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.
DramaThrillerbased on novel or booknursepsychopathcoloradocar crashauthorslasherpsychological thrillertortureobsessed fanblizzardpsychotic
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Character
Earnest, classical in form, intimate and contemporary.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
Who loves it, who doesn't
44 profiled raters. Loved most by The Empaths; disliked most by The Formalists.
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Cast
- Kathy BatesAnnie Wilkes
- James CaanPaul Sheldon
- Richard FarnsworthBuster
- Lauren BacallMarcia Sindell
- Frances SternhagenVirginia
- Graham JarvisLibby
- Jerry PotterPete
- Thomas BrunelleAnchorman
- June ChristopherAnchorwoman
- Julie PayneReporter #1
Crew
- Rob ReinerDirector
- William GoldmanScreenplay
- Stephen KingNovel
- Barry SonnenfeldDirector of Photography
- Marc ShaimanOriginal Music Composer
- Robert LeightonEditor
- Rob ReinerProducer
- Andrew ScheinmanProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
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