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Stephen King

A Definitive list of Movies and TV shows based on Stephen King novels.
by garrydavies-80875 • Created 7 years ago • Modified 7 years ago
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  • Molly Ringwald, Rob Lowe, Laura San Giacomo, Gary Sinise, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Ruby Dee, Corin Nemec, and Bill Fagerbakke in The Stand (1994)

    1. The Stand

    19944 epsNot RatedTV Mini Series
    7.1 (41K)
    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
  • River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton, and Jerry O'Connell in Stand by Me (1986)

    2. Stand by Me

    19861h 29mR75Metascore
    8.1 (477K)
    A writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsWil WheatonRiver PhoenixCorey Feldman
  • Tim Robbins in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

    3. The Shawshank Redemption

    19942h 22mR82Metascore
    9.3 (3.1M)
    A banker convicted of uxoricide forms a friendship over a quarter century with a hardened convict, while maintaining his innocence and trying to remain hopeful through simple compassion.
    DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTim RobbinsMorgan FreemanBob Gunton
  • Brad Greenquist in Pet Sematary (1989)

    4. Pet Sematary

    19891h 43mR38Metascore
    6.5 (123K)
    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
  • Rose Red (2002)

    5. Rose Red

    20023 epsPG-13TV Mini Series
    6.7 (29K)
    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
  • Desperation (2006)

    6. Desperation

    20062h 11mRTV Movie
    5.3 (12K)
    When a sheriff arrests a writer, a family, a couple, and a hitchiker and throws them in a jail cell in the deserted town of Desperation, they must fight for their lives.
    DirectorMick GarrisStarsTom SkerrittSteven WeberAnnabeth Gish
  • Storm of the Century (1999)

    7. 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.
    StarsSkye McCole BartusiakJoan GregsonJohn Innes
  • Misery (1990)

    8. Misery

    19901h 47mR75Metascore
    7.8 (259K)
    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
  • Stephen King, Emilio Estevez, and Laura Harrington in Maximum Overdrive (1986)

    9. Maximum Overdrive

    19861h 38mR24Metascore
    5.4 (39K)
    A group of people try to survive when machines start to come alive and become homicidal.
    DirectorStephen KingStarsEmilio EstevezPat HingleLaura Harrington
  • The Mist (2017)

    10. The Mist

    201710 epsTV-14TV Series
    5.4 (30K)
    After an eerie mist rolls into a small town, the residents must battle the mysterious mist and its threats, fighting to maintain their morality and sanity.
    CreatorChristian TorpeStarsMorgan SpectorAlyssa SutherlandGus Birney
  • Thomas Jane and Nathan Gamble in The Mist (2007)

    11. The Mist

    20072h 6mR58Metascore
    7.1 (368K)
    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
  • Matthew McConaughey, Idris Elba, and Tom Taylor in The Dark Tower (2017)

    12. The Dark Tower

    20171h 35mPG-1334Metascore
    5.6 (154K)
    A boy haunted by visions of a dark tower from a parallel reality teams up with the tower's disillusioned guardian to stop an evil warlock known as the Man in Black who plans to use the boy to destroy the tower and open the gates of Hell.
    DirectorNikolaj ArcelStarsIdris ElbaMatthew McConaugheyTom Taylor
  • The Langoliers (1995)

    13. The Langoliers

    19952 epsPG-13TV Mini Series
    6.1 (34K)
    Most of the passengers on an airplane disappear, and the remainder land the plane in a mysteriously barren airport.
    StarsPatricia WettigDean StockwellTom Holland
  • Creepshow (1982)

    14. Creepshow

    19822hR59Metascore
    6.8 (57K)
    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
  • Robert John Burke in Thinner (1996)

    15. Thinner

    19961h 33mR33Metascore
    5.8 (36K)
    An obese attorney is cursed by a gypsy to rapidly and uncontrollably lose weight.
    DirectorTom HollandStarsRobert John BurkeJoe MantegnaLucinda Jenney
  • Sleepwalkers (1992)

    16. Sleepwalkers

    19921h 29mR38Metascore
    5.4 (26K)
    A mother-and-son team of shapeshifters move to a small town to seek out a young virgin to feed on.
    DirectorMick GarrisStarsBrian KrauseMädchen AmickAlice Krige
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    17. The Green Mile

    19993h 9mR61Metascore
    8.6 (1.5M)
    A death row guard learns that a gentle giant in his charge possesses a mysterious gift.
    DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTom HanksMichael Clarke DuncanDavid Morse
  • Sometimes They Come Back (1991)

    18. Sometimes They Come Back

    19911h 37mRTV Movie
    5.7 (13K)
    Teens from hell mark school teacher Jim Norman and his family for destruction.
    DirectorTom McLoughlinStarsTim MathesonBrooke AdamsRobert Rusler
  • Needful Things (1993)

    19. Needful Things

    19932h 1mR43Metascore
    6.3 (30K)
    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
  • Silver Bullet (1985)

    20. Silver Bullet

    19851h 35mR26Metascore
    6.4 (35K)
    In a small town, brutal killings start to plague the close-knit community. Marty Coslaw, a paraplegic boy, is convinced the murders are the doings of a werewolf.
    DirectorDaniel AttiasStarsGary BuseyEverett McGillCorey Haim
  • Johnny Depp in Secret Window (2004)

    21. Secret Window

    20041h 36mPG-1346Metascore
    6.5 (220K)
    A successful writer in the midst of a painful divorce is stalked at his remote lake house by a would-be scribe who accuses him of plagiarism.
    DirectorDavid KoeppStarsJohnny DeppMaria BelloJohn Turturro
  • Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006)

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

    20068 epsTV-14TV Mini Series
    6.8 (5.9K)
    A television mini-series adaptation of Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Stephen King's collection of short horror stories.
    StarsRobert MammoneKodi Smit-McPheeWilliam H. Macy
  • Daniel Rodgers in Cat's Eye (1985)

    23. 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
  • Riding the Bullet (2004)

    24. Riding the Bullet

    20041h 38mR37Metascore
    5.2 (11K)
    When a man finds out his mother is dying and tries to hitchhike his way to the hospital, he is picked up by a stranger with a deadly secret.
    DirectorMick GarrisStarsJonathan JacksonDavid ArquetteBarbara Hershey
  • Andrew McCarthy in Kingdom Hospital (2004)

    25. Kingdom Hospital

    200415 epsTV-MATV Series
    6.7 (8.3K)
    The quirky staff and patients of an ultramodern (albeit increasingly dilapidated) Maine hospital gradually become familiar with the supernatural occurrences that take place there, uncovering a dark secret in the process.
    CreatorStephen KingStarsAndrew McCarthyBrandon BauerBruce Davison

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