Horror icon Stephen King has revealed his 10 favorite films on X (previously Twitter).
The prolific writer has seen a lot of his works tailored over time. When accounting for movies, TV exhibits, and miniseries, his tales have been delivered to the large and small screens effectively over 100 occasions.
A few of the hottest horror movies of all time have been primarily based on his books, together with 1976’s Carrie, the 2 half adaptation of IT (2017-19), and Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 model of The Shining (which differed vastly from the guide and was not authorized of by King).
On Monday (September 8), the author revealed his 10 favorite films “in no explicit order”. He excluded Distress, The Shawshank Redemption, The Inexperienced Mile, and Stand By Me from competition given they had been primarily based on his work.
My 10 favourite films (excluding MISERY, SHAWSHANK, GREEN MILE, STAND BY ME). In no explicit order:
SORCERER
GODFATHER 2
THE GETAWAY
GROUNDHOG DAY
CASABLANCA
TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE
JAWS
MEAN STREETS
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE third KIND
DOUBLE INDEMNITY— Stephen King (@StephenKing) September 8, 2025
The listing included 1977 action-thriller Sorcerer, The Godfather Half II, Steve McQueen thriller The Getaway, ‘90s comedy Groundhog Day, wartime basic Casablanca, 1948 neo-noir The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre, Steven Spielberg movies Jaws and Shut Encounters of the third Variety, and 1944 movie noir Double Indemnity.
Notable patterns within the listing embody half of the movies coming from the Seventies, and no horror films apart from maybe Jaws, which is technically a thriller albeit with famously scary sequences. Invoice Murray comedy Groundhog Day may be a shock given King’s fondness for telling darker tales.
The author, whose story The Lengthy Stroll has been made right into a film launched this week, not too long ago took purpose on the superhero style, saying: “In case you have a look at these superhero films, you’ll see…some supervillain who’s destroying complete metropolis blocks however you by no means see any blood. And man, that’s incorrect. It’s nearly, like, pornographic.”
He would additionally flip his consideration to music in a latest Reddit AMA, providing a previous and current playlist for The Lengthy Stroll, and revealing he “by no means appreciated” Black Sabbath.
