"Stephen King's work has been adapted so many times - sometimes by King himself - that it's impossible to find a single unifying thread in all of the film adaptations. Sure, a lot of them are horror (certainly a lot of the worst are horror), but that's largely because the boom period for King movies was the 1980s, when he was known solely as a horror writer. As his canvas (and reputation) has expanded over the years, his work has been turned into dramas, comedies,"
"The one movie King ever directed, and ... well, you know, Stephen King is a wonderful writer who should probably stick with writing. The movie's tone is set in the opening scene, in which a man (played by King) tries to take money out of an ATM, and the ATM calls him an asshole. Apparently, a comet has passed by Earth and given mechanical objects sentience, and once they attack humanity, Emilio Estevez helps lead a human resistance."
Stephen King film adaptations are numerous and cross genres, with many early adaptations being horror due to a 1980s boom. Later adaptations expanded into dramas, comedies, musicals, and even a Bollywood film. The range of outcomes makes ranking difficult, stretching from poor efforts like The Mangler to acclaimed films like The Shawshank Redemption. A remake of Firestarter was released in theaters. Lawnmower Man was excluded from consideration after a lawsuit over its significant departures. Maximum Overdrive, the only film directed by King, centers on sentient machines after a comet and was widely regarded as a failure.
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