Favorite Stephen King Movies

[nj disney family]

After watching It yesterday and Shawshank Redemption today, I starting thinking of all Stephen King's stories that were made into movies. So what are your top 3 Stephen King movies? I know there are a lot of choices, but I can only put 9 in the poll, so please post if your favorite(s) isn't listed.

 

[ronandannette]

Definitely Shawshank and then the Green Mile (not in your poll) with Misery coming in at #3. I don't even pay attention to King's work anymore but The Stand, Talisman and The Eyes of the Dragon are some of my favorite novels every.

 

[RamblingMad]

1408 is great.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1408_(film)

 

[here757]

A mini series actually..
11/23/63.. stars James Franco
he jumps back and forth from present Maine to 1963 the week of JFK being killed. Time travel

 

[chickapin parterre]

green mile if I need to cry.....shawshank to measure my stupidity....I always though Gump was the better film...but gump was beer and shawshank wine. mighty fine wine.

misery.....uh Kathy Bates and my wife were twins separated at birth...took awhile for that painful comparison to leave

 

[JAMIESMITH]

Firestarter with Drew Berrymore.

 

[LuvOrlando]

Best story: "Misery" and the scene with the block of wood, just akkkkk.

Most unnerving: Read "IT" when I was a teen, can't bring myself to watch the movie.

Creepiest: Without a doubt "Carrie" the scene in the closet was just 100% yikes.

 

[nicolita3]

I love Kings mini series more than his movies. My favorite are: Rose Red, Storm of the Century, and It.

I also prefer the Shining mini series more than the movie.

 

[nj disney family]

Definitely Shawshank and then the Green Mile (not in your poll) with Misery coming in at #3. I don't even pay attention to King's work anymore but The Stand, Talisman and The Eyes of the Dragon are some of my favorite novels every.

I had Green Mile in the poll when I started, but when I realized I could only put 9 movies in I took it out. I remember the book came out in installments, a couple chapters once a month. I really liked the book, but never saw the movie.

 

[nj disney family]

A mini series actually..
11/23/63.. stars James Franco
he jumps back and forth from present Maine to 1963 the week of JFK being killed. Time travel

I saw the 1st episode on a flight and loved it, but I don't have Hulu so I never saw the rest.

 

[hertamaniac]

A two part mini-series on national television in 1979. Scariest movie ever.

Salem's Lot

 

[nicolita3]

A two part mini-series on national television in 1979. Scariest movie ever.

Salem's Lot

Oh i love that one too, the remake was good too.

 

[DuskKodesh]

Love Misery! So tense! Loved the Shining (I loved both versions) also and Salem's Lot. Even his bad stuff is still good in an inventive cheese kind of way.

 

[nj disney family]

A two part mini-series on national television in 1979. Scariest movie ever.

Salem's Lot

Oh i love that one too, the remake was good too.

I haven't seen the 1979 version, but really like the remake with Rob Lowe.

 

[wenrob]

From your list I chose Misery. I became a Kathy Bates fan because of that movie.

Years ago DH and I had just started watching The Stand. My dad calls, I tell him we’re watching a movie and I’ll call him back “in an hour or so.” Well seven hours later… DH had put it on and I did not realize it was a mini series marathon type of thing.

 

[Kittyblue]

Too many to pick!

The Green Mile
Misery
The Shining
I remember liking Cats Eye but it's been ages since I've seen it.

I love the Dark Tower series of novels but didn't enjoy the movie as much.

 

[Tryxie]

Misery...watching it as we speak!

 

[Chupaca bruh]

1. Carrie 1976

2. The Mist

 

[hertamaniac]

I haven't seen the 1979 version, but really like the remake with Rob Lowe.

It amazed me how it was shown on national television (I think CBS) on two consecutive Sunday nights. I was terrified then and it still ranks as the scariest movie for me.

New Line Cinema is supposed to be making a newer movie based on the same novel.

 

[hertamaniac]

A mini series actually..
11/23/63.. stars James Franco
he jumps back and forth from present Maine to 1963 the week of JFK being killed. Time travel

That was a great series. The poem at the end......wow!