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1993 | DIRECTED BY FRASER C. HESTON

Needful Things

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Movie Stats
Year
1993
Runtime
 120 minutes (2 hrs 00 mins)
Select Cast
Max von Sydow
Ed Harris
Bonnie Bedelia
Amanda Plummer
J.T. Walsh
Ray McKinnon
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
15th Aug 2021
Last viewed:
24th Jun 2025
Total views:
21
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
27th August 1993
32 years 2 months 21 days ago
Canada release date
 Canada
27th August 1993
32 years 2 months 21 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
4th November 1993
32 years 13 days ago
Argentina release date
 Argentina
27th January 1994
31 years 9 months 21 days ago
Germany release date
 Germany
10th February 1994
31 years 9 months 7 days ago
Italy release date
 Italy
1st April 1994
31 years 7 months 16 days ago
Total Grosses
United States Flag
US total gross
  $13.2 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United States Flag
US tickets sold
3.2 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Release
US Box Office
  • Release: 27th Aug '93
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: $5.2 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 3
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
fraser c heston Fraser C. Heston
Starring
Max von SydowLeland Gaunt
Ed HarrisSheriff Alan Pangborn
Bonnie BedeliaPolly Chalmers
Amanda PlummerNettie Cobb
J.T. WalshDanforth Keeton III
Ray McKinnonDeputy Norris Ridgewick
Duncan FraserHugh Priest
Valri BromfieldWilma Jerzyck
Shane MeierBrian Rusk
William Morgan SheppardFather Meehan
Don S. DavisReverend Rose
Campbell LaneFrank Jewett
Eric SchneiderHenry Beaufort
Frank C. TurnerPete Jerzyck
Gillian BarberMyrtle Keeton
Deborah WakehamMyra
Tamsin KelseySheila Ratcliff
Lochlyn MunroJohn LaPointe
Bill CroftAndy Clutterbuck
Dee Jay JacksonEddie Warburton
Ann Warn PeggRuth Roberts
Gary PallerGeorge Cobb
Sarah Sawatsky14 Year Old Girl
Robert EastonLester Pratt
Mike ChuteYoung Hugh
Mel AllenBaseball Announcer
Trevor DenmanRace Track Announcer
K. GinRaider
Lisa BlountCora Rusk
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1993-08-27
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UK Box Office Chart History
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* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
2
Weeks top 15
3
Total Weeks
3
Total US Gross:
$13,238,095
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
27 Aug 1993
2▼
$5,202,478
$5,202,478
3 Sep 1993
5▼
$4,050,694
$11,163,997
10 Sep 1993
10▼
$1,466,636
$13,238,095

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

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UK total gross
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A Mother's Right the Elizabeth Morgan Story
25569
Needful Things
25570
Judicial Consent

Genres
Crime
Crime
Drama
Drama
Fantasy
Fantasy
Horror
Horror
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