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It (2017)

It Chapter One is a supernatural horror film based on the book by Stephen King where several children, including the younger brother of one of the film's protagonists, have gone missing. A group of kids called "The Loser's Club" decide to investigate the cause and hopefully save the others. However, they realize they may be in over their head when they discover their foe is an evil clown known as Pennywise, a being that preys on fear and has been the rumored cause of murders in the town of Derry for centuries. 

It (2017)
R
Horror

Director
Andy Muschietti
Release Date
September 8, 2017
Studio(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures , Sony
Distributor(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures , Lionsgate , 20th Century , Sony
Cast
Bill Skarsgard , Jaeden Martell , Finn Wolfhard , Sophia Lillis , Jeremy Ray Taylor , Chosen Jacobs , Jack Dylan Grazer , Wyatt Oleff
Writers
Chase Palmer , Cary Joji Fukunaga , Gary Dauberman , Stephen King
Franchise(s)
IT
Budget
35m

Summary

When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids are faced with their biggest fears when they square off against an evil clown named Pennywise, whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries. Based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King.

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