The best Stephen King film adaptations
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: The Shawshank Redemption (1994) · The Shining (1980) · Stand by Me (1986). (Updated Sep 9, 2025.)
From The Shawshank Redemption to It: the films based on Stephen King's novels and stories rated highest by critics and audiences (Infobae, 35mm, Sectorcine).
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Top 14
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1
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Based on 'Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption'; number one on IMDb's top list.
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2
The Shining (1980)
Kubrick and the Overlook Hotel, though King never liked it.
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3
Stand by Me (1986)
Four boys go looking for a body; from 'The Body'.
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4
The Green Mile (1999)
Tom Hanks and John Coffey on death row.
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5
Misery (1990)
Kathy Bates won Best Actress as the number one fan.
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6
Carrie (1976)
Brian De Palma and horror's most famous prom.
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7
It (2017)
Pennywise and the Losers' Club.
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8
The Dead Zone (1983)
Christopher Walken sees the future; David Cronenberg.
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The Mist (2007)
A supermarket surrounded by fog, and that ending.
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10
Doctor Sleep (2019)
A grown-up Danny Torrance returns to the Overlook.
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11
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
Kathy Bates accused of killing her employer.
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12
Gerald's Game (2017)
Handcuffed to a bed in an isolated house; Mike Flanagan.
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13
Pet Sematary (1989)
Sometimes dead is better.
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14
Christine (1983)
A Plymouth Fury with a mind of its own; John Carpenter.
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15
It (1990)
The miniseries with Tim Curry as Pennywise.
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