![]() It's first chapter works well not just because it's frightening, but because it does something that so few horror films ever manage - it makes audiences care for these heroes as they face down the unimaginable. It's filled with ample spookiness, devilish scares, and a horrifying performance by Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise the Dancing Clown. But more than just being a moneymaker, IT is a very effective horror film that pits a group of intrepid middle schoolers against the terrifying, inhuman killer lurking beneath the streets of an idyllic Maine town. It: Chapter One (2017)įittingly, one of King's most iconic novels is also one of his most successful adaptations, shattering box office records. King himself even labeled it as the first truly successful adaptation of his work. This was another King film with a deceptively simple formula that really thrived on the strength of the performances. ![]() Along the way, they battle some ruthless bullies and learn a thing or two about each other. This quartet played a group of friends who hear a rumor about a dead body being discovered and venture out to track it down and find small-town glory. Stand By Me featured narration by Richard Dreyfuss and a "who's who?" lineup of up-and-coming teen actors at the time - including Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell. ![]() Before Misery, Rob Reiner also directed this coming-of-age tale based on King's novella "The Body", collected in the 1982 book Different Seasons. Where to Watch: Netflix, or rentable on Amazon and most platforms.įrank Darabont isn't the only director with a real knack for bringing Stephen King tales to life on screen. The Green Mile is easily one of the most emotionally gripping King films (or books, for that matter) and further proof that his non-horror tales are often the ones most ideally suited for film. The corrections officer in charge of the death row inmates (Tom Hanks) is enthralled by Coffey's gentle nature and apparently supernatural healing powers, causing great emotional turmoil as he debates whether he can allow such a marvelous and obviously innocent man to be executed. In this case, the prison is the Depression-era Cold Mountain Penitentiary, and the felon is John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan). Like Shawshank, The Green Mile is a period piece set largely within a prison and centered on a wrongly convicted felon. Where to Watch: HBO Max, or rentable on most platforms.īecause director Frank Darabont had crafted what many consider to be the definitive Stephen King movie with The Shawshank Redemption (more on that film later) some feared he was revisiting overly familiar territory when he returned to adapt another of King's prison dramas, The Green Mile. ![]()
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