Misery
Taste attributes: dramathrillerpsychologicalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarysurrealgrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadsunderdog triumphs
"Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now, he’s writing to stay alive."
Boxlist takeA heavy, original thriller: morally murky and heightened. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
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Synopsis
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 somewhat unstable, and Paul finds himself crippled, drugged and at her mercy.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1990
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
