What is the best movie (or mini-series) based on a Stephen King novel/short story?

Even though Kubrick put his own spin on the story, I still hold The Shining up as one of my favorite films of all time. The use of camerawork in that movie to convey the eerie atmosphere surrounding and closing in on the Torrances continues to leave me feeling unsettled in a way that most modern horror movies strive to do. Second place for me goes to Shawshank Redemption, which to this day I watch annually if not more.

I totally forgot that Stand By Me was from a Stephen King joint. And I really cannot choose one. The Shining, Stand By Me, The Mist, 1976 Carrie, Misery -- they are all my personal favorites.

I've sadly never seen Shawshank Redemption or Green Mile. :(

I think i have seen every title posted and could easily remember waayyy too much about a lot of them. Actually had a friend who named their kid Gage from Pet Semetary after seeing the movie. If i had to choose, i would vote for Shawshank, easily one of the best movies of all time followed closely by The Shining. There are some bad films on the list but none can top Maximum overdrive with Emillo Estevez(where is he?) its so bad.

I picked Misery, but that was before I remembered that Stand By Me was based off of a Stephen King story. God, I love that movie.

Dreamcatcher was not a good movie at all, but it sure was a great movie.

The Shining was his classic. I liked Christine. The bad guy was a dead ringer for Jim Morrison I thought.

But our low budget bottom of the deck pop-corn favorite was Maximum Overdrive.

Yeah the one w/pennywise was pretty intense, but the book was better.

This isn't a movie or mini series but Haven is pretty good. As for the poll I would say Stand by me.

You know, I really, really dig The Mist.

Shawshank is like the first or second best movie of all time; The Green Mile is kind of the same exact movie with the same director and a different cast with a plot macguffin though it's still pretty good, The Shining is good. Steven King isn't a very good author though; he has some good premises and he's written so damn much he has to blunder into good stories at some point; but take a good premise and give it to a good director and bam you've got a good movie.

Man, best ending ever.

Stand by Me is one of my absolute favorite movies, so that tops the list for me.

@fredchuckdave: My opinion is he burned out some time ago. My own perspective over time, he truly was a bouncing off the wall brilliant author. And that for for years. But he just seems tired now. Been that way for a while. Perhaps it is my exposure to him or the written word. When I was young I half lived at the library, and Stephen King written format was popular anyways.. I'll try buying another kindle, mine died.

Impossible to pick best. Favorites: Christine, The Shining, The Dark Half, The Mist

@mcghee: yeah it was!

Dead Zone isn't getting enough love. It's probably my second favorite here.

Both "Under the Dome" and "11/22/63" are really excellent (despite being a little bloated but it's King, you know?).

Shawshank Redemption.

Though it's easy to forget how prolific that guy was.

Easy answer for me - The Shining

Shawshank Redemption and Stand by Me are pretty sweet too, but Shining gets points for being an actual horror movie.

The Shining is the greatest horror movie ever made, so that's my pick.

I havent seen alot of those movies so i didnt vote. Never really "Watched" Shawshank Redemption, Green Mile, Dreamcatcher, The Shining but ill correct that as soon as possible.

But as to the ones i have seen I really enjoy Cats Eye, Maximum Overdrive (yes i do love this movie), Pet Cemetary, Misery and the Creepshows. Also i just got done watching The Mist for the first time (this thread made me do it) and it was pretty awesome. One of the better movies i've watched in recent memory.

Seriously eh? Absolutely brutal yet something you just don't see anymore.

Cujo obviously.

Holy shit, I never realized King wrote so many novels..

@oraknabo: I absolutely agree with you, that twist at the end screams so much Stephen King, I love it.

Shawshank with Stand By Me a close second.

I had no idea he did Shawshank. Shame on me.

Shawshank Redemption is one of my favorite films of all time. Gotta go with that.

You forgot Dolores Claiborne which was a very good movie. I actually liked the movie better than the book, but that's a discussion for another time I suppose.

Best BEST would probably be Shawshank, but I like Dolores Claiborne almost as much for different reasons.

I had to choose Other as The Lawnmower Man was absent from the poll.

Shawshank is the best story translated into a movie, but The Shining is a better technical achievement and FILM.

Dream catcher... Nah but seriously The Shining. I also liked Secret Window.

Wow, King has written a bunch of stuff, huh? Out of the film and TV adaptations I have to say The Shining is my favourite though, it's really well done.