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Misery

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Movie Info
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Director -
Rob Reiner -
Producer -
Rob Reiner , Andrew Scheinman -
Screenwriter -
William Goldman -
Distributor -
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. , Image Entertainment Inc. , Columbia Pictures , MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc. -
Production Co -
Nelson Entertainment , Castle Rock Entertainment -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Horror , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 30, 1990, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 25, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$54.7M -
Runtime -
1h 47m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby , Surround