Tom Hiddleston stars in ‘The Life of Chuck’. Photo: Neon.
Stephen King is the king of Hollywood!
The famous author has had over 50 of his novels and short stories made into popular movies such as ‘Carrie‘, ‘The Shining‘, ‘Stand by Me‘, ‘The Running Man‘, ‘Misery‘, ‘The Shawshank Redemption‘, and ‘The Green Mile‘.
The latest adaptation of one of King’s novels, ‘The Life of Chuck‘, which was directed by Mike Flanagan and stars Tom Hiddleston, is scheduled for release in selected theaters on June 6th, before expanding nationwide on June 13th.
“Every life is a universe all its own.”
Charles ‘Chuck’ Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us. Read the Plot
In honor of the new film, Moviefone is counting down the top 20 best Stephen King movie adaptations of all time!
Let’s begin!
Idris Elba in ‘The Dark Tower’. Photo: Sony Pictures Releasing.
A boy (Tom Taylor) haunted by visions of a parallel world aids its disillusioned guardian in preventing the destruction of the nexus of universes known as the Dark Tower.
A widowed mother (Hope Davis) and her son (Anton Yelchin) change when a mysterious stranger (Anthony Hopkins) enters their lives.
“What if one of life’s great mysteries moved in upstairs?”
67
1 hr 41 minSep 28th, 2001
Four boyhood pals (Thomas Jane, Damian Lewis, Timothy Olyphant and Jason Lee) perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they’re overtaken by a vicious blizzard that harbors an ominous presence. Challenged to stop an alien force, the friends must first prevent the slaughter of innocent civilians by a military vigilante (Morgan Freeman)… and then overcome a threat to the bond that unites the four of them.
“Four friends hung a dreamcatcher in their cabin. It’s about to catch something it cannot stop.”
56
2 hr 16 minMar 21st, 2003
Dolores Claiborne (Kathy Bates) was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court’s findings were inconclusive and she was allowed to walk free. Now she has been accused of killing her employer, Vera Donovan, and this time there is a witness who can place her at the scene of the crime. Things look bad for Dolores when her daughter Selena (Jennifer Jason Leigh), a successful Manhattan magazine writer, returns to cover the story.
“Sometimes, an accident can be an unhappy woman’s best friend.”
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2 hr 12 minMar 24th, 1995
27 years after overcoming the malevolent supernatural entity Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård), the former members of the Losers’ Club, who have grown up and moved away from Derry, are brought back together by a devastating phone call.
15. ‘Cujo‘ (1983)
A scene from ‘Cujo’. Photo: Warner Bros.
A friendly St. Bernard named “Cujo” contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town.
Charlene “Charlie” McGee (Drew Barrymore) has the amazing ability to start fires with just a glance. Can her psychic power and the love of her father (David Keith) save her from the threatening government agency which wants to destroy her?
“She has the power to set objects on fire with just one glance!”
63
1 hr 55 minMay 11th, 1984
After the Creed family’s cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery.
Still scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook Hotel, Dan Torrance (Ewan McGregor) faces the ghosts of the past when he meets Abra (Kyleigh Curran), a courageous teen who desperately needs his help — and who possesses a powerful extrasensory ability called the “shine”.
One day in 1984, Todd Bowden (Brad Renfro), a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander (Ian McKellen), a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door.
“If you don’t believe in the existence of evil, you’ve got a lot to learn”
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1 hr 47 minOct 23rd, 1998
‘The Monkey’. Photo: Neon.
When twin brothers (Both played by Theo James) find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a series of outrageous deaths tear their family apart. Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brothers to confront the cursed toy.
Author Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman) returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.
8. ‘It‘ (2017)
In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.
Withdrawn and sensitive teen Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) faces taunting from classmates at school and abuse from her fanatically pious mother (Piper Laurie). When strange occurrences start happening around Carrie, she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers.
“If you’ve got a taste for terror… take Carrie to the prom.”
73
1 hr 38 minNov 16th, 1976
After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon (James Caan) is rescued by a nurse (Kathy Bates) who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.
“Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now, he’s writing to stay alive.”
77
1 hr 47 minNov 30th, 1990
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Captain Benjamin “Ben” Richards in ‘The Running Man.’ Photo: Tri-Star Pictures.
By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight for their lives, including the gladiator-style ‘The Running Man’, hosted by the ruthless Damon Killian (Richard Dawson), where “runners” attempt to evade “stalkers” and certain death for a chance to be pardoned and set free.
“It is the year 2019. “The Running Man” is a deadly game no one has ever survived. But Schwarzenegger has yet to play.”
65
1 hr 41 minNov 13th, 1987
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan) possesses the mysterious power to heal people’s ailments. When the cell block’s head guard, Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks), recognizes Coffey’s miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man’s execution.
“Paul Edgecomb didn’t believe in miracles. Until the day he met one.”
85
3 hr 9 minDec 10th, 1999
After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four Oregon boys decide to go see the body. On the way, Gordie (Wil Wheaton), Vern (Jerry O’Connell), Chris (River Phenix) and Teddy (Corey Feldman) encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, as they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys’ adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.
“For some, it’s the last real taste of innocence, and the first real taste of life.”
79
1 hr 29 minAug 22nd, 1986
Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall) and their son Danny (Danny Lloyd), must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren’t prepared for the madness that lurks within.
(L to R) Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman in ‘The Shawshank Redemption’. Photo: Columbia Pictures.
Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates — including an older prisoner named Red (Morgan Freeman) — for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
“Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.”
87
2 hr 22 minOct 14th, 1994
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