Not particularly — Misery's appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a survival film, it scored 3.0/10 for fear, 7.0/10 for atmosphere, and 7.2/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

How many jump scares are in Misery?

Misery has 3 jump scares, based on Watch Darkly's per-film jump-scare count.

What are some films like Misery?

Misery is tagged as survival on Watch Darkly. The film's page lists similar horror films selected by curated scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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Misery

1990 · R · 1h 47m

Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now, he’s writing to stay alive.

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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Curator Score

7.2

Overall

Based on 1 curator rating

Carried by atmosphere.

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Misery has 3 jump scares. Compare counts

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7.2Overall

Fear3.0

Gore5.0

Atmosphere7.0

Genres

horrorthriller

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Details

Budget$20M

Box office$61.3M

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Starring

Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes · James Caan as Paul Sheldon · Richard Farnsworth as Buster · Lauren Bacall as Marcia Sindell · Frances Sternhagen as Virginia · Graham Jarvis as Libby · Jerry Potter as Pete · Thomas Brunelle as Anchorman

Production

Castle Rock Entertainment, Nelson Entertainment

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