Where to watch Stephen King films and series? Watch the 10 best in streaming

Stephen King is a renowned horror, fantasy, and science fiction author, known for his extensive bibliography that has been widely adapted for film, television, comics, and video games.

Therefore, we decided to compile a list of the 10 best film versions of Stephen King’s works. And we focus on those currently available on major streaming platforms, such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max and Oldflix.

Finding them easily on any of these platforms is easy. Just type the full name “Stephen King” into the search bar and suggestions will present King adaptations available in their catalogs.

Series adapted from the novel of the same name. In the plot, a high school teacher (played by James Franco) discovers a way to travel through time and decides to return to the past in an attempt to prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

The title of the work corresponds to the date on which this historical event occurred, November 22, 1963.

This is one of the most successful adaptations of the Stephen King miniseries by specialized critics.

The series is available to Amazon Prime Video subscribers.

Directed by Frank Darabont, “A Dream of Freedom” has gained a fervent fan base over the years and is considered the best film of all time by IMDb users.

Based on the novel “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption,” part of the collection “The Four Seasons,” the film is set in the fictional Shawshank Prison, exploring themes of redemption, hope, friendship and injustice.

The plot tells the story of a banker (Tim Robbins), sentenced to two life sentences for a crime he claims he did not commit. After forming a close friendship with an older inmate (Morgan Freeman), he hatches a daring plan to escape the penitentiary.

The film is available to HBO Max subscribers.

The films “It: The Thing” and “It: Chapter Two” are film adaptations of the novel “It”. To maintain fidelity to the book’s broad narrative, the story was divided into two separate films. This division aligns naturally with the structure of the book, which develops into two separate parts, each set at different times.

The first film focuses on the first half of the story, in 1988, when the children face the evil Pennywise, a shape-shifting creature that takes the form of a clown.

The second film deals with the second part of the narrative, in which the characters, now adults, return to the fictional town of Derry, Maine, in 2015, to face Pennywise again.

Both films are available to HBO Max subscribers.

Based on the novel of the same name, this film is directed by Mike Flanagan, one of the leading names in Hollywood horror today.

The story begins with a couple who decide to spend a weekend in an isolated house and engage in a sexual game with handcuffs. However, the situation turns into a nightmare when the husband has a heart attack and dies, leaving his wife handcuffed to the bed.

The majority of the film takes place inside the room, where the woman struggles to survive while dealing with dehydration, starvation and dealing with her childhood traumas which manifest themselves in frightening ways.

The film is available to Netflix subscribers.

Rob Reiner directed this horror-thriller film based on the novel of the same name. Starring James Caan and Kathy Bates, this film was a box office and critical success.

In the story, a famous romance writer (Caan) gets into a car accident during a thunderstorm and is saved by Annie Wilkes, a nurse and his self-proclaimed fan. She takes him to her secluded home, but when she discovers that the author killed off her favorite character in his new book, she becomes obsessive and keeps him imprisoned, forcing him to write a new story.

Kathy Bates received critical acclaim and an Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Annie Wilkes. The character is always remembered as one of cinema’s most surprising villains.

The film is available to Amazon Prime Video subscribers.

Directed by Frank Darabont and based on the novel of the same name, “The Fog” is a horror film that explores themes such as fear and human nature in extreme situations. The film also has a surprising and controversial ending.

After a devastating storm, a mysterious fog covers a small town in Maine. A painter and his son end up trapped in a local supermarket with other residents. As the plot progresses, they discover that the fog hides deadly creatures.

The film explores the conflicts that arise between these people trapped in the supermarket. They are given to paranoia and have different views on how to deal with the threat of the creatures in the mist.

The film is available to HBO Max subscribers.

“The Fog” was also adapted into a television series in 2017, available on Netflix.

Under the direction of Rob Reiner, this “coming-of-age” is an adaptation of the short story “The Autumn of Innocence – The Body”, which is part of the collection “The Four Seasons” (Different Seasons). Widely praised by critics and audiences alike, this is one of King’s most successful film adaptations.

The plot takes place in the 1950s and is narrated by Gordie Lachance (Richard Dreyfuss), a writer who recalls a memorable event from his childhood. When he was 12, Gordie (Wil Wheaton) and his friends Chris (River Phoenix), Teddy (Corey Feldman) and Vern (Jerry O’Connell) decide to go on a road trip to find the body of a missing boy.

The film is available to Netflix subscribers.

Director David Cronenberg is responsible for one of the best adaptations of Stephen King for the big screen. Critically acclaimed, the film is an intriguing thriller that captures the essence of the original work.

Based on the novel of the same name, the production stars Christopher Walken as Johnny Smith, a high school teacher who, after a near-fatal car accident, falls into a coma for five years. When he finally wakes up, he discovers that he has acquired an extraordinary ability that allows him to see the past and future of people with whom he comes into physical contact.

The film is available to Oldflix subscribers.

The novel “The Dead Zone” also received a television adaptation from 2002 to 2007, in a 6-season series known in Brazil as “The Seer”. Starring Anthony Michael Hall, this series is available to Paramount+ subscribers.

The adaptation of Stephen King’s novel of the same name, “Carrie the Stranger” is an American horror classic. One of master Brian De Palma’s most famous works, this film was a box office and critical success upon its release. Furthermore, it influenced generations of subsequent horror films.

The story revolves around Carrie White (Sissy Spacek), a shy and repressed young woman who is constantly bullied at school by her classmates and at home by her religious fanatic mother. What no one knows is that Carrie has telekinetic abilities. When the pressure on her becomes unbearable, supernatural events begin to occur.

The film is available to Amazon Prime Video subscribers.

This work by Stanley Kubrick, although it has significant differences from Stephen King’s book, has received widespread critical recognition and is consistently ranked among the best films of all time. The film is famous for its haunting images, memorable scenes and outstanding performances.

The story revolves around an aspiring writer (Jack Nicholson) who faces writer’s block and decides to take a job as a winter caretaker at an isolated hotel in the mountains. He moves there with his wife (Shelley Duvall) and son, the latter with psychic abilities. As the plot develops, bizarre supernatural events begin to occur, driving the father to the brink of madness.

The film is available to HBO Max subscribers.

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