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It Chapter Two

2019 · 169 min · Horror / Thriller / Drama · TMDB 6.8

2/5UnsettlingCreature featureSlasherSlow burnSupernaturalCosmic & eldritch

The short version:A bloated but ambitious horror-drama where trauma and nostalgia matter more than scares. Adults confront both their childhood monster and the griefs that have shaped them, with more emotional weight than genuine dread; the scares are scattered and often undercut by the film's sentimental tone. Be aware of suicide, child deaths, hate crimes, and Pennywise himself.

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Scare profile

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Scary2
Not scaryExtreme
Dread2
RelaxedSuffocating
Jump scares2
NoneConstant
Disturbing3
ForgettableHaunts you
Grim3
Fun ridePunishing
Synopsis

27 years after overcoming the malevolent supernatural entity Pennywise, the former members of the Losers' Club, who have grown up and moved away from Derry, are brought back together by a devastating phone call.

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

  • Realistic, grounded violenceModerate0 reports
    Details (may spoil)
    • A homophobic hate crime assault; brutal physical attacks including stabbings and impalings.
  • Graphic goreBrief0 reports

Children & pregnancy

  • Child harmed or killedModerate0 reports
    Details (may spoil)
    • A young girl is killed by Pennywise at a baseball game; a young boy is killed after the protagonist fails to save him.

Body & medical

  • Body horrorModerate0 reports
    Details (may spoil)
    • Pennywise transforms into a giant spider-clown hybrid; the entity cycles through various monstrous forms.

Mental health & grief

  • SuicideModerate0 reports
    Details (may spoil)
    • A main character commits suicide off-screen before the events of the film; his suicide letter is later revealed.

Abuse & bigotry

  • Homophobia & transphobiaModerate0 reports
    Details (may spoil)
    • The film opens with a homophobic hate crime; Pennywise confronts a character about his hidden homosexuality.

Phobias & sensory

  • ClownsHeavy0 reports
    Details (may spoil)
    • Pennywise the Dancing Clown is the central threat throughout the film.

Religion & the occult

  • Demons & possessionModerate0 reports
    Details (may spoil)
    • An ancient supernatural entity with demonic characteristics that feeds on fear.