Stephen King Movies, Ranked from Worst to Best
Last updated May 2023 to add The Boogeyman
Recent releases It and The Dark Tower have been erected on the most fertile, if haunted, of Hollywood grounds: Stephen King territory.
While conventional wisdom says King's horror tales "don't translate well to film," a Metacritic look at his theatrical releases shows that the vast majority of them received, at worst, mixed-to-average critical notices. Nine films, or about one-quarter of the titles, are in the green.
The novel Cycle of the Werewolf provided the basis for this "limp," "flat-footed, "woefully inept werewolf picture," starring Corey Haim. After a string of successes, the 1985 film was the first King adaptation to draw largely negative reviews.
“About as frightening as a rubbery Richard Nixon mask.” —Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune
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