It
2017 · 135 min · Horror / Thriller / Drama · TMDB 7.2
The short version:Kids versus a clown. Big, loud, jump-scare-heavy fun, but the human horror (an abusive father, bullies, a child's death in the opening) is the real stuff.
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Scare profile
Editorial baseline. Add your own report to refine it.
Scary3
Not scaryExtreme
Dread3
RelaxedSuffocating
Jump scares4
NoneConstant
Disturbing3
ForgettableHaunts you
Grim2
Fun ridePunishing
Synopsis
In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.
What is in it
Intensity: brief means implied, off-screen or a single moment; heavy means graphic, prolonged or central. Items marked “inferred from keywords” come from TMDB tags and have not been confirmed by a person.
Violence & gore
- Graphic goreModerateeditorial
Children & pregnancy
- Child abuseHeavyeditorial
Details (may spoil)
- A father's abuse of his daughter is clearly sexual in implication.
- Child harmed or killedHeavyeditorial
Details (may spoil)
- A small boy's arm is bitten off in the opening and he is dragged into a drain.
- Child in dangerHeavyeditorial
Animals
- Animal harmed or killedBriefeditorial
Details (may spoil)
- Sheep are killed with a bolt gun.
Body & medical
- Self-harmBriefeditorial
Abuse & bigotry
- Bullying & hazingHeavyeditorial
Phobias & sensory
- ClownsHeavyeditorial
Religion & the occult
- Demons & possessionModerateinferred from keywords