13 Overlooked Films From Famous Directors

13. Frank Darabont - The Mist

Frank Darabont is an immensely talented guy and he's the man behind The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile, which are arguably the two most beloved Stephen King adaptations and two of IMDb's highest-rated films. Those two are great movies, but Darabont made another great Stephen King adaptation and infuriatingly only horror fans are aware of it.

The Mist is that movie and unlike The Shining it has King's stamp of approval. It's not like we needed more proof that Darabont should helm every Stephen King adaptation, but here it is anyway.

The Mist is one of the best horror flicks of the noughties; a powerful, political and unbearably tense monster movie with a masterful balance of insight and terror. Although the CGI monsters are utterly atrocious, the human villains more make up for that and provide most of the scares anyway.

It is an extremely depressing film and the final part will f**k you up for life, but it's worth the effort to get through it. It is a very worthwhile horror film and while you'll probably never watch it again, you'll never forget it. Hopefully Darabont will make another film soon.