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Aug 27, 1993 · You know you're in trouble when a movie's about Satan, and his best lines are puns. The story takes place in one of those peaceable little Stephen King towns where everybody knows each other and they're mostly all doomed.
32% Tomatometer 28 Reviews 44% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings When a creepy older man named Leland Gaunt (Max von Sydow) moves to a small town in Maine and sets up an antique shop, bad things...
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- Fraser C. Heston
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- Max Von Sydow
Needful Things (the movie) revolves around the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine. A businessman named Leland Gaunt played adequately by Max Von Sydow opens a small antiques type store called "Needful Things" and has some very unique and special items for certain folks in the town.
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Needful Things received mixed reviews from critics. The film holds a 32% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 4.8/10. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale.
Aug 27, 1993 · Needful Things is hardly a cinema milestone -- it's a bit too episodic in chronicling the downfall of the town, and some of King's best bits are glossed over in favor of some of King's worst bits, but all things considered, it's still a hell of a good ride. Read More. By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW. 60.
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- Fraser C. Heston
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- Max Von Sydow
Aug 27, 1993 · Needful Things: Directed by Fraser C. Heston. With Max von Sydow, Ed Harris, Bonnie Bedelia, Amanda Plummer. 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.
Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 25, 2023. Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review. Reserved for casual viewing and macabre escapism, Needful Things manages to be watchable and forgettable...
