This is a list of films based on work by Stephen King (including the Richard Bachman titles):

Contents

1 1970s 2 1980s 3 1990s 4 2000s

1970s

• 1976 Carrie
• 1979 'Salem's Lot

1980s

• 1980 The Shining
• 1982 Creepshow (consists of five short films: "Father's Day," "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill," "Something to Tide You Over," "The Crate," and "They're Creeping Up On You")
• 1983 Cujo
• 1983 The Dead Zone
• 1983 Christine
• 1983 Disciples of the Crow (based on Children of the Corn)
• 1984 Children of the Corn
• 1984 Firestarter
• 1985 Cat's Eye (consists of three short films: "Quitters, Inc.," "The Ledge," and "The General")
• 1985 Silver Bullet (based on Cycle of the Werewolf)
• 1985 Stephen King's Nightshift Collection (consists of two short films: "The Woman in the Room" and "The Boogeyman" (and, in some editions, "Strangehold," that has nothing to do with King; only released on video))
• 1985 Word Processor of the Gods (episode of Tales from the Darkside)
• 1986 Gramma (episode of The Twilight Zone)
• 1986 Maximum Overdrive (based on "Trucks"; directed by King)
• 1986 Stand by Me (based on "The Body")
• 1987 Creepshow 2 (consists of three short films: "Old Chief Wood'n'head," "The Raft," and "The Hitchhiker")
• 1987 A Return to Salem's Lot (sequel to 'Salem's Lot)
• 1987 The Running Man
• 1987 The Last Rung on the Ladder
• 1987 Sorry, Right Number (episode of Tales from the Darkside)
• 1989 Pet Sematary

1990s

• 1990 The Cat From Hell (short film that is part of Tales From The Darkside - The Movie)
• 1990 Graveyard Shift
• 1990 It
• 1990 Misery
• 1990 Paranoid (based on a poem)
• 1990 The Moving Finger
• 1991 Golden Years (original tv mini-series)
• 1991 Sometimes They Come Back
• 1992 The Lawnmower Man (King sued the makers of this film for misusing his name and won - the film may not be shown with his name on it)
• 1992 Sleepwalkers (written directly for the movie, not based on anything)
• 1993 The Dark Half
• 1993 Needful Things (also released in a three-hour "Director's Cut"-version)
• 1993 The Tommyknockers
• 1993 Chinga (episode of The X-files)
• 1994 The Shawshank Redemption (based on "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption")
• 1994 The Stand
• 1995 The Langoliers
• 1995 The Mangler
• 1995 Dolores Claiborne
• 1995 Stephen King's Nightshift Collection (consists of three short films, only the first of which has anything to do with King: "Disciples of the Crow" (based on Children of the Corn), "The Night Waiter," and "Killing Time;" some versions only contain two films)
• 1996 Thinner
• 1997 The Shining
• 1997 Ghosts
• 1997 The Night Flier
• 1997 Quicksilver Highway
• 1997 Trucks
• 1998 Apt Pupil
• 1999 The Green Mile
• 1999 The Rage: Carrie 2
• 1999 Storm of the Century (original tv mini-series)
• 1999 Cain Rose Up

2000s

• 2001 Hearts in Atlantis
• 2002 Rose Red (original tv mini-series)
• 2002 The Dead Zone (TV series based on the 1983 movie)
• 2002 Night Surf
• 2002 Carrie (TV movie)
• 2003 Dreamcatcher
• 2003 The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (TV movie)
• 2004 Secret Window
• 2004 Kingdom Hospital (TV series)
• 2004 'Salem's Lot (TV movie)