It(2017)
2017 · Andy Muschietti · 135 min
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.
Horror · Thriller · Drama
7.220.6k votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How It scares
Watching it feels like a theme-park ride wrapped around a coming-of-age story, jumping between genuine jolts and quieter, sadder moments about growing up scared. The pacing keeps moving, mixing shape-shifting creature attacks with kid-gang banter, so dread rarely gets to sit still for long. Its scares lean more toward loud, well-built jump moments than slow dread, though the town's history and the kids' personal fears give it some real emotional weight. It's built to be a fun, group-watch kind of scary rather than something that leaves you shaken for days.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, It rates psychological 3/5, visceral 3/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 3 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 70 of 100 — leans Jump scares
Supernatural vs Real-world: 10 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 40 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A jolt-heavy ride that keeps circling back to scares between chunks of kid-friendship bonding, building to a loud, frantic finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 3, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 5.
How scary is It?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, It rates 3/5 — solidly scary, delivering its fear through jump scares more than lingering dread. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be moderately gory and fun-first. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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