
Movies that feel likeMisery (1990)
If you loved Misery, the closest films we have are Tony Takitani (2004), Crumb (1995) and Basic Instinct (1992). All three share Misery's obsessive feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Compliance (2012).
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If Misery hit the spot, these will too

The same mix in both: stillness, then obsession
The difference: Trades the tension of Misery for an angle of its own

Both lean on stillness more than on drama
The difference: Sits closer to documentary than Misery does

Common ground: psychopath
The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Obsessive thriller in both cases
The difference: Made in the 2010s, in a different era of the craft

One thread runs through both: psychological thriller

Drama built on tension, twice over
The difference: Leans harder into mystery than Misery does

Both keep coming back to the same thing: psychological thriller

Tense thriller, and it commits to that

Drama with a pulse of unease, in both cases

Thriller with a pulse of unease, in both cases

A streak of stillness through both

Both sit in the same tense register
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