Needful Things(Movie, 1993)

Name: Needful Things
Genre: Drama, Horror
Released: 1993
Duration: T02:0:00
Rating: 3.1

FSK: 16+ years

| 2h | Genres: Drama, Horror

Rating: 3.1/5 (with 219 votes)

Needful Things is a 1993 American horror film based on Stephen King's 1991 novel of the same name. The film was directed by Fraser C. Heston (Charlton Heston's son; this is his only film without his father in the cast), and stars Ed Harris, Max von Sydow, Bonnie Bedelia, and J. T. Walsh. 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. ()

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About Needful Things

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.

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Trailer for Needful Things + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

In einer kleinen Stadt (1993) DEUTSCH Trailer(Trailer, 1:56)

In einer kleinen Stadt (1993) DEUTSCH Trailer (Trailer) | Trailer 1 (Trailer)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Maine

Based on the work of: Stephen King ("Needful Things")

Made by: New Line Cinema, Castle Rock Entertainment

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 20 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 02/10/1994 (World premiere: 08/27/1993)

Cast: Max von Sydow, Ed Harris, Bonnie Bedelia, J. T. Walsh, Amanda Plummer, Ray McKinnon, Don S. Davis, W. Morgan Sheppard, Gillian Barber, Lochlyn Munro

Director: Fraser Clarke Heston

Producer: Peter Yates

Screenwriter: W. D. Richter

Director of Photography: Tony Westman

Composer: Patrick Doyle

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Needful Things - Stephen King"

"Нужни неща"

"Trocas Macabras"

"Needful Things - In einer kleinen Stadt (1993)"

"La tienda"

Keywords: devil, occult, desire, manipulation, based on novel or book, small town, sheriff, prank, malice, strangeness, pain

Revenue: 15,185,672 USD

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Needful Things(Movie, 1993)

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