List of adaptations of works by Stephen King
Films

List of adaptations of works by Stephen King

Section Title: Films
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Year	Films	Director	Notes	Distributor	RT

1970s

1976	Carrie	Brian De Palma	Based on the novel of the same name.	United Artists	93%

1980s

1980	The Shining	Stanley Kubrick	Based on the novel of the same name.	Warner Bros.	86%

1982	Creepshow	George A. Romero	Based on the short stories "Weeds" and "The Crate", the rest is original work for the film.	71%

1983	Cujo	Lewis Teague	Based on the novel of the same name.	60%

The Dead Zone	David Cronenberg	Based on the novel of the same name.	Paramount Pictures	90%

Christine	John Carpenter	Based on the novel of the same name.	Columbia Pictures	69%

1984	Children of the Corn	Fritz Kiersch	Based on the short story of the same name.	New World Pictures	36%

Firestarter	Mark L. Lester	Based on the novel of the same name.	Universal Studios	38%

1985	Cat's Eye	Lewis Teague	Based on the short stories "Quitters, Inc." and "The Ledge", the rest is original work for the film.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	67%

Silver Bullet	Dan Attias	Based on the novella "Cycle of the Werewolf".	Paramount Pictures	47%

1986	Maximum Overdrive	Stephen King	Based on the short story "Trucks".	De Laurentiis Entertainment	17%

Stand by Me	Rob Reiner	Based on the novella "The Body".	Columbia Pictures	91%

1987	Creepshow 2	Michael Gornick	Based on the short story "The Raft", the rest is original work for the film.	New World Pictures	33%

The Running Man	Paul Michael Glaser	Based on the novel of the same name.	TriStar Pictures	61%

1989	Pet Sematary	Mary Lambert	Based on the novel of the same name.	Paramount Pictures	50%

1990s

1990	Graveyard Shift	Ralph S. Singleton	Based on the short story of the same name.	Paramount Pictures	13%

Misery	Rob Reiner	Based on the novel of the same name.	Columbia Pictures	89%

1992	The Lawnmower Man	Brett Leonard	Loosely based on the novel of the same name.	New Line Cinema	34%

Sleepwalkers	Mick Garris	Original work for the film.	Columbia Pictures	20%

1993	The Dark Half	George A. Romero	Based on the novel of the same name.	Orion Pictures	57%

Needful Things	Fraser Clarke Heston	Based on the novel of the same name.	Columbia Pictures	29%

1994	The Shawshank Redemption	Frank Darabont	Based on the novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption".	91%

1995	The Mangler	Tobe Hooper	Based on the short story of the same name.	New Line Cinema	27%

Dolores Claiborne	Taylor Hackford	Based on the novel of the same name.	Columbia Pictures	83%

1996	Thinner	Tom Holland	Based on the novel of the same name.	Paramount Pictures	15%

1997	The Night Flier	Mark Pavia	Based on the short story of the same name.	New Line Cinema	33%

1998	Apt Pupil	Bryan Singer	Based on the novella of the same name.	TriStar Pictures	53%

1999	The Green Mile	Frank Darabont	Based on the novel of the same name.	Warner Bros.	80%

2000s

2001	Hearts in Atlantis	Scott Hicks	Based on the novella of the same name.	Warner Bros.	49%

2003	Julie Ganapathi	Balu Mahendra	Based on the novel "Misery".	GJ Cinemaa	N/A

Dreamcatcher	Lawrence Kasdan	Based on the novel of the same name.	Warner Bros.	29%

2004	Secret Window	David Koepp	Based on the novel "Secret Window, Secret Garden".	Columbia Pictures	46%

Riding the Bullet	Mick Garris	Based on the novella of the same name.	Innovation Film	27%

2007	1408	Mikael Håfström	Based on the short story of the same name.	Dimension Films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	79%

The Mist	Frank Darabont	Based on the novel of the same name.	72%

No Smoking	Anurag Kashyap	Based on the short story "Quitters, Inc."	Eros International	50%

2009	Dolan's Cadillac	Jeff Beesley	Based on the short story of the same name.	G2 Pictures	N/A

2010s

2013	Carrie	Kimberly Peirce	Based on the novel of the same name.	Sony Pictures Releasing	49%

2014	A Good Marriage	Peter Askin	Based on the novella of the same name.	Screen Media Films	35%

Mercy	Peter Cornwell	Based on the short story "Gramma".	Universal Studios	N/A

2016	Cell	Tod Williams	Based on the novel of the same name.	Saban Films	12%

2017	The Dark Tower	Nikolaj Arcel	Based on the novel of the same name.	Sony Pictures Releasing	16%

It	Andy Muschietti	Based on the novel of the same name.	Warner Bros.	85%

Gerald's Game	Mike Flanagan	Based on the novel of the same name.	Netflix	90%

1922	Zak Hilditch	Based on the novella of the same name.	87%

2019	Pet Sematary	Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer	Based on the novel of the same name.	Paramount Pictures	62%

Upcoming films

2019	It – Chapter Two	Andy Muschietti	Based on the novel of the same name.	Warner Bros.	TBA

In the Tall Grass	Vincenzo Natali	Based on the novel of the same name.	Netflix

Doctor Sleep	Mike Flanagan	Based on the novel of the same name.	Warner Bros.

Sentence(s)

The Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption novella has been adapted into a film, The Shawshank Redemption.

final_sentence: The Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption novella has been adapted into a film, The Shawshank Redemption.