Thread: Best Stephen King Book AND Movie?

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A movie is rarely as good as the book and there are a ton of Stephen King books and stories that have been made into movies. Some of the movies were, I think as good as or almost as good as the book.

I think the best book that also was a good movie was Pet Cemetery.

Book, IT
Movie, Shawshank Redemption

I always forget that Shawshank Redemption was a Stephen King book. The same is true for "The Body" aka "Stand by Me".

If we are looking at novels and short stories that became good movies...

Needful Things
Misery
Dark Half
Dolores Claiborne
Maximum Overdrive
It
Carrie
Pet Sematary
The Mist (the ending of the movie was majorly disappointing)
The Shining
The Stand
The Green Mile
Shawshank Redemption
Cujo
Children of the Corn
Christine
Firestarter
Apt Pupil