The Most Iconic Book-to-Film Adaptations in the History of Cinema

10. Stand By Me

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The film is based on Stephen King’s 1982 novella The Body. Stand by Me tells the fictional story of four boys in a small Oregon town who go on a hike — only to find the dead body of another boy. Although as American as apple pie (lots of which is regurgitated in the film), the universal themes of childhood and loss of innocence strike a chord with everyone.