Misery

The second of Stephen King's adaptations to the big screen comes in with intelligent thriller, Misery. Another story centred around a novelist, however this time, author Paul Sheldon (James Caan) is the victim as he is kidnapped and held hostage by a crazed fan, hell bent on keeping him hers for as long as possible.

Kathy Bates' proved so perfect for the role of obsessive fan Annie Wilkes that she won both the Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe. The film perfectly depicts the crescendoing plot and certainly puts itself up there as one of the best adaptations of all of Stephen King's books.

The Green Mile

Okay, we promise, this is the last Stephen King film to be included in this list! The Green Mile is a three hour lesson of love, pain and desperation. Tom Hanks delivers another amazing performance as main guy and corrections officer on Death Row, Paul.

When he encounters a extraordinary force in new prisoner, John Coffey played by Michael Clarke Duncan, the story begins and takes us on one of the most emotional journey's you could wish for in such an epic story. The film, directed and adapted by Frank Darabont was nominated for four Academy Awards.

New Moon

In all honesty, this option is partly here because some of the girls here at FemaleFirst would cause a revolt if it wasn't. Nevertheless, one can't deny that the film, no matter how much it might seem a bit of a squirmy teen-fest, meets it's target audience perfectly.

The beautiful R-Patz and the buff Taylor Lautner alongside the quirky Kristen Stewart help make Stephanie Meyer's novel Twilight an absolute dream film for ex-Buffy/Bring it on fanatics. Don't pretend you can't see the link between the two!

So there you have it! Each of these films are worth a watch so grab some popcorn whip out the DVD's and have yourself an adaptations film night, courtesy of our fool-proof guide right here!

FemaleFirst – Carla Pearce

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