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Needful Things

Movie
1993
2h 0m
R
English
Drama, Horror
User Score: 
6.1
Critic Score: 
37
Needful Things' Poster
A mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected.
Needful Things Poster

Needful Things

R
Movie
1993
2h 0m
English
Drama, Horror
A mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected.
Rating
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6.1
IMDB
Needful Things (1993) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
37

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Max von Sydow
Leland Gaunt
Ed Harris
Sheriff Alan J. Pangborn
Bonnie Bedelia
Polly Chalmers
Amanda Plummer
Netitia 'Nettie' Cobb
JT Walsh
Danforth 'Buster' Keeton III
Valri Bromfield
Wilma Jerzyck
Ray McKinnon
Deputy Norris Ridgewick
Shane Meier
Brian Rusk
Duncan Fraser
Hugh Albert Priest
Don S Davis
Reverend Rose
Campbell Lane
Frank Jewett
Eric Schneider
Henry Beaufort
Frank C Turner
Pete Jerzyck
Gillian Barber
Myrtle Keeton
Tamsin Kelsey
Sheila Ratcliff
Lochlyn Munro
John LaPointe
Bill Croft
Andy Clutterbuck
Dee Jay Jackson
Eddie Warburton
Ann Warn Pegg
Ruth Roberts
Gary Paller
George Cobb
Sarah Sawatsky
14-Year-Old Girl
Robert Easton
Lester Pratt
Mike Chute
Young Hugh
Directed By: Fraser Clarke Heston
Written By: Stephen King (Novel), W.D. Richter (Screenplay)

Featured Comments/Tips

Buck Flower Sings says...
4 years ago
And so the devil rides on in a rather acceptable if dull at times 90's take on Something Wicked...
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Malekar says...
3 years ago
Instant 1 due to dog being killed at 56 minutes, horror movies need to leave pet killing out.
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csrz says...
3 years ago
A darkly comedic and highly entertaining small-town horror drama where a mysterious antique store owner turning townsfolk against each other. Where it struggles is with its tone. It's so all over the place but despite its flaws, I still find it enjoyable. I wouldn't say this is a terrifying film, it's just the way it oozes the early 90s that make this film so comforting to watch. The plot is fairly straightforward compared to other SK work but there's something so alluring about it. I'd say my most enjoyment comes from the acting from the cast. Ed Harris makes it fun and Max von Sydow as the antagonist makes it even better. All in all, this is one of the better adaptations and I'd recommend giving this a watch.
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cage says...
4 years ago
The 188 minutes tv cut adds a great deal of backstory but alas this film is still mediocre.
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Featured User Reviews

John Chard
2 years ago
The young carpenter from Nazareth? I know him well. Promising young man. He died badly.

Needful Things is directed by Fraser C. Heston and is adapted for the screen by W.D. Richter from the novel of the same name written by Stephen King. It stars Max von Sydow, Ed Harris, Bonnie Bedelia, J. T. More
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Wuchak
2 years ago
**_What if the devil literally came to town?_**

What would happen if satan actually visited an American town, albeit undercover? In this case it's a small New England coastal village (shot in British Columbia). Ed Harris plays the main protagonist while Bonnie Bedelia appears as his girlfriend, a More
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GenerationofSwine
2 years ago
Well.... it has a really good cast, I have to give it that. Max Von Sidow SHOULD have been an Oscar favorite and Ed Harris is always watchable.

... but this is a King adaptation and, IDK, maybe it's because like so many others I read the book first...

... but this stinks. It's higher budget th More
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