Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to Needful Things List

• The Stand - Both are adaptations of Stephen King's works, exploring themes of good vs evil.
• Misery - Another Stephen King adaptation featuring psychological tension and obsession.
• Pet Sematary - Deals with themes of death and the supernatural in a small town.
• The Green Mile - Explores supernatural elements and human morality in a confined setting.
• Salem's Lot - A horror miniseries based on a Stephen King novel about a vampire coming to a small town.
• Christine - Another King adaptation about a malevolent car that possesses its owner.
• Thinner - Centers on a curse that leads to horror and moral consequences.
• Dark Half - Involves themes of identity, evil, and the supernatural.
• The Secret Window - Explores psychological horror and themes of revenge.
• From a Buick 8 - Tackles supernatural and mysterious elements surrounding a car.
• Carrie - A classic Stephen King story about a troubled girl seeking revenge, involving supernatural abilities.
• The Mist - Survival horror based on a Stephen King novella, exploring fear and human nature.
• Firestarter - Involves a young girl with psychic abilities, similar in theme to the darker elements of Needful Things.
• The Shining - Psychological horror with supernatural elements and an isolated setting.
• Rose Red - Supernatural horror involving a haunted house, with mystery and dark pasts.
• The Talented Mr. Ripley - Themes of identity, deception, and obsession resonating with the dark undertones of Needful Things.
• It - Explores fear in a small town, similar themes of manipulation and dark influences.
• Jacob's Ladder - A psychological horror film that delves into the mind, similar to the eerie influence of Needful Things.
• The Others - Supernatural horror with an unsettling atmosphere and dark themes.
• The Beacon - Involves a mysterious location with dark secrets and supernatural elements.
• A Good Marriage - Explores secrets and the dark side of a seemingly perfect life.
• Carnivàle - A series with supernatural elements that delves into the battle between good and evil.
• American Horror Story: Asylum - Explores dark psychological themes and the supernatural within a confined setting.
• Under the Dome - Centers on a community experiencing unusual and supernatural events.
• Stranger Things - Focuses on supernatural elements and the impact on a small community.
• The X-Files - Investigates supernatural occurrences, often with a dark undertone.
• Wayward Pines - Involves mysterious occurrences in a small town with a psychological twist.
• Hannibal - Explores dark psychological themes and the nature of evil, akin to Needful Things.
• The Twilight Zone - Anthology series exploring unsettling and often supernatural stories.
• Channel Zero - Anthology horror series with surreal storytelling and psychological themes.
• Penny Dreadful - Combines various literary horror figures in a dark and intricate narrative.
• The Haunting of Hill House - Supernatural horror exploring themes of family and dark pasts.
• Bates Motel - A psychological thriller that reveals the backstory of Norman Bates and his dark influences.
• The Exorcist - Classic horror dealing with possession and the battle between good and evil.
• Sleepy Hollow - Involves horror and dark folklore set in a small town.
• The Witch - Psychological horror with themes of paranoia and communal fear.
• The Cabin in the Woods - Subverts horror tropes through psychological manipulation and dark themes.
• The Haunting of Bly Manor - Continues themes of love, loss, and supernatural influences in a confined setting.