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Misery
UNITED STATES · 1990

Misery

Rob Reiner
obsession captivity psychological torture creative control fan culture
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Synopsis

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.

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