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The 20 Best Stephen King Movie Adaptations of All Time

by YPB Team

From spine-chilling supernatural nightmares to quiet, heartbreaking dramas, this lineup spans five decades of the master of horror's work brought to the screen. Which adaptation reigns supreme?

  1. The Shining — ranked #11
    The Shining
    Stanley Kubrick's 1980 psychological horror classic about a writer's descent into madness at the isolated Overlook Hotel.
    1000pts
  2. 1408 — ranked #22
    1408
    A 2007 horror film about a skeptic writer trapped in a haunted hotel room.
    833pts
  3. The Shawshank Redemption — ranked #33
    The Shawshank Redemption
    A 1994 drama about a banker's decades-long friendship and quiet defiance inside Shawshank State Penitentiary.
    794pts
  4. Creepshow — ranked #44
    Creepshow
    A 1982 horror anthology film paying tribute to classic EC horror comics.
    625pts
  5. Christine — ranked #55
    Christine
    John Carpenter's 1983 horror film about a sentient, murderous 1958 Plymouth Fury.
    566pts
  6. Salem's Lot — ranked #66
    Salem's Lot
    A 1979 TV horror film about vampires infesting a small New England town.
    566pts
  7. The Running Man — ranked #77
    The Running Man
    A 1987 sci-fi action film about a man forced to survive a deadly televised game show.
    500pts
  8. Gerald's Game — ranked #88
    Gerald's Game
    A 2017 thriller about a woman handcuffed to a bed and forced to confront her past after her husband dies.
    500pts
  9. The Green Mile — ranked #99
    The Green Mile
    A 1999 drama set on death row where a guard discovers an inmate possesses miraculous healing powers.
    500pts
  10. Carrie — ranked #1010
    Carrie
    Brian De Palma's 1976 horror film about a bullied teen whose telekinetic rage erupts at her prom.
    423pts
  11. It — ranked #1111
    It
    A 2017 horror film in which a group of kids confronts a shapeshifting evil that preys on their small town.
    423pts
  12. Apt Pupil — ranked #1212
    Apt Pupil
    A 1998 thriller about a teenager who discovers his neighbor is a fugitive Nazi war criminal.
    333pts
  13. Cujo — ranked #1313
    Cujo
    A 1983 thriller about a rabid St. Bernard terrorizing a mother and son trapped in a broken-down car.
    333pts
  14. Stand by Me — ranked #1414
    Stand by Me
    A 1986 coming-of-age drama following four boys on a journey to find a missing teen's body.
    333pts
  15. Misery — ranked #1515
    Misery
    A 1990 thriller in which an obsessive fan holds her favorite novelist captive after a car crash.
    333pts
  16. Doctor Sleep — ranked #1616
    Doctor Sleep
    A 2019 sequel to The Shining following a grown Danny Torrance battling a cult that feeds on psychic children.
    333pts
  17. The Dead Zone — ranked #1717
    The Dead Zone
    A 1983 thriller about a man who wakes from a coma with the power to see people's futures through touch.
    227pts
  18. The Mist — ranked #1818
    The Mist
    A 2007 horror film in which townspeople trapped in a supermarket face monstrous creatures in a mysterious fog.
    227pts
  19. Pet Sematary — ranked #1919
    Pet Sematary
    A 1989 horror film about a burial ground that brings the dead back wrong.
    227pts
  20. Dolores Claiborne — ranked #2020
    Dolores Claiborne
    A 1995 mystery drama about a housekeeper accused of murder confronting her own dark family history.
    0pts

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