Movies adapted on the novels and short stories by Stephen King


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These horror, thriller and drama films, short films, TV movies and mini-series are based on the novels and short stories by the famous "Master of Horror" author.

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Carrie (1976,  R)
Carrie
Really shocking in the prom scenes. I'm a fan of Stephen King's films based from his novels.
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Salem's Lot (1979,  PG)
Salem's Lot
The population of a home town turned to living death, but thanks God for two survivors, a writer and teenage boy.
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The Shining (1980,  R)
The Shining
What a spooky and terror movie.
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The Boogeyman (Stephen King's The Boogeyman) (1982,  Unrated)
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Creepshow (1982,  R)
Creepshow
This George A. Romero and the modern master of printed terror Stephen King film is funny and scary tribute to the E.C. horror comics of the 1950s. Like Vault of Horror and Tales from the Crypt, two titles from that period, it's an anthology of ghoulish bedtime stories.
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The Woman in the Room (Stephen King's The Woman in the Room) (1983,  Unrated)
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Cujo (1983,  R)
Cujo
A St. Bernard dog frightened me a bit when it turned terror alike a dog-vampire.
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The Dead Zone (1983,  R)
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Christine (1983,  R)
Christine
Scary of a possessed 1958 Plymouth Fury.
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Children of the Corn (1984,  R)
Children of the Corn
This Stephen King's adaptation horror film is much better a decade earlier with The Wicker Man.
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Firestarter (1984,  R)
Firestarter
Drew looked cute as a young girl since ET.
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Stephen King's Cat's Eye (1985,  PG-13)
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Stand by Me (1986,  R)
Stand by Me
Marvellous, engaging adventure about boyhood revisited that evokes memories.
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Silver Bullet (1985,  R)
Silver Bullet
Liked the teamwork of a crippled brother and older sister planning how to kill a werewolf.
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Maximum Overdrive (1986,  R)
Maximum Overdrive
The best Stephen King film I always watch several times and hoping for a DVD with use English substitles.
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Creepshow 2 (1987,  R)
Creepshow 2
In this horror and terror film based on short stories by Stephen King and a screenplay by George Romero are so scary to me than the original. But one of three tales, The Hitchhiker is the best I ever liked featuring Lois Chiles as a hit-and-run driver.
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The Running Man (1987,  R)
The Running Man
Average of the futuristic in a deadly game.
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Pet Sematary (1989,  R)
Pet Sematary
Bit weird of Stephen King's pet graveyard horror flick. The only truly horrific things there are the dialogue and acting.
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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990,  R)
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Nicely gruesome set of horror stories. But the segment of "Cat from Hell" frightened me very seriously.
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Graveyard Shift (1990,  R)
Graveyard Shift
Boring and bit creepy of a 'monster'.
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Stephen King's It (1990,  Unrated)
Stephen King's It
The best one of Stephen King's horror TV adaptation movie I ever saw alike the memories of the childhood gang reunited after 30 years while an evil clown reappeared.
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Misery (1990,  R)
Misery
Very good thriller out of Stephen King's novel that not explores the dynamic between celebrity writer and fan (ex-nurse).
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Sometimes They Come Back (1991,  R)
Sometimes They Come Back
Chilling thriller gets good mileage from Stephen King's book. Tim Matheson is superb as the high school teacher who returns to his hometown 30 years after his brother died in a freak accident. The bullies responsible, who also died in the accident, come back one by one to seek revenge against Matheson.
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The Lawnmower Man (1992,  R)
The Lawnmower Man
Although this sci-fic thriller claims to be the first ever Virtual Reality movie.
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Sleepwalkers (1992,  R)
Sleepwalkers
The scariest Stephen King film ever made! DVD is much better with uncut scenes than the cinema.
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The Dark Half (1993,  R)
The Dark Half
Great, very scary and unique!! One of the finest Stephen King adaptations. It's also one of George Romero's most under-appreciated works. The two of them have collaborated on many occasions to produce nothing but good things, but this takes it to a new level. Romero is known for casting unknowns for his leads. This time he went against the grain. He used the amazing Timothy Hutton. Hutton, in a dual role, plays both mild-mannered Thad Beaumont and mean bastard George Stark. But when he's Stark, he really comes to life. He's both cool and creepy. The sparrows are also a crucial part of the overall eeriness of the movie.
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The Tommyknockers (1993,  R)
The Tommyknockers
Shocking about a town taken over by long-dormant aliens when the green lights appear. Traci Lords is hotter as a sexy bitch post woman. It's a part like 1988's TV series, War of the World.
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Needful Things (1993,  R)
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Stephen King's The Stand (,  Unrated)
Stephen King's The Stand
Really exciting and very long supernatural movie about few immune survivors gather into two camps: the forces of good and of evil after a "super-flu" virus decimates the United States. Great strong emsemble cast including Gary Sinsie, Molly Ringwald and Rob Lowe. I like Rob Lowe's character as an innocent deaf-mute and his training sign languages and gestures are very impressive. This is the bestest and based on a novel by Stephen King TV movie I ever watched.
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The Shawshank Redemption (1994,  R)
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The Mangler (1994,  R)
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Dolores Claiborne (1995,  R)
Dolores Claiborne
This thoughtful Stephen King adaptation is drawn from another of the terror master's straight dramas and benefits from Kathy Bates's performance as a Maine housekeeper accused of murdering her employer and now reluctantly reunited with her estrangled daughter (Jennifer Jason Leigh). Bate's acting is so strong, deep, and subtle since Misery because the story and the character are more interesting, complex and challenging.
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The Langoliers (1995,  PG-13)
The Langoliers
Fascinating supernatural TV movie based on a Stephen King novella about ten passengers on a red-eye flight from L.A. to Boston awaken and find that everyone else has disappeared.
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Thinner (1996,  R)
Thinner
Chilling Stephen King's novel tale that looks freak to me about someone who got cursed by a mysterious ugly old gypsy guy for the justice.
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Trucks (1997,  R)
Trucks
This remake of Stephen King short story, Maximum Overdrive, is less scary than Emilio Estevez's film. Poor acting and a silly plot are only partly redeemed by a chilling ending.
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Stephen King's The Shining (,  Unrated)
Stephen King's The Shining
Better than 1980 original film with additional scenes.
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Quicksilver Highway (1997,  Unrated)
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The Night Flier (1998,  R)
The Night Flier
This is the leastest Stephen King adaptation film I ever saw that usually sucks about the vampiric tale. Miguel Ferrer does an average performance as an utter asshole and the special effects is bloody poor.
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Apt Pupil (1998,  R)
Apt Pupil
Not a bad drama adaptation of the Stephen King novella movie about a high school student obsessed with the Holocaust recognizes a former Nazi officer and blackmails him into sharing the details of his death-camp atrocities. It's a bit awfully of the evil.
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Storm of the Century (1999,  PG-13)
Storm of the Century
Brilliant Stephen King's long horror-thriller storm film made in television and I like Tim Daly's character who has the greatest courage and fearless than the population of Little Fall. Colm Feore does a wonderful performance as the devil aka Angus Linoge. His flaw teeth shocked me a bit at the first scene when he quietly growled.
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The Green Mile (1999,  R)
The Green Mile
One of my favourite and best Stephen King films I always watch several times. Really emotionally and supernatural story - I LOVE IT!
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Hearts in Atlantis (2001,  PG-13)
Hearts in Atlantis
Excellent film of aching beauty and raw emotional power. Anthony Hopkins is truly one of the great actors of our time.
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Carrie (2002,  Unrated)
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The Dead Zone (2002,  R)
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Dreamcatcher (2003,  R)
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Secret Window (2004,  PG-13)
Secret Window
Good mystery and suspense of a writer is accused for plagiarism by a strange man as I still like Stephen King's adaptation of the movie.
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Salem's Lot (2004,  PG-13)
Salem's Lot
This remake TV movie is more thrilling, scary and much longer than the original.
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Riding the Bullet (2004,  R)
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Gotham Cafe (2005,  PG)
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Stephen King's Desperation (2006,  R)
Stephen King's Desperation
Fine horror made-in-TV adapted by Stephen King about the town becomes hell with the demon-possessed in the human beings. I'm very impressived for Tom Skerritt, Annabeth Gish and a young boy made their own great encourage to fight their own lives against evil.
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1408 (2007,  PG-13)
1408
What a mind-blowing! A terrifying experience that I have chilling memories of the hotel in The Shining, now the master of horror and suspense, Stephen King, brings me to check into a hotel room like no other...
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The Mist (2007,  R)
The Mist
This Stephen King's horror-shocking is undoubtedly brilliant. Chilling, suspenseful and terrifically performed. Marcia Gay Harden is particularly effective as a religious zealot like Carrie's mother in King's first feature movie based on his novel, Carrie, and the CG creature effects are impressive.
A monster movie where human may be the worst monsters of all, this is a gripping thriller that climaxes in one of the cruelest and most downbeat endings since Gwyneth Paltrow's head turned up in a box at the end of Seven.
Highly recommended!

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  1. se7enthangel
    se7enthangel posted 266 days ago

    This a very good list. Just realised I haven t seen most of his work.

  2. Arianeta
    Arianeta posted 38 days ago

    Very good job my friend great list!