Finally, all adaptations were judged for their overall quality, not for their faithfulness to the novels and stories on which they’re based (although the write-ups acknowledge any massive diversions from the source material). Also not included: short films and unofficial Bollywood adaptations. Only direct adaptations of preexisting King works were considered, which ruled out original King movies and miniseries like Sleepwalkers and Storm of the Century.

That excluded TV series adaptations like The Dead Zone, Under the Dome, and Mr. It’s easy to imagine a King story on the big screen, but as many of the entries below remind us, it’s a lot harder to get it right.įirst, a few rules: In order to be included here, an adaptation had to be a film, a miniseries, or a limited series. “My first editor, when he presented Carrie, said, ‘This guy has a movie projector in his head.’” That might explain why Carrie alone has been made into a movie (not to mention a Broadway musical) three separate times. “I have a cinematic view of things,” he noted. When King spoke to BuzzFeed News, he reflected on what makes his work so adaptable. These movies (along with several miniseries) are what introduced so many of us to King’s world and helped turn his creations into pop culture icons: Carrie White, Jack Torrance, Pennywise, Cujo.

Watching all of the King films - from the award-winning highs to the laughable lows - offers a compelling reflection of one of our greatest storytellers.

Throughout his prolific career, King’s novels and short stories have been turned into some of the most memorable and celebrated films of the last few decades - along with plenty of forgettable duds. There is no living author who has been adapted more than Stephen King.

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