Content & Trigger Warnings for It (2017)
15 content warnings identified for this movie.
Quick Summary
Yes, It (2017) contains 15 content warnings : Stalking / harassment, Death of a child, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Kidnapping / abduction, Blood / medical gore, Body horror, Clowns, Confined spaces (claustrophobia), Drowning / underwater scenes, Jump scares, Spiders / insects, Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations, Child abuse / harm to children, Gore / graphic violence, Sexual assault / rape.
The most severe warnings are for Kidnapping / abduction (severity 4/5), Blood / medical gore (severity 4/5), Body horror (severity 4/5), Clowns (severity 5/5), Jump scares (severity 5/5), Child abuse / harm to children (severity 4/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 4/5).
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| Warning | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Discrimination | |||
| Stalking / harassment | 3/5 | Depicted | A bully relentlessly stalks and terrorizes the group of children |
| Mental Health & Emotional | |||
| Death of a child | 3/5 | Depicted | A child is killed in the opening scene; missing children are a central theme |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters deal with loss, including the disappearance and death of Georgie |
| Other | |||
| Kidnapping / abduction | 4/5 | Depicted | Children are abducted and held captive by the entity |
| Phobias & Sensory | |||
| Blood / medical gore | 4/5 | Depicted | Significant blood depicted in multiple scenes including the iconic blood-filled bathroom and violent attacks |
| Body horror | 4/5 | Depicted | Pennywise transforms into various horrifying forms exploiting each child's fears |
| Clowns | 5/5 | Depicted | The main antagonist Pennywise is a terrifying shape-shifting clown; clown imagery throughout |
| Confined spaces (claustrophobia) | 3/5 | Depicted | Extended sequences in dark, narrow sewers and underground tunnels |
| Drowning / underwater scenes | 3/5 | Depicted | Scenes involving flooding and water-based terror in the sewers |
| Jump scares | 5/5 | Depicted | Frequent intense jump scares throughout the film |
| Spiders / insects | 2/5 | Depicted | Pennywise takes on insect-like forms |
| Sexual Content | |||
| Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations | 3/5 | Depicted | A father's inappropriately controlling and sexually suggestive behavior toward his daughter |
| Violence & Physical Harm | |||
| Child abuse / harm to children | 4/5 | Depicted | Multiple children face physical and emotional abuse from parents and a bully |
| Gore / graphic violence | 4/5 | Depicted | Graphic bloody violence including a child's arm being bitten off in the opening scene |
| Sexual assault / rape | 3/5 | Referenced | Strong implications of sexual abuse of a child by her father |
Identity & Discrimination
Mental Health & Emotional
A child is killed in the opening scene; missing children are a central theme
Characters deal with loss, including the disappearance and death of Georgie
Other
Phobias & Sensory
Significant blood depicted in multiple scenes including the iconic blood-filled bathroom and violent attacks
Pennywise transforms into various horrifying forms exploiting each child's fears
The main antagonist Pennywise is a terrifying shape-shifting clown; clown imagery throughout
Extended sequences in dark, narrow sewers and underground tunnels
Scenes involving flooding and water-based terror in the sewers
Sexual Content
A father's inappropriately controlling and sexually suggestive behavior toward his daughter
Violence & Physical Harm
Multiple children face physical and emotional abuse from parents and a bully
Graphic bloody violence including a child's arm being bitten off in the opening scene
