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It
1990
Drama, Fantasy
TV Mini-Series
3h 12m
Seven youths have to defeat a demonic creature named Pennywise which dresses in a clown suit and terrorizes a 1960's town in Maine. (imdb)
Directed by:
Tommy Lee WallaceIt
1990
Drama, Fantasy
TV Mini-Series
3h 12m
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Rated 02 Feb 2008
1
10th
This movie manages to bend the space time continuem with a running time of several thousand years.
Rated 02 Feb 2008
Rated 20 Mar 2010
45
36th
Back then: Scariest shit ever. Now: Straight to TV horror schlock lifted substantially by Tim Curry as Pennywise the Clown.
Rated 20 Mar 2010
Rated 25 Jan 2012
60
40th
There are two movies to review here. The one with the kids gets an 80 and the one with the adults gets a 20. There are enough creepy clown moments that you only ever need to see it once and you'll still see that clown coming out of your shower drain.
Rated 25 Jan 2012
Rated 13 Sep 2008
98
98th
TimCurry plays the "ghost of my past". Got so many sleepless nights as a child because of this Movie. One of the best King movies ever. Stands behind the Novel but a very good movie, no doubt
Rated 13 Sep 2008
Rated 01 Oct 2009
30
15th
I watched it when it came out, as a 12-year old looking for action-packed horrorfests. The only thing I can remember clearly is that I wanted to dig it but was by and large bored. Most of Stephen King's stuff struggles to be interesting anyway, and here the same mistake was made as with Salem's Lot: Overstretching Stephen King adaptations does not cure them of their dreary mediocrity.
Rated 01 Oct 2009
Rated 20 May 2009
75
71st
I think the book is better, deeper. The story is great, but too much complex to adapt a film. Anyway, it is a scary movie, especially the clown Pennywise, pretty cool.
Rated 20 May 2009
Rated 17 May 2008
84
86th
this is the only time where the unfounded fears of children about clowns being demonic creatures have been given evidence, facinating to think that this movie may have single handedly killed an entire profession.
Rated 17 May 2008
Rated 03 Mar 2020
78
52nd
Watched only out of curiosity after seeing the 2019 film version & this is both not that bad for what it is (it obviously lacks the budget or CGI capabilities to have the kind of impact the films do) & also lacking something in terms of direction, even for television with certain scenes shot in a very basic way (like It in the sewer drain). Still the fortune cookie scene is simpler & less wacky; Ritter's nice guy vibes are always welcome; & his initial disbelief of O'Toole's confession is fun.
Rated 03 Mar 2020
Rated 05 Aug 2018
70
44th
The score is out of respect to Tim Curry and his performance. Something something read the book instead.
Rated 05 Aug 2018
Rated 25 Mar 2018
68
44th
I ranked this quite a bit lower earlier. It's actually pretty decent, although some parts almost require you to have read the book. The budget shows a bit too much, especially in the end.
Rated 25 Mar 2018
Rated 10 Sep 2017
40
18th
The first half of this film is great. Tim Curry as Pennywise absolutely destroys. Great performances from the children. However, the second half with the adults is boring. It just keeps going and going and going. Everyone that nostalgically remembers this film forgets about the second half.
Rated 10 Sep 2017
Rated 11 May 2014
71
44th
I remember seeng this when it came out and being pleasantly surprised at how well it was done. Now I watch it again and am unpleasantly confused at why I thought it was good.
Rated 11 May 2014
Rated 05 Apr 2012
55
20th
Some genuinely creepy and disturbing parts in the first half of this. Ultimately the scares and suspense go nowhere, leaving us with a second half that is beyond lame.
Rated 05 Apr 2012
Rated 29 Nov 2011
40
14th
It hasn't aged well, but it was damn scary when it first came in. Mostly because of how good Tim Curry was as Pennywise. I would later read the book and come to find how much this movie strayed from it (and not at all in a good way). Beyond nostalgic reasons I doubt this will be many people's idea of a good film.
Rated 29 Nov 2011
Rated 25 Sep 2010
65
45th
Watchable for Tim Curry's Pennywise and to see the child actors outperform their adult counterparts.
Rated 25 Sep 2010
Rated 20 Feb 2010
80
53rd
I could perfectly cast an SCTV parody of this movie.
Rated 20 Feb 2010
Rated 18 Jul 2008
61
39th
I found part one to be exactly what "It" set out to be. A creepy and scary movie. Tim Curry is terrifying in my books. Part 2 just seems to fall apart with the "final battle" that includes special effects so laughably dated that it completely destroys the frights from the first half.
Rated 18 Jul 2008
Rated 21 Jun 2008
92
80th
If you hate clowns already, stay away from IT. If you don't, you'll hate them AFTER you see this movie! An awesome Stephen King book-turned-movie, and Tim Curry is fucking evil as Pennywise the Dancing Clown who terrorizes a group of kids (later adults) in the small town of Dairy.
Rated 21 Jun 2008
Rated 15 Feb 2008
61
21st
i watched this film on tv when i was a child .the day i became scare (or hate) clowns.
Rated 15 Feb 2008
Rated 12 Feb 2008
73
53rd
I remember this from HS, the clown was super creepy. that is all.
Rated 12 Feb 2008
Rated 23 Jan 2008
85
94th
Everybody I've spoken to who, like me, saw this as a child agree that this was a highlight and also a somewhat scarring experience. So, naturally, I made sure to introduce it to my younger brother when he got (nearly) old enough. Back then I was particularly caught up in the first half where you have a sense of sharing these kids' impossibly horrific situation, and how can anybody disremember Tim Curry's astoundingly creepy villain?
Rated 23 Jan 2008
Rated 09 Nov 2007
85
76th
This movie made me afraid to go in the bathroom when I first saw when I was a kid.
Rated 09 Nov 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
87
67th
There are some films I rate highly because of reasons that don't often fall into that of a regular critique. I'm aware that the second half of the film turns into a horrid comedy and ruins the atmosphere of the first half, but I still love it. I love it because I love Pennywise himself. Because Curry is so brilliant. And because I first caught a glimpse of him when I was very young and he destroyed my life every time I had to go to sleep for years. For so long I thought I had dreamed he existed.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
76th
The first half is engaging and creepy, but the second seems really lacking. It feels rushed and doesn't seem to work emotionally. Considering the source material being crammed into a 2-part broadcast TV movie is a daunting task, it's not a failure. The widely lamented creature at the end doesn't bother me that much. Most of the effects are quite nice, and the musical score is not bad either.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
14
14th
Take a mediocre novel written by a mediocre novelist, make it into a mediocre film with mediocre actors reading from a mediocre script, toss in some mediocre SFX and a mediocre creature, and you have IT.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 19 Feb 2007
60
23rd
Part 1 is actually quite good, but Part 2 is awful. That creepy clown sure became a lot scarier when it turned into a big, shitty-looking spider, didn't it?
Rated 19 Feb 2007
Rated 11 Feb 2007
64
53rd
Very clever, well acted, and a good script. Tim Curry is frightening as Pennywise the clown, and good performances from most of the cast make this movie very watchable. The terrible ending really ruined this film for me.
Rated 11 Feb 2007
Rated 31 Aug 2024
65
0th
Decent
Rated 31 Aug 2024
Rated 20 Mar 2024
58
44th
There's some horror bits here and there but it feels more like a drama of friends connecting with each other, gathering characters together to fight the evil monster. There's too many characters for the length and there isn't enough time to flesh them all out and give them focus, along with being kids which inherently makes them less interesting to me, though they were more entertaining than the adults. Pennywise is a good and entertaining villain, and i wished i saw and heard more from him.
Rated 20 Mar 2024
Rated 09 Apr 2022
70
60th
Scared the shit out of me as a kid.
Rated 09 Apr 2022
Rated 21 Aug 2021
80
63rd
It's interesting to note that this version well and truly outdoes its remake(s) thematically, communicating the idea of childhood fears and trauma leaking into adult life more clearly and efficiently by painting its adult characters as adults, rather than adult-teenagers. Never quite escapes being an 80s/90s TV production (and you wish Curry's diabolical Pennywise could cut loose into some uncensored mayhem, Furter pouting and all!), but caveats in mind, an interesting and enjoyable production.
Rated 21 Aug 2021
Rated 11 Feb 2021
92
65th
Finally got to see this one! I've seen both of the new ones. Loved Tim Curry and all of the kids, but I wasn't too happy with the casting (and acting) of all of the adults. A wild and imaginative horror though.
Rated 11 Feb 2021
Rated 16 Oct 2020
50
23rd
I thought it was quite boring.
Rated 16 Oct 2020
Rated 11 May 2020
75
51st
Ohhh. Come on, bucko. Don't you want a... balloon?
Rated 11 May 2020
Rated 12 Jun 2019
60
12th
Despite its status as a horror classic over the past near 30 years, it's really not much to shout about. A slew of decent, but never great, performances combined with pretty flat characters and some truly perplexing casting choices, as well as a jumbled plot and bad pacing/tone shifts, are what you'll find here. All that's really worth seeing is Curry's fabulous performance as Pennywise and Seth Green showing up to play young Richie. Never scary, sometimes creepy, overall not great.
Rated 12 Jun 2019
Rated 04 Oct 2018
40
40th
You can almost cut this thing in half and have two completely different reactions. The first half works because Tim Curry is great and the children's horror works fairly well. The second half is a complete bore that is bereft of anything tense or interesting.
Rated 04 Oct 2018
Rated 23 Apr 2018
90
80th
This movie gave me nightmares as a child.
Rated 23 Apr 2018
Rated 04 Jan 2018
80
59th
As a whole the film is uneven. The first half is a well made horror flick with some terrific child acting. The second half is unfortunately let down by iffy acting from the adults and a less absorbing story. Both halves are put on nearly equal ground when relying on Tim Curry's beyond entertaining work as Pennywise the Dancing Clown.
Rated 04 Jan 2018
Rated 25 Dec 2017
58
34th
I don't know how you direct this and not read the book first but that's what the director did. A lot of this hasn't aged well at all but it does follow the book a lot better than the 2017 adaptation. Still, it does not grab your attention very much except when Curry is on screen
Rated 25 Dec 2017
Rated 11 Nov 2017
55
23rd
The good parts do not outweigh the flaws. But the good parts are legitimately good and people who claim to like this only remember those.
Rated 11 Nov 2017
Rated 05 Nov 2017
45
12th
The acting by the cast playing the children grown up is terrible. The whole film feels too long with slow progression. I can imagine the book being pretty good (although I haven't read it) but I don't rate this film much. The clown is funny despite the reviews that say he's scary. Overall just anti-climactic.
Rated 05 Nov 2017
Rated 24 Oct 2017
2
17th
dammit beverly get a grip
Rated 24 Oct 2017
Rated 14 Oct 2017
45
19th
Too bad the ending is such a crapfest. They should have just remade the second half here, with brand new adult actors and a finale that actually dares go there. But damnit, as a story, it probably works better than the 2017 version. Tim Curry is brilliant, the child actors deliver, and at least in theory, the pain of the former friends having to remember what they've been through is a much better story than simply some kids hunting a monster.
Rated 14 Oct 2017
Rated 10 Sep 2017
75
34th
I really prefer the acting of the kids to the the adults in the miniseries, and I think that to a large part is what makes the kid scenes stronger. It's not that the acting by the adult characters is necessarily "bad" or that they're miscast, but they act like they know they're in a hokey made-for-TV miniseries. The child actors, who would have less self-consciousness about the material, just play it straight and it comes across as a lot less gauche.
Rated 10 Sep 2017
Rated 10 Sep 2017
4
44th
Just can't escape its own TV movie cheesiness. There's stuff to admire in its focus on characterization, some of the kids' interactions and Tim Curry himself as Pennywise the Dancing Clown, but so much of it just comes across as laughable, right up through that space spider fight at the end that earns a genuine cringe of embarrassment that the filmmakers had to put their name to that.
Rated 10 Sep 2017
Rated 05 Sep 2017
40
13th
Acting too on the nose, an overall sense of horror that only register as family comedy, although the liberties it takes regarding the original don't actually bother. Tim Curry is more annoying than scary, and Tommy Lee Wallace's filmmaking is way too early 90s television and barely scratches how astonishing and profound the novel is -- one of the finest books ever written on childhood traumas and their reflection on adult life. Less disturbing than Home Alone, for sure.
Rated 05 Sep 2017
Rated 06 Aug 2017
40
15th
Way too drawn out, otherwise it would have been pretty good.
Rated 06 Aug 2017
Rated 05 Jun 2017
78
48th
B
Rated 05 Jun 2017
Rated 04 Apr 2017
75
51st
I really liked this overall. Preferred the childhood half over the adulthood half.
Rated 04 Apr 2017
Rated 10 Jan 2017
60
47th
I watched this movie when I was a kid and I remember it being so fricking scary that I had nightmares about scary clowns for weeks. Now I'm old and was more amused by the weird acting and cheesy melodrama when I re-watched it. I guess some of the magic got lost along the way, but I'm still quite fond of IT - just for different reasons.
Rated 10 Jan 2017
Rated 30 Dec 2016
60
13th
Stephen King books never translate that well to tv. It is no different. This is probably Tim Curry at his creepiest, apart from when he's just Tim Curry.
Rated 30 Dec 2016
Rated 29 Sep 2016
60
31st
It's a stilted soap opera-level TV movie elevated by an engaging first half and an unforgettable scenery-chewing villain. The kids make the miniseries better. When adults are onscreen - duck and hide.
Rated 29 Sep 2016
Rated 19 Sep 2016
76
29th
Tim Curry is great, as are Harry Anderson and Seth Green as Richie Tozier. Most of the other performances in the film were lacking, and I for one am glad that they're remaking this, as this is one of my favorite Stephen King novels, and I hope that they can do it the justice it really deserves.
Rated 19 Sep 2016
Rated 11 Aug 2016
67
47th
Fairly loyal to the book but excluded many important details, especially the horrific parts. A shame as the book is ace!
Rated 11 Aug 2016
Rated 22 Jun 2016
37
33rd
Towards the beginning of the second half of the film there is one scene that is pretty creepy. The rest of the movie, however is mostly droning, dull and lame.
Rated 22 Jun 2016
Rated 27 Dec 2014
30
5th
Loved the book. The movie - awful. I hard to do King justice on film
Rated 27 Dec 2014
Rated 06 Dec 2014
14
5th
Terrível. Esperando pela versão do Cary Fukunaga.
Rated 06 Dec 2014
Rated 13 Sep 2014
29
87th
Single-handedly ruins the entire clown industry haha
Rated 13 Sep 2014
Rated 28 Jun 2014
65
47th
This movie enthralled me with its interesting story, likable characters, and disturbing nature. Unfortunately, it's acting (other than Curry's Pennywise) was quite poor, even for television. Overall, this is a classic horror story, that deserves a remake to rid it of its cursed cast.
Rated 28 Jun 2014
Rated 16 Jun 2014
55
34th
Tim Curry is wonderful, the bloody sink is memorable, the rest is not good.
Rated 16 Jun 2014
Rated 18 Feb 2014
60
60th
not bcz it's really good, bu bcz really scared me so much...
Rated 18 Feb 2014
Rated 31 Dec 2013
83
81st
Good story with decent entertainment value. The only real down side was how damn long this movie is. Overall a classic as far as horror movies go.
Rated 31 Dec 2013
Rated 26 Nov 2013
72
61st
I went for years not even realizing this was a TV mini-series, but thinking it was just a movie. It was still very good, still managing to be pretty horrifying, even by TV standards. Good special effects too. But I really think they could have cut the beginning parts a little shorter and made into maybe a 2-hour movie. Although it was kind of interesting seeing how every kid individually met Pennywise, I think the story would work just as well if some of that was cut.
Rated 26 Nov 2013
Rated 09 Jan 2013
52
51st
The memory of the title character is terrifying, and the atmosphere is nostalgic, but it's incredibly cheesy.
Rated 09 Jan 2013
Rated 08 Jan 2013
68
19th
ortalama ustu,kurgusu guzel
Rated 08 Jan 2013
Rated 23 Nov 2012
29
6th
Ruined my childhood
Rated 23 Nov 2012
Rated 21 Oct 2012
74
39th
Negatives: the buildup leads to a pretty stupid let down, the bullies are cardboard cutouts, the dialogue is pretty hokey and Tim Curry fails to be scary for an adult audience (but dammit if he's not funnier than most real clowns). Positives: the drama of the story is compelling, the kids are all surprisingly talented, and the hokey moments are genuinely fun to make fun of.
Rated 21 Oct 2012
Rated 02 Oct 2012
65
37th
This movie is incredibly scary at times, with an absolutely incredible lead performance by Tim Curry as Pennywise. Unfortunately, the movie is also way too long and not a lot of the main characters are really interesting. Once Pennywise changes form, the scares completely evaporate and the movie becomes dull monster movie stuff.
Rated 02 Oct 2012
Rated 08 Aug 2012
60
9th
Curry is great, but most of the other actors are forgettable, and the effects are laughably bad (Giant Spider!). Read the book.
Rated 08 Aug 2012
Rated 17 Jul 2012
60
52nd
This movie haunted me as a child and left me afraid of being alone; Tim Curry really does a great scary performance as Pennywise and the first half of the story is mysterious and scary, also the child characters give the story a special feeling, but on the second half everything flattens when the children grow up the movie become a bit repetitive and loses the magic. Overall the first half is worthwhile.
Rated 17 Jul 2012
Rated 15 Jun 2012
53
19th
Tim Curry is scary
Rated 15 Jun 2012
Rated 26 May 2012
3
9th
Seriously, Pennywise deserved better than this.
Rated 26 May 2012
Rated 29 Mar 2012
28
2nd
I don't think I was ever a proper child because I saw this at some point in elementary school and still thought it was cheesy, boring, and not scary. Is this movie the reason everybody is scared of clowns?
Rated 29 Mar 2012
Rated 19 Mar 2012
80
49th
A little dated, but still extremely entertaining - the kids in particular play their roles superbly
Rated 19 Mar 2012
Rated 14 Jan 2012
73
49th
Drops most of the psychological scares the book had, and the climax is laughable, but acting is good and it's well directed. Probably won't scare anyone today, but there are some creepy moments and the film is dark enough to still be salvageable today.
Rated 14 Jan 2012
Rated 07 Jan 2012
70
58th
Moral: Don't walk next to sewer drains...
Rated 07 Jan 2012
Rated 17 Dec 2011
77
64th
The special effects in this movie are cheesy but it has an eclectic, ensemble cast. Some members of the cast are not known for horror roles but they do a good job. Tim Curry is outstanding as the creepy, evil clown. I had not watched this film since it originally came out, I still enjoyed it this time around.
Rated 17 Dec 2011
Rated 17 Oct 2011
70
28th
Nothing compared to the book.
Rated 17 Oct 2011
Rated 05 Oct 2011
30
21st
Reminiscent of an extended Darkplace episode. Highlight was the woman crying out "Why is he SO MEAN?!" in reference to an interdimensional demonic clown.
Rated 05 Oct 2011
Rated 27 Jun 2011
80
36th
Gran adaptación, para cagarse los pantalones..
Rated 27 Jun 2011
Rated 17 Jun 2011
55
32nd
A decent enough Stephen King adaptation for a TV audience but beyond how awesome Pennywise the clown looks, there's not much going on here.
Rated 17 Jun 2011
Rated 04 May 2011
37
22nd
Yet another failed attempt at making a great book into a movie. Stephen King is a good story-teller, but horror is better when it's subjective.
Rated 04 May 2011
Rated 25 Feb 2011
60
40th
this is possibly the best 60 i have ever rated here, as i still find myself watching IT now and again. but boy, this is all sorts of late 80s/early 90s cheesy and melodramatic. i'm fanatically in favor of the novel (except the weird pedophilia), and the stuff they changed or left out in favor of budget and duration limitations really sets it back as a whole. the finale, however, is in spiritual union with the book again...hence it totally blows.
Rated 25 Feb 2011
Rated 08 Jan 2011
23
16th
Balloons are scary!
Rated 08 Jan 2011
Rated 23 Dec 2010
71
39th
Scared me to no end as a kid. Not scary now, but still enjoy it out of nostalgicness and being somewhat entertaining
Rated 23 Dec 2010
Rated 23 Oct 2010
30
12th
Way, WAY too long. Let's be honest: the only scenes worth watching are the scenes with Curry's Pennywise.
Rated 23 Oct 2010
Rated 20 Oct 2010
65
83rd
The first half of the mini-series was brilliant (when they were kids), but the second half falls flat. Still worth a watch. Oh, and always remember that "they all float down here Georgie!!!!"
Rated 20 Oct 2010
Rated 26 Sep 2010
40
13th
It.. didn't appeal to me.It.. was a total waste of time.It.. had the worst acting that I've seen in a long time.It.. had the most unlikable characters.It.. had the crappiest ending.It.. gave me the shits.It.. baffles me why some people enjoyed this shit.It.. should have had an 'sh' in front of its title.It.. .....need I go on,
Rated 26 Sep 2010
Rated 17 Aug 2010
90
66th
Creative and creepy adaptation of Stephen King's mammoth work. Tim Curry is amazing as Pennywise the Clown and steals every scene he is in. The rest of the cast is average and seem a little miscast. Watch this for the clown!
Rated 17 Aug 2010
Rated 26 Jul 2010
86
59th
Despite the fear of clowns this film sparked, I still enjoy watching it.
Rated 26 Jul 2010
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