Stephen King's Recent 81% Bomb Is Today's Version Of The Masterpiece That's IMDb's Top Film Of All-Time

“Stephen King’s work comes from a very wise understanding of the experience of being alive”: Tom Hiddleston and Chiwetel Ejiofor on The Life of Chuck

Mike Flanagan’s latest Stephen King adaptation eschews horror for a life-affirming take on the end of the world. Stars Tom Hiddleston and Chiwetel Ejiofor spoke to us about their favourite King adaptation and their own plans for the apocalypse.

Stephen King's Recent 81% Bomb Is Today's Version Of The Masterpiece That's IMDb's Top Film Of All-Time

As unfortunate as it is, The Life of Chuck's poor box office actually draws comparisons to another Stephen King movie from 1994. At the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2024, long before its theatrical release, The Life of Chuck won the People's Choice Award. That first ignited hope that it would be a major hit when it was released this summer.