Misery

Name: Misery
Released: 2026-09-11
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Cast: James Caan, Kathy Bates

**One Show Only — September 11, showtime TBD!**<div><br></div><div>This screening is presented in partnership with the Ithaca is Books Festival. Every year, Cinemapolis offers a "Better than the Book" screening where we show a film that we (humbly) believe is better than the book it was based on.</div><div><br></div><div>After a serious car crash, novelist Paul Sheldon (James Caan) is rescued by former nurse Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates), who claims to be his biggest fan. Annie brings him to her remote cabin to recover, where her obsession takes a dark turn when she discovers Sheldon is killing off her favorite character from his novels. As Sheldon devises plans for escape, Annie grows increasingly controlling, even violent, as she forces the author to shape his writing to suit her twisted fantasies.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>PT1H47M2026-09-11

James Caan

Kathy Bates

Rob Reiner

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