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Stephen King Screen Adaptations

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  • The Langoliers (1995)

    1. The Langoliers

    19952 epsPG-13TV Mini Series
    6.1 (33K)
    Most of the passengers on an airplane disappear, and the remainder land the plane in a mysteriously barren airport.
    StarsPatricia WettigDean StockwellTom Holland
  • Needful Things (1993)

    2. Needful Things

    19932h 1mR43Metascore
    6.3 (29K)
    A mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected.
    DirectorFraser C. HestonStarsMax von SydowEd HarrisBonnie Bedelia
  • Brad Greenquist in Pet Sematary (1989)

    3. Pet Sematary

    19891h 43mR38Metascore
    6.5 (120K)
    After tragedy strikes, a grieving father discovers an ancient burial ground behind his home with the power to raise the dead.
    DirectorMary LambertStarsDale MidkiffDenise CrosbyFred Gwynne
  • Children of the Corn (1984)

    4. Children of the Corn

    19841h 32mR45Metascore
    5.6 (61K)
    A young couple is trapped in a remote town where a dangerous religious cult of children believes that everyone over age 18 must be killed.
    DirectorFritz KierschStarsPeter HortonLinda HamiltonR.G. Armstrong
  • Children of the Corn (2009)

    5. Children of the Corn

    20091h 32mTV-14TV Movie
    3.8 (6.7K)
    While traveling, an unhappy married couple encounter a cult of murderous children who worship an entity called He Who Walks Behind the Rows.
    DirectorDonald P. BorchersStarsRobert GerdischJordan SchmidtDavid Anders
  • Storm of the Century (1999)

    6. Storm of the Century

    19993 epsPG-13TV Mini Series
    7.3 (26K)
    A dangerous blizzard hits an isolated town and brings along a mysterious stranger intent on terrorizing people for his own desires.
    StarsTim DalyColm FeoreDebrah Farentino
  • Creepshow (1982)

    7. Creepshow

    19822hR59Metascore
    6.8 (56K)
    Five grisly tales from a kid's comic book about a murdered father rising from his grave, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.
    DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsHal HolbrookLeslie NielsenAdrienne Barbeau
  • Creepshow 2 (1987)

    8. Creepshow 2

    19871h 32mR39Metascore
    6.0 (30K)
    Three macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy's favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker.
    DirectorMichael GornickStarsGeorge KennedyLois ChilesDomenick John
  • Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)

    9. Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

    19901h 33mR54Metascore
    6.2 (20K)
    To stall a witch plotting to eat him, a boy reads her horror tales dealing with a collegian's resurrection of a mummy, a murderous cat, and an artist's pact with a gargoyle.
    DirectorJohn HarrisonStarsDebbie HarryMatthew LawrenceChristian Slater
  • Daniel Rodgers in Cat's Eye (1985)

    10. Cat's Eye

    19851h 34mPG-1370Metascore
    6.3 (30K)
    A stray cat guides us through each tale in this Stephen King-based anthology horror film.
    DirectorLewis TeagueStarsDrew BarrymoreJames WoodsAlan King
  • Misery (1990)

    11. Misery

    19901h 47mR75Metascore
    7.8 (252K)
    After a famous author is rescued from a car crash by a fan of his novels, he comes to realize that the care he is receiving is only the beginning of a nightmare of captivity and abuse.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsJames CaanKathy BatesRichard Farnsworth
  • John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson in 1408 (2007)

    12. 1408

    20071h 44mPG-1364Metascore
    6.8 (306K)
    Author Michael Enslin, who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences, checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel in New York City, settles in, and soon confronts genuine terror.
    DirectorMikael HåfströmStarsJohn CusackSamuel L. JacksonMary McCormack
  • Thomas Jane and Nathan Gamble in The Mist (2007)

    13. The Mist

    20072h 6mR58Metascore
    7.1 (361K)
    After a massive thunderstorm, an eerie, unwavering fog descends upon a Maine community. Locals seek refuge in a grocery store from the monstrous creatures now roaming the countryside killing everyone they encounter.
    DirectorFrank DarabontStarsThomas JaneMarcia Gay HardenLaurie Holden
  • Drew Barrymore in Firestarter (1984)

    14. Firestarter

    19841h 54mR50Metascore
    6.1 (39K)
    A couple who participated in a potent medical experiment gain telepathic ability and then have a child who is pyrokinetic.
    DirectorMark L. LesterStarsDrew BarrymoreDavid KeithFreddie Jones
  • The Mangler (1995)

    15. The Mangler

    19951h 46mR8Metascore
    4.4 (10K)
    A laundry-folding machine has been possessed by a demon, causing it to develop homicidal tendencies.
    DirectorTobe HooperStarsRobert EnglundTed LevineDaniel Matmor
  • Stephen King, Emilio Estevez, and Laura Harrington in Maximum Overdrive (1986)

    16. Maximum Overdrive

    19861h 38mR24Metascore
    5.4 (38K)
    A group of people try to survive when machines start to come alive and become homicidal.
    DirectorStephen KingStarsEmilio EstevezPat HingleLaura Harrington
  • Jeff Fahey in The Lawnmower Man (1992)

    17. The Lawnmower Man

    19921h 48mR42Metascore
    5.4 (41K)
    A simple man is turned into a genius through the application of computer science.
    DirectorBrett LeonardStarsJeff FaheyPierce BrosnanJenny Wright
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Running Man (1987)

    18. The Running Man

    19871h 41mR45Metascore
    6.6 (176K)
    In a future dystopian America, a wrongfully accused and convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he's forced to participate in a TV game show where convicts called Runners must battle killers for their freedom.
    DirectorPaul Michael GlaserStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerMaria Conchita AlonsoYaphet Kotto
  • The Shining (1980)

    19. The Shining

    19802h 26mR68Metascore
    8.4 (1.2M)
    A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. At the same time, his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the past and the future.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJack NicholsonShelley DuvallDanny Lloyd
  • Reggie Nalder in Salem's Lot (1979)

    20. Salem's Lot

    19792 epsPGTV Mini Series
    6.7 (31K)
    A novelist and a young horror fan attempt to save a small New England town which has been invaded by vampires.
    StarsDavid SoulJames MasonLance Kerwin
  • Christine (1983)

    21. Christine

    19831h 50mR57Metascore
    6.8 (98K)
    A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKeith GordonJohn StockwellAlexandra Paul
  • Graveyard Shift (1990)

    22. Graveyard Shift

    19901h 26mR28Metascore
    5.0 (14K)
    The owner of an ancient mill hires a drifter to rid the basement of rats.
    DirectorRalph S. SingletonStarsDavid AndrewsKelly WolfStephen Macht
  • Molly Ringwald, Rob Lowe, Laura San Giacomo, Gary Sinise, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Ruby Dee, Corin Nemec, and Bill Fagerbakke in The Stand (1994)

    23. The Stand

    19944 epsNot RatedTV Mini Series
    7.1 (40K)
    After a deadly plague kills most of the world's population, the remaining survivors split into two groups - one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a malevolent being - to face each other in a final battle between good and evil.
    StarsGary SiniseMolly RingwaldJamey Sheridan
  • Rose Red (2002)

    24. Rose Red

    20023 epsPG-13TV Mini Series
    6.7 (28K)
    A college professor and a team of psychics investigate an old abandoned house at the request of the man who has inherited it. They stay in the mansion, but unleash a terrifying force that threatens to destroy them all.
    StarsNancy TravisMatt KeeslarKimberly J. Brown
  • Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006)

    25. Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

    20068 epsTV-14TV Mini Series
    6.8 (5.8K)
    A television mini-series adaptation of Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Stephen King's collection of short horror stories.
    StarsRobert MammoneKodi Smit-McPheeWilliam Hurt

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