Misery

James Caan stars as Paul Sheldon, a bestselling novelist who meets a grisly fate in a snowy car crash. Rescued by the eccentric Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates), Sheldon finds himself a prisoner in her isolated house. A fervent devotee of his Misery Chastain series, Annie demands that Sheldon resurrect the character he recently killed off, her demands escalating into a harrowing game of psychological manipulation. Stephen King's chilling tale, adapted by William Goldman and directed by Rob Reiner, distills its tension into a claustrophobic study of captivity, creativity, and the fine line between adoration and madness.