15 Most Critically Adored Stephen King Adaptations

13. Stand By Me (1986)

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Columbia Pictures

Rating: Best - 91%

When Stephen King proclaims your film the truest adaptation of his work, you know you've managed a significant victory.

The award-winning film was based on short story The Body (but renamed when someone thought it sounded like a sex film), and was directed by the supremely gifted Rob Reiner and assembled a cast of brilliantly talented young actors at the start of their careers.

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