephenking.com/library/novel/misery.html

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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.

Genre

Thriller

Source Type

Novel

Year Published

1978

Year Released

1990

Director

Rob Reiner

Runtime

107 min

Faithfulness Score

88%Very faithful
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Adaptation Type

Feature Film

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