Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- disturbing
- grotesque
- bleak
- late night horror marathon
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics generally found the film competently made and occasionally effective in its practical gore and body horror, but too formulaic, uneven, and slow to fulfill its promising killer-clown concept.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Kent's clown suit cannot be removed and progressively turns him into a child-eating creature.
Kent's role as a father collides with the curse's demand that he prey on children.
The curse is expressed through tangible costume effects, bodily change, and graphic creature imagery.
The benign birthday-party clown becomes a demonic figure associated with child murder.
Films like Clown, and why
It
Shares a killer-clown premise, slasher structure, graphic practical effects, and grotesque horror imagery.
The Babadook
Shares family-centered supernatural horror, child endangerment, and escalating body horror.
The Fly
Shares transformation-driven body horror, parental distress, and a bleak supernatural threat.
Society
Shares darkly comic splatter, monstrous transformation, and explicit practical gore.
Movie Details
- Director
- Jon Watts
- Release Date
- 2014-11-13
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (1497)
Cast
- Andy Powers
- Laura Allen
- Peter Stormare
- Christian Distefano
- Chuck Shamata
- Elizabeth Whitmere
- Victor Cornfoot
- Lucas Kelly
- Emily Burley
- Matthew Stefiuk
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Clown about?
- A father's attempt to save his son's birthday unleashes a cursed clown transformation that turns family life into a grotesque struggle against predatory hunger.
- What is Clown like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Clown as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Clown violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Clown as graphic.
- What did critics think of Clown?
- Critics generally found the film competently made and occasionally effective in its practical gore and body horror, but too formulaic, uneven, and slow to fulfill its promising killer-clown concept.
- Which films are like Clown?
- Films with a similar feel include It, The Babadook, The Fly, and Society.
- How long is Clown?
- Clown runs 99 minutes.
- Where can I watch Clown?
- In United States, Clown streams on Netflix.
