Misery

Misery 1990

7.76

After stalking and saving the life of her favorite fiction author in a car accident, his manic obsessor holds him captive in her remote Colorado home then forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.

1990

White Noise

White Noise 2005

5.59

An architect's desire to speak with his wife from beyond the grave using EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon), becomes an obsession with supernatural repercussions.

2005

The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase 1946

7.04

On a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer.

1946

Cartagena

Cartagena 2009

5.70

Muriel is beautiful, free-spirited and bed-ridden since a horrific accident. Leo is a drunk middle-aged ex-boxer. Desperate for work and unqualified, he interviews for Muriel, who hires him to cook and care for her against her better judgment. Initially out of his depth, Leo slowly wins Muriel's trust. As Muriel teaches him to read, he forces her to confront the joys beyond her window.

2009

Killing Daddy

Killing Daddy 2014

7.15

When Cassie's father finds himself vulnerable and bedridden, she believes she has the perfect revenge for her mother's death.

2014

How Proust Can Change Your Life

How Proust Can Change Your Life 2000

6.50

A docu-drama portrait of the early-20th-century French author Marcel Proust, based on Alain de Botton's updated analysis of his work as a modern-day self-help guide. Ralph Fiennes plays Proust, with Phyllida Law and Donald Sinden as his contemporaries, while commentators including de Botton, Louis de Bernières and Doris Lessing explain their enthusiasm for his work.

2000

I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors

I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors 2010

4.80

This short probes the taboos around a very particular second-hand trauma, leading us to a more universal understanding of human experience.

2010

The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase 1961

6.00

Based on the screenplay by Mel Dinelli, this story revolves around Helen Warren, a beautiful mute girl, who becomes the target of a mysterious killer who preys on young handicapped women.

1961

Perspective

Perspective 2018

1

Perception of the environment and life of a bedridden sick adult.

2018

Irene's Island

Irene's Island 2019

1

In a peaceful house, the Domovoï family spend all their time taking care of Irène, an old woman lying motionless in bed.

2019