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Stephen King's Books vs Movies

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Decade: Rating: List Type:

373

6.5

6.9

Hearts in Atlantis (2001)

This movie is really loosely adapted from Stephen King's short story "Low Men in Yellow Coats", from his story collection "Hearts in Atlantis".

THE NOVELLA WINS.

rogercastoro's rating:

1295

6.7

6.8

IT (1990)

The movie is ok, but the book is awesome!

THE NOVEL WINS.

rogercastoro's rating:

6111

8.6

9.3

The Shawshank Redemption

This movie is adapted from Stephen King's short story "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption", from his story collection "Different Seasons".

The short novel and the movie are both great but i think that...

THE MOVIE WINS.

rogercastoro's rating:

2110

7.5

7.8

Misery (1990)

THE NOVEL WINs.

rogercastoro's rating:

2234

6.3

6.8

1408

This movie is adapted from Stephen King's short novel "1408", from his story collection "Everything's Eventual".

THE NOVELLA WINS.

rogercastoro's rating:

1280

5.2

5.5

Dreamcatcher (2003)

THE NOVEL WINs.

rogercastoro's rating:

6535

8.2

8.4

The Shining

THEY ARE BOTH BEAUTIFUL!

(but the movie is quite different from the book!)

rogercastoro's rating:

201

5.8

6.1

The Shining (1997)

Nice adaptation in 6 episodes.

but... THE NOVEL WINS.

rogercastoro's rating:

1267

6.4

6.5

Pet Sematary (1989)

THE NOVEL WINS.

...and it's soooo scary!

rogercastoro's rating:

583

5.8

6.1

Cujo (1983)

THE NOVEL WINs.

rogercastoro's rating:

906

5.6

5.7

Children of the Corn (1984)

This movie is adapted from Stephen King's short story "Children of the Corn", from his story collection "Night Shift".

THE NOVELLA WINS.

rogercastoro's rating:

4.5

3.8

Children of the Corn (2009)

Adapted from Stephen King's short story "Children of the Corn", from his story collection "Night Shift".

THE NOVELLA WINS.

I found this movie to be better than the above one.

rogercastoro's rating:

298

6.3

Cat's Eye (1985)

This film comprises three stories, "The Ledge", "Quitters, Inc.", and "General". The first two are adaptations of short stories in King's "Night Shift" collection, and the third is unique to the film.

THE NOVELLAS WIN.
The movie is not so bad by the way.
I found the "General" episode really nice. The screenplay of that have been written by Stephen King and the story is really in King's style.
You can also find there a really young Drew Barrymore.

rogercastoro's rating:

2691

7.8

8.1

Stand by Me (1986)

This movie is adapted from Stephen King's short story "The Body", from his story collection "Different Seasons".

I haven't read the novel yet.

rogercastoro's rating:

118

4.6

4.3

The Mangler (1995)

This movie is adapted from Stephen King's short story "The Mangler", from his story collection "Night Shift".

THE NOVELLA WINS.

The film is so...absurd.

rogercastoro's rating:

5479

8.6

The Green Mile (1999)

I haven't read the book yet.

but the movie is amazing!

rogercastoro's rating:

3239

6.6

6.5

Secret Window

This movie is adapted from Stephen King's novel "Secret Window, Secret Garden", from his story collection "Four past midnight".

I haven't read the novel yet.

rogercastoro's rating:

5.8

Bag of Bones (2011)

I haven't seen the movie yet.

397

5.3

5.4

The Lawnmower Man (1992)

This movie is really loosely adapted from Stephen King's short story "The Lawnmower Man", from his story collection "Nigt shift".

I haven't read the novel yet.
The movie is ok but it's TOTALLY different.

rogercastoro's rating:

816

7.2

The Dead Zone (1983)

I haven't read the book yet but i liked this movie less than "the Dead Zone" TV serie

263

6.9

7.4

The Dead Zone (2002)

I haven't read the book yet but this TV serie is nice!

rogercastoro's rating:

291

5.8

5.5

Maximum Overdrive (1986)

The screenplay was inspired by and loosely based on King's short story, Trucks, which was included in King's first collection of short stories, "Night Shift".

I haven't seen the film yet.

134

5.4

Graveyard Shift (1990)

This movie is adapted from Stephen King's novel "Graveyard Shift", from his story collection "Night Shift".

I haven't seen the movie yet.

103

5.7

Sometimes They Come Back (1991)

This film is based on the short story by the same title by Stephen King, from his story collection "Nigt shift".

I haven't seen the film yet.

3.5

3.9

Trucks

This movie is adapted from Stephen King's novel "Trucks", from the story collection "Night Shift".

I haven't seen the film yet.

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

104

6.3

6.9

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King... (2006)

Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King is an 8-episode anthology series based on short stories written by Stephen King.

1st episode: "Battleground" based on the short story by the same title by Stephen King, from his story collection "Nigt shift".

I haven't seen the film yet.

2nd episode: Crouch End
3rd episode: Umney's Last Case
4th episode: The End of the Whole Mess
5th episode: The Road Virus Heads North
6th episode: The Fifth Quarter
7th episode: Autopsy Room Four
8th episode: You Know They Got a Hell of a Band