Needful Things (1993)

Directed by

Fraser Clarke Heston

Genre

comedy film, horror film, crime film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h

Rated

R

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 613 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mysterious shop owner in a small town sells people their deepest desires at a sinister price. The deals cause the townsfolk to turn on each other in increasingly violent ways.

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What happens

Needful Things is a 1993 American horror thriller film based on Stephen King's 1991 novel of the same name. The film was directed by Fraser C. Heston, and stars Ed Harris, Max von Sydow, Bonnie Bedelia, and J. T. Walsh. Needful Things was released by Columbia Pictures on August 27, 1993. The film received mixed reviews, critics praised the performances and ending, but criticized its portrayal of its story and felt it inferior to its source material, while grossing $15.2 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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