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Sun 2 Nov 2025
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Cozy up to one of Stephen King’s most haunting creations – a claustrophobic tale of obsession, captivity and control, chillingly brought to life by director Rob Reiner.
The genius of Bates’s performance is the delicate balance that can tip without warning from sweetly cheerful to psychotic rage.
Bestselling romance novelist Paul Sheldon (James Caan) has just completed his latest book when a blizzard sends his car sailing off a snowy mountain road. He’s rescued by Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates), a former nurse and his self-proclaimed “number one fan”, who tends to his broken legs in her remote cabin. But when Annie discovers Paul has unceremoniously killed off her favourite character, care curdles into control as she demands he bring the character back to life – no matter the cost.
One bed, one typewriter, one sledgehammer: a simple recipe for a Hitchcockian nightmare. Adapted from Stephen King’s best-selling meta-thriller about the gilded cage of fame, Misery is a masterclass in claustrophobic suspense – dark, gripping and laced with devilish wit. Directed by Rob Reiner (A Few Good Men, Stand by Me) from a script by William Goldman (All the President’s Men), it’s powered by Kathy Bates’ Oscar-winning star turn: terrifying, precise and impossible to forget… especially that scene.
Join us to experience the film beautifully restored in 4K.
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