It

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)
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It

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 20 Mar 2010
45
35th
Back then: Scariest shit ever. Now: Straight to TV horror schlock lifted substantially by Tim Curry as Pennywise the Clown.
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 25 Jan 2012
60
38th
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 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 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 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 12 Dec 2006
85
71st
Best Tim Curry role ever.
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 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 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
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
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 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 24 Dec 2007
100
87th
Verrry Scary!!
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 12 Feb 2008
73
53rd
I remember this from HS, the clown was super creepy. that is all.
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 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 25 Jun 2008
81
91st
nice movie
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 19 Aug 2009
90
87th
Awesome
Rated 20 Feb 2010
80
53rd
I could perfectly cast an SCTV parody of this movie.
Rated 25 Sep 2010
65
45th
Watchable for Tim Curry's Pennywise and to see the child actors outperform their adult counterparts.
Rated 25 Apr 2011
40
20th
Unintentionally (or not?) hilarious
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 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 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 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 25 Mar 2018
68
45th
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 05 Aug 2018
70
44th
The score is out of respect to Tim Curry and his performance. Something something read the book instead.
Rated 03 Mar 2020
78
51st
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 09 Dec 2006
73
41st
It's very 90s, very made-for-TV (no horrible violence is visible, mainly just implied), and is obviously taken from a novel. Unfortunately, many of the ideas from the book fail to jump across into the film, and the bigger picture is ignored in the final 1/4 of the film. Still, worth watching, apparently it's scary if you're a kid, and Tim Curry is spectacular. Oh yeah, and the kid actors upstage their adult counterparts.
Rated 22 Feb 2007
35
13th
Poor.
Rated 31 Mar 2007
60
47th
Starts off well, then gets worse and worse. Badly paced, drab screwup of a classic horror novel
Rated 07 May 2007
24
12th
Really, really poor execution.
Rated 15 Jun 2007
6
8th
Book was WAY better and the movie doesn't do it much justice.
Rated 23 Jul 2007
55
41st
Tim Curry RULES as Pennywise the clown. Though for the life of me, I couldn't get into the book at all. Toe knee :-)
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
57th
Like most Stephen King adapatations, It is terrible unless you like Stephen King. Or Tim Curry. I like both, but it still couldn't quite save the film.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
77
53rd
This is some pretty creepy shit when you're 10 years old. I've never read the book and don't care to, so I don't know how they compare. "They all float down here..."
Rated 14 Aug 2007
77
53rd
Cheesy and low budget but undeniably creepy. Tim Curry is perfect as the evil Pennywise the clown. Pretty good!
Rated 09 Sep 2007
60
21st
This movie scared the hell out of me when I was about 12
Rated 16 Sep 2007
70
63rd
About as good as a tv version of this book could be. Curry is terrific
Rated 23 Sep 2007
80
43rd
The first half of the film that revolves around the children is suprisingly entertaining and well acted. The adults are actually more annoying than the kids in a movie for once. If compared against the quality of the book it just fails. The most redeeming aspect is of course, Tim Currey. He eats scenes in this movie like a machine designed for the soul purpose of eating scenes in mediocre long movies. He set the bar for acting the menacing clown archetype so high that it just can't be beaten.
Rated 30 Sep 2007
77
62nd
Extremely creepy and suspenseful from what I remember, but I haven't seen it since I was a kid. A must see for Tim Curry fans.
Rated 18 Oct 2007
50
15th
I don't think this book should have been made into a movie
Rated 26 Oct 2007
25
8th
Love Tim Curry, but this is awful and REALLY creepy and depressing.
Rated 12 Nov 2007
96
68th
A great and horrifying Stephen King adaptation.
Rated 17 Nov 2007
0
5th
as bad as the book. sorry, king.
Rated 22 Nov 2007
10
7th
inguardabile. e da che l'ho visto, non riesco più a vedere neanche il rocky horror picture show!
Rated 04 Jan 2008
77
60th
this movie scared the shit out of me as a child. Too bad the scary villain turned out to be one of the lamest bad guys in the end....
Rated 08 Feb 2008
66
14th
Read the book...remember being really disappointed by this.
Rated 22 Feb 2008
40
26th
freaky ass clown
Rated 24 Feb 2008
2
2nd
I am still traumatized!
Rated 08 Apr 2008
75
68th
I simply deny the ending of the movie. If you stick to that, it's really good. May I add, that when I watched this as a ten year old child it really scared me so much I couldn't even go to the bathroom while we watched it. And Pennywise is one of the reason I really hate clowns.
Rated 10 May 2008
40
17th
Deep inside, I always knew clowns are evil.
Rated 27 May 2008
60
49th
Saw this back in the day, the only part that I can vividly remember is the clown scared the shit out of me.
Rated 02 Jul 2008
79
74th
Terrified me as a child.
Rated 05 Jul 2008
50
21st
Freaky shit. Not a very good film, but freaky!
Rated 31 Jul 2008
82
71st
this movie still scares my socks off.
Rated 17 Sep 2008
80
39th
Ahh, it was so scarie movie. Steven King wrote another peace of art, and one of the few movies maded by his script is great. Unfortunately, his novels are inspiration for mediocre movie makers. These is exeption. Great
Rated 21 Sep 2008
80
46th
Like IT :) cool king-adaptions, although the book is was better
Rated 22 Sep 2008
39
50th
Klovnen er noget af det u hyggeligste jeg ved, men filmen er ren gaaab....
Rated 03 Oct 2008
55
29th
I wanted to like this one because the novel was one of my favourites by King, but the difficulties in adapating such a complex narrative are evident from the get-go. Worth watching if you're a King fan, or just a fan of the novel, but prepare to be disappointed. The climactic battle of the end, rather than being gripping, is actually comic and cathartic. The clown is the scariest part of the movie, unfortunately.
Rated 15 Oct 2008
80
58th
A bit dated, but very well made for a made-for-TV adaptation of a Stephen King movie. Not for the very young.
Rated 18 Nov 2008
50
56th
Never eat chinese ever again.
Rated 19 Nov 2008
60
11th
Horrid.
Rated 15 Dec 2008
60
32nd
Some good scenes but I'm glad it's generally becoming accepted this was never that great.
Rated 18 Dec 2008
75
73rd
This movie is literally 200 hours long.
Rated 21 Jan 2009
2
15th
Not very good, not very bad. Pretty cheesy though.
Rated 25 Jan 2009
78
58th
Probably one of the most disturbing movies I've ever seen, especially since clowns are very strange to me. It gets 78 points simply because of the all the levels it managed to bother me...I guess I got a problem with constantly testing my limits. I recommend it to anyone else with a phobia of clowns, otherwise you can skip it.
Rated 25 Jan 2009
70
54th
Scared to death by this movie when I was smaller..
Rated 10 Feb 2009
10
3rd
Its not that its such a terrible film, just that it scared the living daylights out of me and the ending was not worth the 3 hour wait
Rated 23 Feb 2009
90
92nd
the best adaptation of a king movie ever done. Scary as hell.
Rated 30 Apr 2009
28
2nd
Laughing at movies can be fun too.
Rated 04 May 2009
88
70th
Classic. The Best. Stephen King. Hi Ho Silver.
Rated 11 May 2009
77
44th
Even if the rest of the movie/miniseries isn't that great (but it is okay) Tim Curry's performance as the creature is wonderful. Every scene with him you just wish it continued because he's perfect as this evil thing with an absurd sense of humour.
Rated 13 May 2009
70
62nd
Seeing this movie at such a young age has given me a adulthood phobia of clowns
Rated 30 May 2009
50
12th
Fairly high score for nostalgic purposes. Although, Tim Curry is fantastic as Pennywise the Clown.
Rated 04 Jun 2009
85
57th
A chilling tale. A good horror movie all-around.
Rated 30 Jun 2009
49
17th
Starts well enough, but got to be a bit of a chore towards the end.
Rated 05 Sep 2009
61
26th
Creepy, not in a good way.
Rated 08 Oct 2009
80
65th
Read the book, then watch the film. the book is much more the story, but this is the clown to kill all killer clowns; or is that klowns. >:)
Rated 26 Nov 2009
92
88th
Love this story I almost don't care how it's told.
Rated 08 Dec 2009
60
68th
3/5
Rated 09 Feb 2010
15
50th
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Rated 28 Feb 2010
85
94th
This is the stuff nightmares are made of. Tim Curry's haunting yet at times campy performance lifts this gem above other Stephen King adaptations. My childhood was never the same.
Rated 10 Mar 2010
95
88th
Next to Rosemary's baby, on of the scariest movies ever.
Rated 14 Mar 2010
55
19th
There were a few good scenes that lived up to the novel but overall it's pretty cheesy made for tv stuff.
Rated 18 Mar 2010
67
20th
Had some pretty creepy parts, but had a hard time keeping my attention.
Rated 09 Apr 2010
60
41st
That clown face was scary as fuck to me when I was a kid.
Rated 23 May 2010
89
85th
Jason Vorhees, Michael Myers and Freddy Krueger go home, there is a new kid in town. Don't mess with Pennywise!
Rated 11 Jul 2010
75
38th
Not a bad adaptation, scared me when I watched it and was well-casted.
Rated 26 Jul 2010
86
59th
Despite the fear of clowns this film sparked, I still enjoy watching it.
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 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 14 Oct 2010
66
59th
Spider, WTF
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 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 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

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