This is a list of films based on work by Stephen King (including the Richard Bachman titles):
1970s
1980s
- 1980 The Shining
- 1982 Creepshow (consists of five short films: "Father's Day," "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill," "Something to Tide You Over," "The Crate," and "They're Creeping Up On You")
- 1982 The Boogeyman (Short film)
- 1983 Cujo
- 1983 The Dead Zone
- 1983 Christine
- 1983 Disciples of the Crow (based on Children of the Corn)
- 1983 The Woman in the Room (short film by Frank Darabont)
- 1984 Children of the Corn
- 1984 Firestarter
- 1985 Cat's Eye (consists of three short films: "Quitters, Inc.," "The Ledge," and "The General", the last of which is original)
- 1985 Silver Bullet (based on Cycle of the Werewolf)
- 1985 Stephen King's Nightshift Collection (consists of two short films: "The Woman in the Room" and "The Boogeyman" (and, in some editions, "Strangehold," that has nothing to do with King; only released on video))
- 1985 Word Processor of the Gods (episode of Tales from the Darkside)
- 1986 Gramma (episode of The Twilight Zone)
- 1986 Maximum Overdrive (based on "Trucks"; directed by King)
- 1986 Stand by Me (based on "The Body")
- 1987 Creepshow 2 (consists of three short films: "Old Chief Wood'n'head," "The Raft," and "The Hitchhiker")
- 1987 A Return to Salem's Lot (sequel to 'Salem's Lot)
- 1987 The Running Man
- 1987 The Last Rung on the Ladder
- 1987 Sorry, Right Number (episode of Tales from the Darkside)
- 1989 Pet Sematary
1990s
- 1990 The Cat From Hell (short film that is part of Tales From The Darkside - The Movie)
- 1990 Graveyard Shift
- 1990 It (TV Miniseries)
- 1990 Misery
- 1990 Paranoid (based on a poem)
- 1990 The Moving Finger (Monsters episode)
- 1991 Golden Years (original tv mini-series)
- 1991 Sometimes They Come Back
- 1992 The Lawnmower Man (King sued the makers of this film for misusing his name and won - the film may not be shown with his name on it)
- 1992 Sleepwalkers (written directly for the movie, not based on anything)
- 1993 The Dark Half
- 1993 Needful Things (also released in a three-hour "Director's Cut"-version)
- 1993 The Tommyknockers (miniseries)
- 1993 Chinga (episode of The X-files)
- 1994 The Shawshank Redemption (based on "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption")
- 1994 The Stand (miniseries)
- 1995 The Langoliers (miniseries)
- 1995 The Mangler
- 1995 Dolores Claiborne
- 1995 Stephen King's Nightshift Collection (consists of three short films, only the first of which has anything to do with King: "Disciples of the Crow" (based on Children of the Corn), "The Night Waiter," and "Killing Time;" some versions only contain two films)
- 1996 Thinner
- 1997 The Shining
- 1997 Ghosts (music video Stephen King was involved in making)
- 1997 The Night Flier (HBO Movie)
- 1997 Quicksilver Highway (segment Chattery Teeth)
- 1997 Trucks (TV Remake of Maximum Overdrive)
- 1998 Apt Pupil
- 1999 The Green Mile
- 1999
- 1999 Storm of the Century (original tv mini-series)
- 1999 Llamadas (Spanish version of Sorry, Right Number)
2000s