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Mood:
- SuspensefulScary
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Plot:
- PrankCouple RelationsChaos and MayhemMurderSmall Town LifeWish Come TrueCrimesDanger more...
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Genres:
- HorrorThrillerDrama
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Time/Period:
- 90s
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Place:
- EnglandEuropeMaineUSASmall TownStore
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Needful Things, 1993
English
USA
Profile of Needful Things
The mood of Needful Things is scary and suspenseful. The plot centers around pranks, a wish come true, and chaos and mayhem. It is a thriller, horror, and drama movie. In approach, Needful Things is serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in a store and in a small town. The setting is Maine and England. Needful Things happens in the 1990s. It is based on a book.
Summary of Needful Things
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 soon follow. Gaunt has the remarkable ability of selling people exactly what they want most, but his ideal purchases come at a price that involves more than just money. Through Gaunt's manipulation, the citizens of the town gradually turn on one another, resulting in violence that Sheriff Alan Pangborn (Ed Harris) struggles to contain.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 27 August 1993 |
| Runtime: | 120 min |
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as Sheriff Alan Pangborn
as Leland Gaunt
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Users Reviews
- 01.December.2010
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- by: pjh139
- pjh139 rated this movie6/10Okay
