Writing
Stephen King
- Titles
- 580movies54TV shows
- Career
Active from 1976 to 2026, busiest in 2019 with 42 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 2top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
The Shawshank Redemption89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 130 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Scare6.7average 2.6
- Uncanny6.2average 2.5
- Fantasy3.9average 1.8
- Psychological7.5average 5.6
- Tension8.0average 6.1
- Mystery6.0average 4.1
- Violence6.1average 4.3
- Spiritual3.4average 2.0
Rarely in their work
- Wholesome1.2, average 3.3
- Situational Comedy0.8, average 2.7
- Romance2.2, average 3.8
- Physical Comedy1.0, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Stephen King Adaptation 42
- Psychological Thriller 24
- Supernatural Horror 21
- Psychological Horror 13
- Supernatural Thriller 9
- Character-Driven 9
- Existential Dread 7
- Bleak Atmosphere 7
- Unsettling Atmosphere 7
- Religious Fanaticism 7
- Gothic Horror 6
- Mystery 6
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Mick GarrisDirectorThe Stand, The Shining, Sleepwalkers, Desperation, Ghosts, +1 more
Craig R. BaxleyDirectorRose Red, Storm of the Century, Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital, Kingdom Hospital, Unlocking Rose Red: The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer- MMichael GornickCinematographerGolden Years, Creepshow, Tales from the Darkside, Golden Years, Stephen King's Golden Tales
Bruce DavisonActorStephen King's Kingdom Hospital, Apt Pupil, Stephen King's Golden Tales, Kingdom Hospital
Frances SternhagenActorThe Mist, Misery, Golden Years, Golden Years
Frank DarabontDirectorThe Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Mist, Nightshift Collection
Nicholas PikeComposerThe Shining, Sleepwalkers, Desperation, Ghosts- BBill DablowActorEverything’s Eventual, Harvey’s Dream, The Man Who Loved Flowers
Ed LauterActorGolden Years, Cujo, Golden Years
David MorseActorThe Green Mile, The Langoliers, The Timekeepers of Eternity
Henry ThomasActorGerald's Game, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, Desperation
Jeffrey DeMunnActorThe Shawshank Redemption, The Mist, Storm of the Century
Movies and TV shows
342020s
4 titles · average score 67
62
My Father, the BTK Killer (2025)
Self - Author, 'The Good Marriage' / Guest, CBS This Morning (archive footage)
66
King on Screen (2023)
Self (archive footage)
69
Stephen King: A Necessary Evil (2020)
Self - Writer (archive footage)
2010s
12 titles · average score 70
72
Eli Roth's History of Horror (2018)
TV show · Self
65
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
TV show · Self
Walking the Mile (2014)
Thanks
62
Stuck in Love (2013)
Self (voice)
76
Finding Your Roots (2012)
TV show · Self
2000s
6 titles · average score 62
50
Markus Lanz (2008)
TV show · Self
54
100 Scariest Movie Moments (2004)
TV show · Self
1990s
7 titles · average score 66
Sternstunde Kunst (1998)
TV show · Self
45
The View (1997)
TV show · Self - Guest
74
The Daily Show (1996)
TV show · Self
79
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
TV show · Self - Guest
Morgenmagazin (1992)
TV show · Self
1980s
4 titles · average score 76
1950s
1 title · average score 34
34
Today (1952)
TV show · Self