Overview

• King’s list comprises Sorcerer, The Godfather Part II, The Getaway, Groundhog Day, Casablanca, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Jaws, Mean Streets, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Double Indemnity.
• He stated the selections were in no particular order, and coverage noted the list leans heavily toward the 1940s and 1970s with Groundhog Day (1993) as the only post-’70s title.
• He explicitly excluded four acclaimed adaptations of his own work—Misery, The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and Stand By Me.
• The timing of the post aligns with promotion for The Long Walk hitting theaters on Sept. 12, and the list has prompted broad online reaction and discussion.
• Observers highlighted the absence of The Shining, consistent with King’s long-standing criticism of Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film.