If you need inspiration to get busy writing, here it is. Stephen king is a master of the horror genre, which is why movie adaptations of his books are so great. The 10 best stephen king film adaptations, from stand by me to the. But some of them rank among the best works hollywood has ever produced. Adapted from a stephen king novel, rob reiners misery cast james caan as a writer at a career crossroads. Some have certainly been better than others, but ultimately, how would they all rank.
All stephen king movies ranked james caan and kathy bates, this taut and frightening film is one of the best stephen king adaptations to date. Adaptations of works by stephen king films based on works by american writers films based on speculative fiction works. From the shining to the shawshank redemption, stephen king has dominated the movie scene. Moore stars as the titular lisey landon, the widow of an. With at least 84 adaptations of his work, there are bound to be some that arent fit for a king. Bernard in their brokendown car, is far from a bad adaptation. Note that aside from creepshow 2, it chapter two, and doctor sleep, the sequels are only tangentially related to stephen kings work. The 10 best stephen king movie adaptations the ringer.
This is a guide to theatrically released king adaptations. His work has been hitting the screen since his first novel, carrie, was translated to film in 1976, and the adaptations havent really. With the popularity of the television shows castle rock and 12263, and the release. An underrated gem of stephen kings nonhorror adaptations, dolores claiborne probably went under the radar because audiences were bombarded with one lowrent king horror flick after the.
Stephen king is the most adapted author of his generation. Back in 1973, when stephen king sold his first book carrie to a. The following list is subject to change without notice. The 1983 film version of cujo, kings tense thriller about a housewife and her young son who are menaced by a crazed st.
Best stephen king movie and tv show adaptations insider. Ranking every stephen king adaptation, from worst to best. Stanley kubricks adaptation of kings novel is often considered a cinematic masterpiece, and one of the scariest of all time. Its stephen kings nightmare world, were just living in it. Stephen kings movie adaptations, ranked generally known as the modern master of horrorthough his deeply humanist approach to drama compels some fans to dub him a sort of contemporary torchbearer. The page for the interview a conversation with stephen king this interview. Stephen king has slammed the film adaptations of his stories graveyard shift and the shining, and praised those of cujo, stand by me and the shawshank redemption in a wideranging interview with. Note that aside from creepshow 2, it chapter two, and doctor sleep, the sequels are only tangentially related to stephen king s work. Not all adaptations of kings books are worth watching.
Taking only the most basic element of kings story a man who mows lawns and shoehorning in king. In 2017 alone, seven different adaptations of kings work are at various stages of production, including a film adaptation of the dark tower series that left critics and box office unmoved, a tv series of the mist and a netflix take on geralds game. A lot of kings work is currently in the process of being remade for television and filmso heres a reminder of just whats in store. The results can be clunkers, but they also include a few. After all, scares on film and in books are often very different and directors tend to take some creative liberties in their translations to the big screen. Here are some of the best stephen king adaptations including it, misery, and the shawshank redemption. Speaking of thomas jane, the mist movie star returned for another stephen king horror adaptation for this netflix film released in october.
He provided the source material for some of the mostloved films of the 80s and 90s, and now. So lets get this fire started with all rated stephen king movie adaptations by. Every upcoming stephen king movie and tv adaptation. A good chunk of them are skippable, as will leitch and tim grierson wrote in their definitive ranking of 40 stephen king movie adaptations for vulture. For more than 37 years, filmmakers have been dipping into stephen kings endless well of fiction, both within the horror genre and without. Stephen kings books have been adapted into movies and tv shows dozens of times. This is a list of media based on work by stephen king including the richard bachman titles. See where stephen kings books, including pet sematary, carrie, the shining, and more, rank as movies and tv shows. List of adaptations of works by stephen king wikipedia. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. If you are looking for a good stephen king book that will make you stay up all night then this is the right list for you. Stephen kings favorite stephen king movies it may not surprise fans that stephen kings favorite adaptations of his works tend to lean toward the nonhorror side. Hasitha fernando presents his top five underrated stephen king movie adaptations whatever label you wish to slap on it resurgence, revival or renaissance. Every stephen king movie you can stream right now nerdist.
As hulu prepares to launch castle rock, its series based on the maineset stories of stephen king, thr film critic jordan mintzer ranks the finest. Every film and tv series in the works from the master of horror from this falls it sequel to longrumored adaptations finally coming to fruition, including on. The lawnmower man easily the least faithful quoteunquote stephen king adaptation is this 1992 film, which shares a title and absolutely nothing else with kings bizarre short story included in 1978s night shift the producers simply had the rights to the title and used it to trick folks into watching a rather convoluted thriller steeped in the early 1990s virtual. If were in a new golden age of stephen king movies, it is the film that gets most of the credit. But while it can be scary at times and both dee wallace and. The age of stephen king movies and tv series is here. The results can be clunkers, but they also include a few classic horror movies. From a sequel to the authors biggest hit ever to a number of streaming outlets getting their king fix to longrumored adaptations. Upcoming stephen king movies and tv shows in development. These stories are not under contract for movies, which means they are available for film students who want to try their hands at a stephen king story. The definitive guide to stephen kings film and tv adaptations. No author has had his work converted to the big screen with more frequencyand more scattershot resultsthan the horror maestro. So lets get this fire started with all rated stephen king movie adaptations by tomatometer. Stephen kings favorite adaptations of his work screen rant.
A complete history of the film and television adaptations from the master of horror hardcover october 3, 2019 by ian nathan author visit amazons ian nathan page. We all know that stephen king is one of the most prolific writers out there but seeing all of his titles and credits on the same page will blow your mind. Stephen king himself hates the shining because it was a very unfaithful adaptation of the book. Limited series adaptation of stephen king s novel carrie, which centers on a high school student with telekinetic powers. Complete list of stephen king adaptations, books made into. Here are the 17 best tv and movie adaptations based on kings work. Oh, and king himself is writing all eight episodes of the drama and will also executive produce this isnt the first time this has happened. Print interview with stephen king by tony magistrale focusing on film adaptations. A master list of every stephen king book and short story that has been adapted into movies or tv shows. On kings own site, the film remains unlisted among adaptations based on his work.
A bland, weightless horror film that seems to want to mock. Here are all 59 stephen king movies ranked from worst to best, featuring old classics, forgotten duds, and new adaptations like it and the dark tower. Lee it signed up to produce a film adaptation of kings novel, the tommyknockers. The 10 best movie adaptations of stephen king novels. We put a panel of experts to the task, asking them to rank 27 featurefilm adaptations of kings work. Kings screenwriting credits also include the 1989 film adaptation of his pet sematary and the 1994 tv miniseries adaptation of the stand. These are the scariest moments from his books brought to life on the big screen. Its a goofy film, but unlike many king adaptations, it seems to know it.
The 10 best movie adaptations of stephen kings novels. So if youre looking for your next stephen king binge, here are the 10 highestgrossing film adaptations from his books. From haunted hotels to prisonyard blues, carrie to christine the major adaptations of the iconic. If you want to be one of my dollar babies, send us your info. Catch up on some of the best and also some not king film adaptations streaming right now.
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