It is a movie directed by Andy Muschietti in 2017 and based on the book of the same name by Stephen King, first published in 1986. The movie features Jaeden Martell, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, and others.
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Storyline
In October 1988, Bill Denbrough crafts a paper sailboat for Georgie, his six-year-old brother. As he attempts to retrieve it, Georgie sees a clown in the drain, who introduces himself as Pennywise the Dancing Clown. They find the sneaker of a missing girl named Betty Ripsom, while a member of the Bowers Gang, Patrick Hockstetter, is killed by Pennywise while searching the sewers for Ben.
Movie vs Book
Year
2017
Minutes
135
Movie Rate
7.30
Source: IMDb
Year
1986
Pages
1116
Book Rate
8.48
S: Goodreads
Book
It
Author: Stephen King
Country: USA
First published in: 1986
Length: 1116 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
TV Mini-Series by Tommy Lee Wallace
Movie by Andy Muschietti
User polls & recommendations
“Every adaptation has things you have to leave behind in service of creating a cinematic idea that embodies the essential values of the book.”
EDWARD NORTON (Actor, Filmmaker)
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