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2014 American supernatural horror film by Peter Cornwell

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Mercy
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Directed by	Peter Cornwell
Written by	Matt Greenberg
Based on	"Gramma" by Stephen King
Produced by	Jason Blum McG Mary Viola
Starring	Frances O'Connor Shirley Knight Chandler Riggs Joel Courtney Dylan McDermott Mark Duplass
Cinematography	Bryon Shah
Edited by	Toby Yates William Yeh
Music by	Reza Safinia
Production companies	Blumhouse Productions Wonderland Sound and Vision
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	October 7, 2014 (2014-10-07) (United States)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Mercy is a 2014 American supernatural horror film written by Matt Greenberg, directed by Peter Cornwell, and starring Frances O'Connor, Shirley Knight, Chandler Riggs, Joel Courtney, Dylan McDermott and Mark Duplass. It is loosely based on the 1984 short story "Gramma" by Stephen King. It was produced by Jason Blum for his Blumhouse Productions banner and McG. The film was released straight to video by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on October 7, 2014.

Plot

A single mother (Frances O’Connor) and her two children George (Chandler Riggs) and Buddy (Joel Courtney) go to help take care of their grandmother (Shirley Knight) who has mystical powers.

Cast

Frances O'Connor as Rebecca McCoy
Chandler Riggs as George Bruckner
Joel Courtney as Buddy Bruckner
Shirley Knight as Mercy
- Pepper Binkley as Young Mercy
Dylan McDermott as Jim Swann
Mark Duplass as Uncle Lanning
Amanda Walsh as Charlotte
Harley Graham as Phoebe
Joe Egender as Wendell

Production

On October 25, 2012, it was announced Peter Cornwell would direct the film from a script by Matt Greenberg, and that Frances O'Connor had been attached to star. On November 30, 2012, it was reported Chandler Riggs had joined the cast of the film, opposite Joel Courtney in the lead roles.

Release

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on October 7, 2014.

References

Miska, Brad (September 9, 2014). "'Mockingbird,' 'Mercy' and 'The Town That Dreaded Sundown' This October".
"Stephen King Short Story Adapted as Horror Feature MERCY for Universal". Collider. October 26, 2012.
"Chandler Riggs and Joel Courtney Join Stephen King's MERCY, Marianne Jean-Baptiste Joins ALL YOU NEED IS KILL". Collider. November 30, 2012.

External links

Mercy at IMDb
Mercy at Rotten Tomatoes

Adaptations of works by Stephen King

Feature films

Cujo (1983) The Dead Zone (1983) Christine (1983) Cat's Eye (1985) Silver Bullet (1985) Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) Graveyard Shift (1990) The Dark Half (1993) Needful Things (1993) Dolores Claiborne (1995) Thinner (1996) The Night Flier (1997) The Green Mile (1999) Hearts in Atlantis (2001) Dreamcatcher (2003) Secret Window (2004) Riding the Bullet (2004) 1408 (2007) No Smoking (2007) The Mist (2007) Dolan's Cadillac (2009) A Good Marriage (2014) Mercy (2014) Cell (2016) The Dark Tower (2017) Gerald's Game (2017) 1922 (2017) In the Tall Grass (2019) Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022) The Boogeyman (2023) The Life of Chuck (2024) 'Salem's Lot (2024) The Monkey (2025) The Long Walk (TBA)
Carrie	Carrie (1976) The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) Carrie (2002) Carrie (2013)
The Shining	The Shining (1980) Doctor Sleep (2019)
Creepshow	Creepshow (1982) Creepshow 2 (1987) Creepshow 3 (2006)
Children of the Corn	Children of the Corn (1984) The Final Sacrifice (1992) Urban Harvest (1995) The Gathering (1996) Fields of Terror (1998) Isaac's Return (1999) Revelation (2001) Children of the Corn (2009) Genesis (2011) Runaway (2018) Children of the Corn (2020)
Firestarter	Firestarter (1984) Rekindled (2002) Firestarter (2022)
Trucks	Maximum Overdrive (1986) Trucks (1997)
Different Seasons	Stand by Me (1986) The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Apt Pupil (1998)
The Running Man	The Running Man (1987) The Running Man (2025)
Pet Sematary	Pet Sematary (1989) Pet Sematary Two (1992) Pet Sematary (2019) Bloodlines (2023)
Misery	Misery (1990) Julie Ganapathi (2003)
The Lawnmower Man	The Lawnmower Man (1992) Beyond Cyberspace (1996)
The Mangler	The Mangler (1995) The Mangler 2 (2002) Reborn (2005)
It	It (2017) It Chapter Two (2019)

TV films,
episodes,
miniseries

"The Word Processor of the Gods" (1984) "Gramma" (1986) "Sorry, Right Number" (1987) Golden Years (1991) The Tommyknockers (1993) The Langoliers (1995) The Shining (1997) Quicksilver Highway (1997) "The Revelations of 'Becka Paulson" (1997) Stephen King's Desperation (2006) Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006) Bag of Bones (2011) Big Driver (2014) 11.22.63 (2016) "Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember" (2018) The Outsider (2020) Lisey's Story (2021) "Not It" (2022) Carrie (miniseries) (TBA)
Salem's Lot	Salem's Lot (1979) A Return to Salem's Lot (1987) Salem's Lot (2004)
It	It (1990) Woh (1998)
Sometimes They Come Back	Sometimes They Come Back (1991) Sometimes They Come Back... Again (1996) Sometimes They Come Back... for More (1998)
The Stand	The Stand (1994) The Stand (2020–21)
Rose Red	Rose Red (2002) The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2003)

TV series

The Dead Zone (2002–2007)
Kingdom Hospital (2004)
Haven (2010–2015)
Under the Dome (2013–2015)
The Mist (2017)
Mr. Mercedes (2017–2019)
Castle Rock (2018–2019)
Creepshow (2019–present)
Chapelwaite (2021)
It: Welcome to Derry (2025)

Stage

Misery (1992 play) Dolores Claiborne (2013 opera) The Shining (2016 opera)
Carrie	Carrie (1988 musical) Scarrie! The Musical (1998 musical parody)

Audio

Radio	The Mist in 3D Binaural Sound (1984) Salem's Lot (1995) Pet Sematary (1997) Secret Window, Secret Garden (2003) Misery (2004)
Podcast	Strawberry Spring (2021)

Comics

Creepshow (1982)
The Dark Tower (2007–2017)
The Stand (2008–2012)
The Talisman (2009–2010)

Video games

The Mist (1985)
The Running Man (1989)
The Dark Half (1992)
The Lawnmower Man (1993)
Stephen King's F13 (1999)

Category

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