Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- dread-filled
- grotesque
- sentimental
- halloween night
- late night horror marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the cast chemistry, production design, and monster effects effective, but considered the sequel overlong, overstuffed, and less frightening than its predecessor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The grown Losers return to Derry and confront fears and scars rooted in their childhood encounters with Pennywise.
The adult Losers' present-day struggle is repeatedly connected to their earlier lives and shared history.
Pennywise transforms into varied monstrous forms and weaponizes the characters' deepest fears.
Derry, Maine functions as the central community haunted by Pennywise and a history of people disappearing.
Films like It Chapter Two, and why
It
shared supernatural horror, childhood trauma, ensemble friendship, and shape-shifting menace
The Conjuring 2
shared small-town supernatural dread, adult protagonists confronting buried fears, and grotesque creature effects
Doctor Sleep
shared group solidarity, coming-of-age trauma carried into adulthood, and emotionally charged horror spectacle
Movie Details
- Director
- Andy Muschietti
- Release Date
- 2019-09-04
- Runtime
- 169 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (9874)
Cast
- Jessica Chastain
- James McAvoy
- Bill Hader
- Isaiah Mustafa
- Jay Ryan
- James Ransone
- Andy Bean
- Bill Skarsgård
- Jaeden Martell
- Wyatt Oleff
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is It Chapter Two about?
- As adults, a fractured circle of childhood friends reunites in Derry to confront the shape-shifting evil that once terrorized them.
- What is It Chapter Two like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of It Chapter Two as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is It Chapter Two violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in It Chapter Two as graphic.
- What did critics think of It Chapter Two?
- Critics generally found the cast chemistry, production design, and monster effects effective, but considered the sequel overlong, overstuffed, and less frightening than its predecessor.
- Which films are like It Chapter Two?
- Films with a similar feel include It, The Conjuring 2, and Doctor Sleep.
- How long is It Chapter Two?
- It Chapter Two runs 169 minutes.
- Where can I watch It Chapter Two?
- In United States, It Chapter Two streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max.
