List of Adaptations of Works By Stephen King - Theatrical Releases

Theatrical Releases

• 1976 Carrie (based on the novel from 1974)
  • 1999 The Rage: Carrie 2 (sequel to the 1976 film)
  • 2002 Carrie (TV movie remake of the 1976 film)
  • 2013 Carrie (2013 film) (based on the novel from 1974)
• 1980 The Shining (based on the novel from 1977)
  • 1997 The Shining (mini-series)
• 1982 Creepshow (consists of five short films; two of them based on short stories and the rest were written specifically for the movie)
  • 1987 Creepshow 2 (sequel to the 1982 film, consists of three short films; one is based on the short story "The Raft" from 1982 and the other two were written specifically for the movie)
  • 2007 Creepshow III (unofficial sequel; consists of five short films, none of which were written by King)
  • TBA Creepshow IV (sequel to the third Creepshow film; Currently in production by Warner Bros.)
• 1983 Cujo (based on the novel from 1981)
• 1983 The Dead Zone (based on the novel from 1979)
  • 2002 "Wheel of Fortune" (episode of The Dead Zone, remake of the 1983 film)
  • 2002 "What it Seems" (episode of The Dead Zone, remake of the 1983 film)
• 1983 Christine (based on the novel from 1983)
• 1984 Children of the Corn (based on the short story from 1977)
  • 1993 Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (sequel to the 1984 film, only sequel to be released theatrically)
  • 1995 Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (first sequel to be released straight to video)
  • 1996 Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering
  • 1998 Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
  • 1999 Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return
  • 2001 Children of the Corn: Revelation
  • 2009 Children of the Corn (TV movie remake of the 1984 film)
  • 2011 Children of the Corn: Genesis
• 1984 Firestarter (based on the novel from 1980)
  • 2002 Firestarter 2: Rekindled (sequel to the 1984 film)
• 1985 Cat's Eye (consists of three short films; two of them based on short stories - "Quitters, Inc." from 1978 and "The Ledge" from 1976 and one is written specifically for the film)
• 1985 Silver Bullet (based on the novella Cycle of the Werewolf from 1983)
• 1986 Maximum Overdrive (based on the short story "Trucks" from 1973)
• 1986 Stand by Me (based on the novella The Body from 1982)
• 1987 The Running Man (based on the novel from 1982)
• 1989 Pet Sematary (based on the novel from 1983)
  • 1992 Pet Sematary Two (sequel to the 1989 film)
• 1990 Tales from the Darkside: Cat from Hell (short film that is part of Tales from the Darkside: The Movie, based on the short story from 1977)
• 1990 Graveyard Shift (based on the short story from 1970)
• 1990 Misery (based on the novel from 1987)
• 1992 Sleepwalkers (original screenplay)
• 1992 The Lawnmower Man (based on the short story from 1977)
• 1993 The Dark Half (based on the novel from 1989)
• 1993 Needful Things (based on the novel from 1990)
• 1994 The Shawshank Redemption (based on the novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" from 1982)
• 1995 The Mangler (based on the short story from 1972)
  • 2001 The Mangler 2 (sequel to the 1995 film)
  • 2005 The Mangler Reborn
• 1995 Dolores Claiborne (based on the novel from 1993)
• 1996 Thinner (based on the novel from 1984)
• 1997 The Night Flier (based on the short story from 1988)
• 1998 Apt Pupil (based on the novella from 1982)
• 1999 The Green Mile (based on the novel from 1996)
• 2001 Hearts in Atlantis (based on the novella "Low Men In Yellow Coats" from 1999)
• 2003 Dreamcatcher (based on the novel from 2001)
• 2004 Secret Window (based on the novella "Secret Window, Secret Garden" from 1990)
• 2004 Riding the Bullet (based on the short story from 2000)
• 2007 1408 (based on the short story from 1999)
• 2007 The Mist (based on the novella from 1980)
• 2007 No Smoking (a Bollywood movie based on short story "Quitters, Inc.")
• 2009 Dolan's Cadillac (based on the short story from 1985)
• TBA The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger (first "Dark Tower" film)
• TBA It (remake of It from 1990 and based on the novel "It" from 1986)
• TBA The Stand a trilogy of films based on the 1978 novel adapted by David Yates and Steve Kloves of Harry Potter previously adapted as a four-part miniseries for television in 1994
• TBA The Reaper's Image (consists of four short films; The Reaper's Image, The Monkey, N., and Mile 81)
• TBA 11/22/63
• TBA A Good Marriage