Five of the best adaptations of Stephen King novels. Are there any others you'd add to the list?

Stephen King is one of America's most imaginative and prolific authors, writing more than fifty bestselling novels and collections to date. Although he's an excellent storyteller, not every screen adaptation of his work has been successful – although many have. Here are five of my favourites. Are there any you'd add to the list? Tell us in the comment thread below.



Adaptated from King's novella The Body, published in the 1982 in the Different Seasons collection, Rob Reiner's film is a simple, thoughtful and extremely touching tale of friendship set in the 1950s. The late River Phoenix gives an outstanding performance in one of his first movie roles.

Frank Darabont directs this tweaked yet spellbinding adaptation of Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, another story from Different Seasons. Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman give stunning performances as Andy Dufresne, a banker who spends nineteen years in corrupt and sadistic prison for the murder of his wife and her lover, and fellow inmate Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding.

King’s first novel and the first to be adapted into a film, he was paid only $2,600 for the film rights. Though there have been unnecessary remakes, Brian De Palma’s adaptation remains a bloody staple in the horror movie canon.

Rob Reiner again directs this harrowing story of writer Paul Sheldon (James Caan), an author at a career crossroads who is "rescued" from an near-fatal car accident by reclusive nurse Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates), a rather overenthusiastic fan of his books.



King famously dislikes Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of The Shining. The director made significant changes to the story, and the result is one of the most perfect horror films ever made.

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