Top 10 movies based on Stephen King books 4i505b

Stephen King is a 73-year-old American writer. His work focuses on tales and stories of horror, fiction, fantasy, suspense and supernatural horror. His first work published by a traditional publisher is Carrie, from 1974, when he was still an unknown 27-year-old. Carrie tells the not-so-nice story of a girl who can move objects with the power of her mind. The book was a success right away, in 1976 it was adapted for film (there is also another newer adaptation, from 2013). 362a6s

The author has published over 60 books, mostly horror and thriller novels. However, his work is not limited to literary fiction. Stephen King also is the author of more than 200 short stories, most of which have been compiled into books. Not to mention the non-fiction works that range from studies, articles and essays on literature to even baseball chronicles.

We also pack any Stephen King also has a very strong relationship with cinema, most of his works of fiction have already been adapted and there are still some that are in the production process, such as the books the dance of death e LOVE: Lisey's Story. The author is responsible for nearly 20 screenplays that he has produced for film (some of them based on his own works) and other projects he is also co-author of, such as the comic book CreepshowOf 1982.

King is an author with a career that anyone would envy. His works are received with great prestige by the public and critics, and there is always a producer or directors interested in adapting his works for the cinema. However, not all of his works, including his adaptations, are good. According to Techradar, the film Terror Train, 1986 (written and directed by Stephen King); the book and the movie Cell phone, 2006 and the TV series rift In Time, 1995 are terrible. But most of his works are excellent and that's what we're going to talk about in this list.

Discover the 10 best movies based on books by Stephen King 1d302g

Cursed Cemetery (1989) 224u1d

Damn cemetery ou Pet Sematary, in English, tells the story of a young doctor, Louis Creed and his family who have just moved into a new house in a rural town in the state of Maine (US state where most of the stories of Stephen King).

The new house is on the side of a busy highway and unfortunately, her daughter Rachel's cat ends up dead after being hit by a truck. A neighbor recommends that the cat be buried in a supposed mystical cemetery with powers to resurrect dead animals and that's when things start to get serious. Damn cemetery is a film very faithful to the book, since its screenplay was written by the author himself, but directed by mary lambert.

Dangerous Game (2017) 2w1zx

Dangerous game ou Gerald's Game, in English, is a exclusive film from Netflix with script and direction Mike Flanagan. In the film, Jessie Burlingame, played by Carla Gugino, decides to spice up her relationship with her husband, handcuffing herself to the bed during sex. However, the prank goes awry when her husband suffers a heart attack and dies naked at the foot of the bed. Desperate, Carla realizes that there is absolutely no one around to help her, as the house is extremely isolated, besides ing that the door is open and there are wolves outside.

Carrie the Strange (1976) 3a4l1f

First novel and adaptation of Stephen King, scripted by Lawrence D. Cohen and directed by Brian De Palma It is one of the author's masterpieces. It's a story that well expresses the terrors and torments of being a teenager (an area that the author likes and explores very well in other stories as well). The film tells the story of carrie, a girl who has telekinetic powers, but doesn't know how to handle it very well. Indirectly the film discusses religion, very controlling families and even feminism.

It, the Thing e It, Chapter Two (2017 and 2019) 5k6f6f

This list would not be complete without the second attempt at adapting the longest book by Stephen King, which had to be split into two films, the first from 2017 (available on Netflix) and chapter two, from 2019. Both films were directed by Andy Muschietti and adapted by the screenwriters, Chase Palmer, Cary Joji Fukunaga e Gary Dauberman. The work takes place in the fictional city of Derry, in the state of maine, in the US, where children are disappearing one by one. A group of seven children band together to investigate and end this curse: a satanic clown who lures little children into storm drains and consumes them.

In the Dead Zone (1983) 1l641u

In the Dead Zone ou The Dead Zone, in English, scripted by Jeffrey boam and directed by David Cronenberg, tells the story of a man who wakes up from a coma and realizes he has an exotic psychic ability, capable of predicting disaster. In one of these “visions” he foresees an overwhelming tragedy when he comes into with a local political personality, future president Greg Stillson, played by Martin Sheen.

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) y2gh

A dream of freedom ou The Shawshank Redemption, in English, it's one of the few movies on this list that isn't thriller or horror. Directed and scripted by Frank Darabont, the movie was based on the book Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption and recounts the experiences of a former banker in the sinister prison of shawshank after being arrested for a murder he didn't commit.

Crazy Obsession (1990) 5w1g6v

Crazy Obsession ou Misery, in English, a film that narrates the life of a writer returning to his house after finishing his latest book, but is prevented by the blizzard and ends up having a car accident. The character, Paul Sheldon, is rescued by a nurse who turns out to be a fan of the author. Extremely injured, she takes him to her home in the mountains to help him recover. However, the nurse is not happy when she discovers that the author “killed” her favorite character. Crazy Obsession is directed by Rob reiner based on the roap William Goldman.

Stand By Me (1986) 4xs5o

Count on me ou Stand By Me, in English is a film based on the book The body, is also driven by Rob reiner, based on the roap Raynold Gideon and tells the story of four 12-year-old friends who find the body of a boy recently disappeared in the forest of castlerock, in the state of maine, USA.

The Shining (1980) 1c5o4z

Absolute horror movie classic, The illuminated, or The Shining, in English, directed and scripted by none other than Stanley Kubrick, responsible for countless other classics such as 2001 — A Space Odyssey, Clockwork Orange e eyes wide shut, is a film that, unfortunately, did not please the author of the original work. However, it was very well received by the public and to this day it is one of the main objects of study for filmmakers and film students, due to its technical genius and originality of the work.

The illuminated follows the story of Jack Torrance, a writer and alcoholic who is hired to take care of a giant hotel surrounded by snow and which only opens its doors to customers in the summer. Jack moves into the uninhabited hotel with his wife and son. Jack's job and the haunted hotel leave Jack in his head until very strange things start to happen. 

The Mist (2007) 715n6o

The fog ou The Mist, in English is one of my favorites on this list, also directed by Frank Darabont (A dream of freedom) is one of the masterpieces of suspense of Stephen King which involves monsters and mysterious creatures that appear in this even more mysterious mist.

The story covers a family from a small town in the state of maine, in the USA whose house is damaged by violent rain. Father and son are forced to go to a market in the city to buy the equipment to repair the house, but they are surprised by an extremely thick and dangerous fog. Trapped in the supermarket, along with everyone else who was also there, they discover that the mist was definitely otherworldly.

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It is important to that this list is not organized in order of best to worst, but is a list of the 10 best adaptations of the stories of Stephen King. There is no way to separate the best and the worst, all movies have their particularities and like everything else, it's a matter of taste. 

But what about you, what is the best adaptation of Stephen King to the movies? Did you miss a movie on this list? leave it to us Comment!

Source: Techradar.