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The Best Stephen King Movie Adaptations

February 1, 2020 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno on the best Stephen King movies…

After 40 years and 100 adaptations, the work of Stephen King still speaks to viewers. In just 2019 alone, we’ve had four feature films based on his work in Pet Sematary, It Chapter Two, In the Tall Grass and Doctor Sleep, along with several television shows.

Starting in 1976 with Carrie, the work of King has impacted audiences worldwide with his hard-hitting stories and wild ideas. Filmmakers have used King words to inspire some of their very best work, with several of the films taking home Academy Awards.

In this video, EJ Moreno looks at ten of the very best Stephen King film adaptions. The only rule going forward is the film must find a balance between the original material and its own ideas.

Sorry, The Shining fans, but this film isn’t as high as you’d hope…

SEE ALSO: Watch our It Chapter Two review here

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Originally published February 1, 2020. Updated March 1, 2020.

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, EJ Moreno, Flickering Myth TV, Movies Tagged With: 1408, Carrie, It, It: Chapter Two, Misery, Stand By Me, The Dead Zone, The Green Mile, The Mist, The Shawshank Redemption, The Shining

About EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno is a film and television critic and entertainment writer who joined the pop culture website Flickering Myth in 2018 and now serves as the executive producer of Flickering Myth TV, a YouTube channel with over 27,000 subscribers. With over a decade of experience, he is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic who is also part of the Critics Choice Association and GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.

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