Satan opens an antique shop in a small town and lures the residents into evil actions in this supernatural chiller. Based on a novel by the prolific Stephen King, the film bears many of the author's trademarks, such as the New England setting and the focus on regular people tempted by the forces of supernatural evil. Here, the enticements toward bad behavior comes from the "Needful Things" shop, owned by new resident Leland Gaunt (Max von Sydow). Gaunt's shop offers an odd collection of goods, each of which happens to be the object of desire of a local resident. Instead of money, however, Gaunt demands that townspeople perform a series of simple pranks. He has a plan, and these actions escalate until the town is at violent war with itself. The residents are brought to life by a talented cast, led by von Sydow's suave devil and including Ed Harris as the local sheriff, J.T. Walsh as a corrupt politician, and Amanda Plummer as a seemingly innocent baker.~Judd Blaise
Max Von Sydow gives a great performance as the devil with convincingly acted where most actors would be laughable. He steals every scene whereas Ed Harris is a passable protagonist with what little he's given. The tale is a cautionary message to all if you value objects before morality and how far will you go? Great movie!!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Favorite Stephan King movie
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Needful things is my favorite Stephan King movie, I loved the plot, and the acting was very good, I definately recommend this movie, if you are a Stephan King fan.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
A horror classic...
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This movie is a horror classic. Like with all King movies, the novel was better, but the movie kept the spirit of the novel. Ed Harris is a great Alan Pangborn. Overall it was a good movie.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent movie
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Needful things is my favorite Stephen King movie, I highly recommend it, for Stephen King fans.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great picture!
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One of Stephen King's best movies! Really good horror movie!
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
If you liked devils advocate you'll like this.
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This film is awsome. It's kinda funny but has serious scene's that grab your attention.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Scary Film
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Great quality on this blu-ray edition! I was very impressed by the audio too!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Scary Film
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Wonderful Stephen King film, Video quality is good and so is the audio
