It (2017)
You'll float too.
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.
| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 6 September 2017 |
| Genre | Horror, Thriller, Drama |
| Director | Andy Muschietti |
| Starring | Jaeden Martell, Jeremy Ray Taylor and Sophia Lillis |
| Runtime | 135 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 7.3/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 85% · Metacritic 69/100 · TMDB users 7.2/10 |
| Budget | $35 million |
| Box office | $702 million worldwide |
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What kind of watch this is
Andy Muschietti directs a 135-minute horror film where childhood friendship meets a shape-shifting threat. The premise is simple, but the execution leans into the suffocating dread of small-town life. Bullies, secrets, and a clown who knows exactly what you fear. The film spends its time building the weight of those fears before letting the monster in. It is less about jump scares and more about the quiet, creeping realization that the thing in the dark is already watching you.
What the critics said
Critics found a film that terrified them without losing its heart. Rotten Tomatoes holds an 85% approval rating based on 387 reviews, with an average score of 7.3 out of 10. Metacritic assigns it a 69 out of 100, a score it files under generally favorable. Sinead Brennan of RTÉ called it "beautiful to look at," while Ben Child of The Guardian described Bill Skarsgård as a "revelation." Some outlets saw an Oscar contender. The horror works because the town feels real, which makes the clown terrifying.
How it did with audiences
A $35 million budget produced $700 million in worldwide gross, a return that makes the accounting department nod approvingly. It pulled $329 million from the United States alone. TMDB users rate it 7.2 out of 10. The math is simple enough for anyone to do at home.
What came next for the cast
Jaeden Martell moved from Aloha and St. Vincent to Knives Out and It Chapter Two. Finn Wolfhard arrived from Stranger Things and stayed in the franchise, then jumped to the Ghostbusters universe. Jeremy Ray Taylor went from 42 and Alvin and the Chipmunks to Senior Year. The credits list what they did, not what the horror film did to them.
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Sources
- It on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q25136484 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “It (2017 film)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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