# Needful Things (1993)

> A small-town sheriff confronts a devilish shopkeeper whose bargains turn private desires into communal violence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5725

## Facts

- Runtime: 121 min
- Genres: Drama, Horror
- Director: Fraser Clarke Heston
- Cast: Max von Sydow, Ed Harris, Bonnie Bedelia, J.T. Walsh, Valri Bromfield, Ray McKinnon, Lisa Blount, Shane Meier
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107665/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: eerie, foreboding, paranoid, late night horror, stephen king marathon

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