Misery follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive in her secluded home. While Paul is convalescing, Annie reads his latest book and becomes enraged when she discovers the author has killed off her favorite character, Misery Chastain. Annie forces Paul to write a new Misery novel, and he quickly realizes Annie has no intention of letting him go anywhere. The irate Annie has Paul writing as if his life depends on it, and it does. Adapted by famed Screenwriter William Goldman

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Drama critic Mortimer Brewster’s engagement announcement is upended when he discovers a corpse in his elderly aunts’ window seat. Mortimer rushes to tell Abby and Martha before they stumble upon the body themselves, only to learn that the two old women aren’t just aware of the dead man in their parlor, they killed him! Between his aunts’ penchant for poisoning wine, a brother who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt, and another brother using plastic surgery to hide from the police—not to mention Mortimer’s own hesitancy about marriage—it’ll be a miracle if Mortimer makes it to his wedding. Arsenic and Old Lace is a classic black comedy about the only thing more deadly than poison: family.

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Claudia, married to a rising young architect named David, is still emotionally tied to her mother, Mrs. Brown—a bond that frustrates both her husband and her mother. In a single day, Claudia undergoes a transformation. She attempts to stir David’s jealousy by flirting with a nearby British author, then learns she’s pregnant, and finally discovers her mother is dying. These events force Claudia to confront adulthood and the responsibilities that come with it. By the end, she remains her charming self but gains a new emotional maturity that suggests a deeper, more fulfilling future with David.

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In sweltering French Guiana, where Christmas hits 104 degrees, three convicts—two murderers and a swindler—are hired to repair a family’s crumbling roof. Trouble arrives from France in the form of a scheming cousin out to steal the family business and his ruthless nephew, who plans to dump the daughter for a rich heiress. The convicts, despite their pasts, believe in true justice and step in to defend the family. Using their criminal skills with surprising grace, they outwit the villains, protect the innocent, and in doing so, redeem themselves—becoming unlikely guardian angels to a grateful household.

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