Stephen King Meets Mystic River In Underrated Psychological Thriller With 87% RT Rating

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While one of Stephen King’s best movie adaptations is as moving, twisty, and daringly dark as Dark Tower saga. However, he remains closely associated with the horror genre, and even many of his psychological thrillers, like Dolores Claiborne only provides more evidence of his versatility.

Dolores Claiborne Is Among The Most Underrated Stephen King Adaptations

With a script from Tony Gilroy, later Dolores Claiborne Makes Kathy Bates' Greatest Performance Even Better

A few years earlier, Bates had already given the performance of a lifetime in an earlier King adaptation, 1990’s Misery. The actor’s turn as Annie Wilkes was so astounding that it is a treat to see her play a more sympathetic character in Dolores Claiborne, a story that proves the author can tackle intense character-based dramas despite also writing an