5 Best Stephen King Non-Horror Movies Like 'The Life of Chuck', Ranked by IMDb
A heartbreaking story about the strongest friendship and other stories that are more likely to make you cry than be scared.
On June 13, The Life of Chuck, a new movie by Mike Flanagan was finally released. The film is based on the Stephen King novella of the same name.
The Life of Chuck is not a horror but a drama about life, self-perception, and the world that addresses existential questions and inspires to seize the moment.
Stephen King is known as the King of Horror, but he has also successfully worked in the genres of thriller, drama, and mystery. We have chosen five more non-horror King adaptations.
5. 'The Langoliers', 1995
IMDb Score: 6.1/10
Genre: Thriller
Flight 29 is traveling from Los Angeles to Boston. During the flight, the plane becomes trapped in a time loop. Several passengers evaporate from their seats, leaving the remaining passengers to try to survive in parallel worlds inhabited by monstrous creatures.
When it was released as a two-part TV movie, The Langoliers was panned by critics. However, attitudes have changed over the years, and the project now looks like a worthy product of its time that paved the way for cult projects like Lost.
4. 'Secret Window', 2004
IMDb Score: 6.5/10
Genre: Thriller
Writer Mort Rainey is going through a difficult divorce and experiencing a creative crisis. He secludes himself in a forest cabin, trying to write a few pages of a novel.
A man named John Shooter shows up on the doorstep and accuses Rainey of plagiarizing his story. Shooter threatens to kill Rainey's loved ones until the writer finds the first publication of the text.
Secret Window's main strengths are its old-fashioned style reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock thrillers and its stellar acting duo, Johnny Depp and John Turturro.
3. 'Hearts in Atlantis', 2001
IMDb Score: 6.9/10
Genre: Drama
Bobby grows up in 1960s Connecticut. There, he meets an older man named Ted Brautigan who becomes a father figure to him.
A new neighbor who rents a room in Bobby's house possesses supernatural abilities: he can read minds, predict the future, and see through people. This amazing gift attracts not only Bobby, but also the insidious Low Men.
The thriller explores the gift and curse of psychic abilities and depicts adolescence as a mysterious and disturbing time.
2. 'Dolores Claiborne', 1995
IMDb Score: 7.4/10
Genre: Thriller
Dolores Claiborne worked as a governess in the home of the wealthy Vera Donovan for many years. Now, she has been accused of her murder. The woman's daughter, journalist Seeina, returns to her hometown to investigate the complicated case.
It is not just a detective story – it is a cruel drama about a traumatic childhood, domestic violence, and the conflict between mother and daughter.
1. 'Stand by Me', 1986
IMDb Score: 8.1/10
Genre: Coming-of-Age
1959, the small town of Castle Rock. Gordie, Chris, Teddy, and Vern are happy about summer vacation but sad because the new school year will send them to different schools.
To spend their last summer together, the boys embark on a journey into the woods, where, according to rumors, the dead body of a missing boy hit by a train lies.
Stand by Me is a nostalgic adaptation of the novella The Body. As they leave home, the boys learn the power of friendship, a lesson that only happens at age 12, before they are separated by the problems of adolescence and plans for the future.
