Needful Things
1993 · 121 min · Director: Fraser C. Heston, Fraser Clarke Heston
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Castle Rock, New England, is a nice place to live and grow and Sheriff Alan Pangborn moves from the big city to the town expecting a quiet life. When Leland Gaunt opens the store Needful Things, he seems to have the object of desire for each dweller. He charges small amounts to the things but requests a practical joke for each of them against another inhabitant. Soon hell breaks loose in town with deaths, violence and riot and Sheriff Pangborn discovers that Leland Gaunt is the devil himself. Further, Gaunt is manipulating the population like puppets exploring the weakness and greed of each person.
Emotional fingerprint
Needful Things (1993) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 30%, Anxiety 25%, Anger 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Disturbing30%
- Anxiety25%
- Anger20%
- Tension15%
- Fear10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Anxiety, Anger. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Anxiety and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Fear
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Fear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Curiosity | 42 % | 15 % | 7 % | 5 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Curiosity | 46 % | 24 % | 15 % | 11 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Tension | 49 % | 38 % | 27 % | 20 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Curiosity | 46 % | 41 % | 30 % | 21 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 45 % | 39 % | 26 % | 20 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Curiosity | 44 % | 35 % | 24 % | 18 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Curiosity | 45 % | 35 % | 20 % | 16 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Tension | 45 % | 34 % | 14 % | 15 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Curiosity | 51 % | 40 % | 25 % | 23 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 69 % | 61 % | 54 % | 44 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 76 % | 71 % | 65 % | 55 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 79 % | 70 % | 66 % | 55 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Sadness | 79 % | 66 % | 69 % | 49 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Disturbing | 74 % | 65 % | 63 % | 45 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Tension | 78 % | 71 % | 63 % | 54 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Disturbing | 84 % | 76 % | 70 % | 61 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Tension | 86 % | 81 % | 73 % | 66 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 106′ | Tension | 86 % | 84 % | 73 % | 68 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 112′ | Tension | 79 % | 73 % | 68 % | 56 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 118′ | Disturbing | 70 % | 58 % | 62 % | 45 % |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Wilma Jerzyk
Brian Rusk
Henry Beaufort
Myra
Sheila Ratcliff
Andy Clutterbuck
Details
- Directed by
- Fraser C. Heston, Fraser Clarke Heston
- Written by
- Stephen King, W.D. Richter
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1993
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Country
- United States, Canada
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Disturbing
- Data updated
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