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- Patrick Wai21 februari 2026Needful Things feels like Stephen King decided to run a yard sale in Creepy New England and invited Satan to be the cashier. Max von Sydow is delightfully sinister as Leland Gaunt, selling cursed knickknacks with the calm politeness of a man who definitely offers gift receipts for your eternal damnation, while Ed Harris brings his usual steady gravitas as the only adult in a town apparently powered by poor impulse control. Amanda Plummer is especially memorable, going full emotional thermonuclear in a performance that’s equal parts tragic and terrifying, while everyone else mostly just lines up to ruin their lives on schedule. The whole thing has that cozy, slightly cheap late-80s/early-90s King adaptation vibe—predictable, but never boring—as the quaint Salem’s Lot-looking town gradually implodes over baseball cards and petty grudges. The ending, unfortunately, backs away from the delicious nastiness with a soft-focus kumbaya resolution, but getting there is still a fun reminder that in Stephen King’s world, the scariest thing isn’t the devil—it’s your neighbors.
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Needful Things was released on 27 augustus 1993.
Needful Things was directed by Fraser Clarke Heston.
Needful Things has a runtime of 2 u, 1 m.
Needful Things was produced by Jack Cummins.
Leland Gaunt is een duivels antiquair, die zijn klanten precies die dingen uit hun jeugd bezorgt, die ze al jarenlang zoeken. Hij vraagt ogenschijnlijk kleine wederdiensten die echter uitgroeien tot de grootste gruwelijkheden. Zo smeert Brian Rusk kalkoenpoep op de schone was van Wilma Jerzyk en vervolgens wordt de hond van Netty Cobb gevild. Het toeval wil dat beide dames een gloeiende hekel aan elkaar hebben, met alle gevolgen van dien...
The key characters in Needful Things are Leland Gaunt (Max von Sydow), Sheriff Alan Pangborn (Ed Harris), Polly Chalmers (Bonnie Bedelia).
Needful Things is rated 16.
Needful Things is a Horror, Drama, Thriller film.
Needful Things has an audience rating of 4.4 out of 10.
Needful Things has made US$ 15,2 mln. at the box office.