🏆 Top Rated Stephen King Adaptations
Ranked by IMDb rating. Click any title for details, streaming links, and book comparisons.
1
The Shawshank Redemption
1994·Movie·Dir. Frank Darabont
9.3/1082%89%
8.7
2
The Green Mile
1999·Movie·Dir. Frank Darabont
8.6/1061%78%
8.5
3
The Shining
1980·Movie·Dir. Stanley Kubrick
8.4/1068%84%
8.2
4
Stand by Me
1986·TV Movie·Dir. Rob Reiner
8.1/1075%89%
7.8
5
Misery
1990·Movie·Dir. Rob Reiner
7.8/1075%86%
7.8
6
Haven
2010·TV Series
7.5/10
7.5
7
The Dead Zone
2002·TV Movie·Dir. Rob Lieberman
7.2/10
7.5
8
Carrie
1976·Movie·Dir. Brian De Palma
7.4/1086%94%
7.3
9
The Dead Zone
2002·TV Series
7.3/10
7.3
10
Dolores Claiborne
1995·Movie·Dir. Taylor Hackford
7.4/1062%87%
7.3
11
It
2017·Movie·Dir. Andy Muschietti
7.3/1069%85%
7.2
12
Mr. Mercedes
2017·TV Series
7.7/10
7.2
13
Castle Rock
2018·TV Series
7.5/10
7.2
14
Doctor Sleep
2019·Movie·Dir. Mike Flanagan
7.3/1059%79%
7.1
15
Under the Dome
2013·TV Series
6.5/10
7.1
16
The Dead Zone
1983·Movie·Dir. David Cronenberg
7.2/1069%89%
7.0
17
The Mist
2007·Movie·Dir. Frank Darabont
7.1/1058%74%
7.0
18
No Smoking
2007·Movie·Dir. Anurag Kashyap
7.3/1050%
6.9
19
Creepshow
1982·Movie·Dir. George A. Romero
6.8/1059%66%
6.9
20
Christine
1983·Movie·Dir. John Carpenter
6.8/1057%69%
6.9
21
The Long Walk
2025·Movie·Dir. Francis Lawrence
6.7/1071%88%
6.8
22
It Chapter Two
2019·Movie·Dir. Andy Muschietti
6.5/1058%62%
6.8
23
The Stand
1994·Miniseries
7.1/10
6.8
24
The Stand
2020·TV Series
5.7/10
6.8
25
Hearts in Atlantis
2001·Movie·Dir. Scott Hicks
6.9/1055%49%
6.8
26
Cat's Eye
1985·Movie·Dir. Lewis Teague
6.3/1070%69%
6.7
27
Pet Sematary
1989·Movie·Dir. Mary Lambert
6.5/1038%55%
6.7
28
1408
2007·Movie·Dir. Mikael Håfström
6.8/1064%80%
6.7
29
Silver Bullet
1985·Movie·Dir. Dan Attias
6.4/1026%46%
6.7
30
Secret Window
2004·Movie
6.5/1046%46%
6.6
31
The Running Man
1987·Movie
6.6/1045%59%
6.5
32
Apt Pupil
1998·Movie·Dir. Bryan Singer
6.7/1053%54%
6.5
33
Kingdom Hospital
2004·Movie·Dir. Craig R. Baxley
6.7/10
6.4
34
Gerald's Game
2017·Movie·Dir. Mike Flanagan
6.5/1077%91%
6.4
35
Needful Things
1993·Movie·Dir. Fraser Clarke Heston
6.3/1043%33%
6.3
36
Firestarter
1984·Movie·Dir. Mark L. Lester
6.1/1050%40%
6.3
37
Creepshow 2
1987·Movie
6.0/1039%36%
6.2
38
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990·Movie·Dir. John Harrison
6.2/1054%50%
6.2
39
The Mist
2017·TV Series
5.4/10
6.2
40
Cujo
1983·Movie·Dir. Lewis Teague
6.1/1057%60%
6.2
41
Carrie
2002·Movie·Dir. David Carson
5.4/1020%
6.2
42
Sleepwalkers
1992·TV Movie·Dir. Mick Garris
5.3/1038%32%
6.1
43
Carrie
2013·Movie·Dir. Kimberly Peirce
5.8/1053%51%
6.1
44
The Dark Half
1993·Movie·Dir. George A. Romero
6.0/1053%55%
6.0
45
The Night Flier
1997·Movie
6.0/1036%33%
6.0
46
A Return to Salem's Lot
1987·Movie·Dir. Larry Cohen
4.3/10
6.0
47
Salem's Lot
2024·Movie
5.6/1047%
6.0
48
1922
2017·Movie·Dir. Zak Hilditch
6.2/1070%92%
5.9
49
Dolan's Cadillac
2009·TV Movie·Dir. Jeff Beesley
5.6/10
5.9
50
Sometimes They Come Back
1991·Movie·Dir. Tom McLoughlin
5.7/1045%
5.9