Query: Films based on works by Stephen King but not American horror
Domain: films
Relevant documents:
The Shawshank Redemption
Big Driver (film)
Hearts in Atlantis (film)
The Green Mile (film)
In the Tall Grass (film)
Julie Ganapathi
Dolores Claiborne (film)
No Smoking (2007 film)
A Good Marriage (film)
Firestarter (2022 film)
Dolan's Cadillac (film)
Evidence from documents: Big Driver (film): '''''Big Driver''''' is a 2014 crime thriller TV film based on the novella of the same name by Stephen King published in his collection ''Full Dark, No Stars'' (2010). It was directed by Mikael Salomon from a screenplay by Richard Christian Matheson.
Tess Thorne, a successful crime-mystery writer, is invited to a library in upstate Massachusetts for a meet-and-greet with fans, but is scared of flying so drives to engagements even long distances away. After the event, Ramona, the organizer, suggests a quicker route home for Tess. However, it takes her via a remote rural location where her car runs over nail-studded planks lying across the road, puncturing her tire. It happens by an abandoned gas station and, having no signal for her cell phone, Tess hopes that someone will stop to help.
Hearts in Atlantis (film): '''''Hearts in Atlantis''''' is a 2001 American mystery drama film directed by Scott Hicks and starring Anthony Hopkins and Anton Yelchin. It is loosely adapted from Stephen King's ''Dark Tower'' tie-in ''Low Men in Yellow Coats'',
The Green Mile (film): '''''The Green Mile''''' is a 1999 American magical realism drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont and based on Stephen King's 1996 novel of the same name.
In the Tall Grass (film): It is based on Stephen King and Joe Hill's 2012 novella of the same name
Julie Ganapathi: '''''Julie Ganapathi''''' is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language psychological thriller film written, photographed, edited and directed by Balu Mahendra, starring Saritha, Jayaram and Ramya Krishnan. It is based on the 1987 Stephen King novel ''Misery''.
Dolores Claiborne (film): ''Dolores Claiborne'' was the second major King film adaptation to star Bates in a leading role after ''Misery'' (1990) five years earlier.
No Smoking (2007 film): he film is loosely based upon the 1978 short story "Quitters, Inc." by Stephen King, which was previously adapted as one of three segments featured in Hollywood anthology film, ''Cat's Eye'' (1985)
A Good Marriage (film): '''''A Good Marriage''''' is a 2014 American psychological thriller film based on the novella of the same name by Stephen King, from the 2010 collection ''Full Dark, No Stars''.
Firestarter (2022 film): '''''Firestarter''''' is a 2022 American science fiction thriller film directed by Keith Thomas, from a screenplay by Scott Teems, based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King and serving as a remake of the 1984 film adaptation.
Dolan's Cadillac (film): '''''Dolan's Cadillac''''' is a 2009 Canadian crime film starring Wes Bentley, Christian Slater and Emmanuelle Vaugier. It is based on a novella of the same name by Stephen King.
Middle school history teacher Tom Robinson lives in Las Vegas with beloved wife Elizabeth. On a horse riding trip out in the desert one day, Elizabeth comes across a human trafficking deal gone bad, with gangster Jimmy Dolan executing the two Coyotes and one of the illegal aliens. Elizabeth is seen, however, and narrowly escapes Dolan's thugs firing at her. She drops her phone, which the thugs find and use to identify her. Soon afterward, a corpse with its lips sewn shut is left in Elizabeth's home, a threat to keep silent.