It (2017)

135 min · Horror

USRUK15AUMA15+CA18A

113 STRONG

ScoutScore

Significant content. Read the scene list first.

It scores 113 on the ScoutScore, which is Strong. Significant content. Read the scene list first. FilmScout maps 29 flagged scenes and 6 worth skipping.

A ScoutScore is a living number. We re-check movies against the source and raise or lower it when we find something the first pass missed, so a score you see today can differ from one you saw last month.

What FilmScout flagged

Heads up	14
Caution	9
Skip	6

Content map

How the scenes we flagged in this movie divide up by kind. These are shares of what was flagged, not a level, and not a promise about anything we did not flag: a movie with very little flagged content can still be 80% one kind.

Flagged mostly for scary and dark.

Scary and dark	50%
Violence and action	22%
Themes	12%
Sexual content	1%
Substances	none flagged
Language	15%
All flagged content	100%

Direction is the kind of content flagged. Reach is the ScoutScore, which is how much there is: green at the centre, yellow, orange, then red at the dotted line, which is 100. The scale has no ceiling, so a shape can cross it.

Scenes FilmScout flagged

Heads up Deity exclamations throughout
Skip Pennywise kills Georgie
Heads up Sheep slaughter at the abattoir
Heads up Last day of school - bullying and crude humor
Heads up Pervasive strong profanity throughout (begins)
Heads up Mike's trauma flashback - parents burning
Heads up Pervasive strong profanity throughout (continues)
Caution Stan encounters the woman from the painting
Caution Henry Bowers slashes Ben at the Kissing Bridge
Heads up Pervasive strong profanity throughout (intensifies)

Where each one lands in the runtime, and alerts that arrive before it does, are in the app.

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Age ratings by country

AU	MA15+
CA	18A
GB	15
US	R

Talk about it after

“Bill can't stop searching for his brother even when it puts everyone in danger. What does it feel like when you care so much about someone that it's hard to think about anything else?”

This guide tells you before. The app tells you during.

Every scene above is timed. The FilmScout app listens to the movie and taps you 30 seconds before each one, so you can skip it, mute it, or talk it through. Free to start on iPhone.

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Common questions

Is It okay for kids?

It scores 113 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Strong tier. Significant content. Read the scene list first. FilmScout has mapped 29 flagged scenes in it, covering dark imagery, profanity, action. The right answer depends on your child, which is why FilmScout shows you the scenes instead of giving a verdict.

What is the ScoutScore for It?

113, which is the Strong tier. The ScoutScore is driven by the intensity of a movie's heaviest moments rather than how many it has.

What is It rated?

It is rated R in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU MA15+, CA 18A, GB 15, US R. A letter rating stamps a whole movie at once, so FilmScout scores it scene by scene instead.

Is it OK for your kid? The age-by-age answer

See every scene in the FilmScout app.
Each flagged moment with its place in the runtime, plus live alerts that follow along while you watch.

ScoutScores are FilmScout's own scene by scene analysis and change as the catalog is rescored. FilmScout is independent and is not affiliated with, licensed by, or endorsed by any studio or ratings board.

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