Misery

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows misery

poster The Mills in Joy and Sorrow
The Mills in Joy and Sorrow
(3.1/5)
7mn - Drama
A hobo takes revenge to a miller who didn't give him something to eat.
poster Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent
Be Silent, My Sorrow, Be Silent
45mn - Drama, Romance
Paula is a circus performer married to the alcoholic clown-acrobat Lorio. Lorio's heavy drinking leads to him being severely injured during a performance. This forces Paula and the now-crippled Lorio to b…
poster The Miser's Heart
The Miser's Heart
16mn - Drama
Thieves decide to steal the money an old miser has hidden away. He refuses to open the safe for them, so they threaten to kill a little girl who lives in his building.
poster Money Mad
Money Mad
9mn - Crime, Drama
The central figure is an old miser, a Harpagon of sorts, who, like Frosine, stashes his ill-gotten money in a secret cellar. While the miser is at the bank, exchanging stolen notes for gold coin, a couple…
poster The Mothering Heart
The Mothering Heart
23mn - Drama
A young couple struggle to get ahead, the wife always assuaging the troubles of her melancholy husband. As he climbs the ladder of success, he abandons the homely values and begins an affair with a beauti…
poster The Miser
The Miser
5mn - Drama
This Georges Melies film is only available in a five-minute fragment. The film starts off with a title card setting up the events. An elderly miser keep all of his money to himself and refuses to help peo…
poster Isn't Life Terrible?
Isn't Life Terrible?
25mn - Comedy
Charley is plagued with failure and with his brother-in-law, who's allergic to labor. When he decides to take the family on a camping trip, his wife learns about a contest sponsored by a pen company, with…
poster Faust and Marguerite
Faust and Marguerite
4mn - Drama, Fantasy
Melies second attempt at telling the story of Faust. This time out Faust and his love Marguerite are sentenced to Hell where they are showed the torture that awaits.
poster A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
(3/5)
11mn - Fantasy, Drama
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that await…
poster A Victim of Misfortune
A Victim of Misfortune
4mn - Comedy
Painter pursued by policeman, laundress, milkman, etc.
poster Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
(3.3/5)
74mn - Drama
Oliver's mother, a penniless outcast, died giving birth to him. As a young boy Oliver is brought up in a workhouse, later apprenticed to an uncaring undertaker, and eventually is taken in by a gang of thi…
poster Hard Luck
Hard Luck
22mn - Comedy
A down on his luck young man makes several attempts at committing suicide but fails them too. He then finds himself becoming more confident through a series of petty adventures, to such an extent that thi…
poster Feed 'em and Weep
Feed 'em and Weep
(3.3/5)
20mn - Comedy
Anita and Marion take a temporary job as waitresses in Max's diner, next to a train station. When the train stops off, pandemonium erupts when the passengers fill the diner and all want meals immediately.…
poster Misfortune Never Comes Alone
Misfortune Never Comes Alone
3mn - Comedy
The scene takes place in front of a barrack, where a young soldier is on duty --most laughable and comical
poster Love 'Em and Weep
Love 'Em and Weep
23mn - Comedy
Titus Tillsbury is a successful businessman who is visited by a blackmailing old flame. He enlists a friend to keep her away from his home and wife.
poster The Burning Crucible
The Burning Crucible
(3.7/5)
97mn - Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A woman, named simply "Elle" and her husband, a wealthy industrialist, are not on the best of terms. While she enjoys the way he caters to her every whim, she wonders whether he really loves her. He, on t…
poster The Burlesque Suicide, No. 2
The Burlesque Suicide, No. 2
1mn - Thriller, Comedy
A dissipated man sits at a table with a decanter of whiskey and a glass beside him. A revolver is on the opposite side of the table. He pours a glass of whiskey and, with a despairing look, starts to drin…
poster Betrayed by a Handprint
Betrayed by a Handprint
8mn - Crime
Mrs. Wharton, a dashing widow, gives a party at her beautiful villa in honor of the presentation to her of a handsome diamond necklace by her fiancé. During the evening bridge participated in by a number …
poster Messalina
Messalina
(2.9/5)
96mn - Drama
Messalina was the Roman noblewoman who inveigled ageing emperor Claudio into marriage. Once ensconced on the throne, Messalina launched a reign of terror that shook the empire to its very foundations. The…
poster The Little Match Seller
The Little Match Seller
3mn - Drama
A short melodrama based on Hans Christian Andersen's harrowing tale. A poor little girl tries to sell matchsticks in the freezing December cold. She lights matches for some light and warmth. There are vis…
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