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Re-release — first released 2017
Worth it. It earned 85% from 391 critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, with audiences at 84%. Well-acted and frightening, it blends horror with an emotionally affecting story about outcast kids.
Why it's worth it
- Critics gave it 85% from 391 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes
- Audiences loved it: 84%
- High on IMDb: 7.3 out of 10
Critics 85%Audience 84%135 min15+
Horror, Thriller, Fantasy, Drama
In cinemas since 17 October 2026, week 1
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About
It is a 2017 American supernatural horror film directed by Andy Muschietti and written by Chase Palmer, Cary Joji Fukunaga, and Gary Dauberman. It is the first of a two-part adaptation of the 1986 novel of the same name by Stephen King, as well as the second adaptation following Tommy Lee Wallace's 1990 miniseries. Starring Jaeden Lieberher and Bill Skarsgård, the film was produced by New Line Cinema, KatzSmith Productions, Lin Pictures, and Vertigo Entertainment. Set in the fictional town of Derry, Maine, the film tells the story of The Losers' Club, a group of seven outcast children who are terrorized by the eponymous being which emerges from the sewer in the form of Pennywise the Dancing Clown (Skarsgård), and face their own personal demons as the monster torments them.
- In cinemas since
- 17 October 2026, week 1
- Director
- Andy Muschietti
- Starring
- Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Martell, Finn Wolfhard, Sophia Lillis
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Rating
- 15+
- Language
- English
- Subtitles
- Arabic, French
- Genre
- Horror, Thriller, Fantasy, Drama
- In the UAE
- 1 chain, 7 shows today and tomorrow
Ratings
- IMDb
- 7.3
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