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Needful Things (1993) - Movie Browser

What if the devil owned a quaint little antique shop and took Venmo in human souls?

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Small-town gossip gone nuclearCozy storefront, cosmic horror90s cheese with a mean streak

Overview

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.

Content warning

based on novel or book small town occult sheriff devil prank manipulation desire pain strangeness+1 more

Corruption of desireCommunity as powder kegThe banality of evilMoral compromise

Standout Aspects

Acting

Max von Sydow's devilish twinkle could sell you your own coffin.

Practical Effects

Delightfully nasty 90s gore that Photoshop couldn't ruin yet.

Best for:Solo·Rewatch

Heads up:Violence·Disturbing

Director

Fraser Clarke Heston

ReleasedAug 27, 1993

Runtime2h 1m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feelheavy

Revenue$15.2M

Top Cast

Max von Sydow

Leland Gaunt

Ed Harris

Sheriff Alan Pangborn

Bonnie Bedelia

Polly Chalmers

J.T. Walsh

Danforth Keeton III

Valri Bromfield

Wilma Jerzyk

Ray McKinnon

Deputy Norris Ridgewick

Lisa Blount

Cora Rusk

Shane Meier

Brian Rusk

Duncan Fraser

Hugh Priest

William Morgan Sheppard

Father Meehan

Amanda Plummer

Nettie Cobb

Don S. Davis

Reverend Rose

Campbell Lane

Frank Jewett

Eric Schneider

Henry Beaufort

Frank C. Turner

Pete Jerzyk

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