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Clown

  • 2014
  • R
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
28K
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Clown (2014)
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Body HorrorSupernatural HorrorHorrorThriller

A loving father finds a clown suit for his son's birthday party, only to realize that it's cursed.A loving father finds a clown suit for his son's birthday party, only to realize that it's cursed.A loving father finds a clown suit for his son's birthday party, only to realize that it's cursed.

  • Director
    • Jon Watts
  • Writers
    • Christopher Ford
    • Jon Watts
  • Stars
    • Andy Powers
    • Laura Allen
    • Peter Stormare
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    28K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jon Watts
    • Writers
      • Christopher Ford
      • Jon Watts
    • Stars
      • Andy Powers
      • Laura Allen
      • Peter Stormare
    • 189User reviews
    • 143Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Andy Powers
    Andy Powers
    • Kent
    Laura Allen
    Laura Allen
    • Meg
    Peter Stormare
    Peter Stormare
    • Karlsson
    Christian Distefano
    Christian Distefano
    • Jack
    Chuck Shamata
    Chuck Shamata
    • Walt
    Elizabeth Whitmere
    Elizabeth Whitmere
    • Denise
    Victor Cornfoot
    • Dave
    Lucas Kelly
    • Colton
    Emily Burley
    • Annie
    Matthew Stefiuk
    Matthew Stefiuk
    • Detective
    Michael Riendeau
    • Robbie Pickering
    Miller Timlin
    • Camper
    Robert Reynolds
    Robert Reynolds
    • Martin Karlsson
    Antonio Najera
    • Worker
    Alex Pacheco
    • Worker
    Walter Pacheco
    • Worker
    John MacDonald
    John MacDonald
    • Helpful Motorist
    Allen Altman
    Allen Altman
    • ER Doctor
    • Director
      • Jon Watts
    • Writers
      • Christopher Ford
      • Jon Watts
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    User reviews189

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    7thornhill3

    Awesome

    No Spoiler alerts here! This movie was a good horror movie and playing on a character that a lot of people have phobias about makes it that much better. At the start, I was honestly feeling a cheesy, B movie type with a possible special appearance by the Dwight Johnson or Dolph Lundren :) The gore in the movie was top shelf and watching it with my wife and daughter (who are both scared of clowns) made it that much better and they absolutely loved it! And my daughter still slept in her own bed. I honestly don't know if there has been a horror movie with the main character of a clown that has been this good in the last 5-10 years, if I'm wrong please let me know of such movie. It was awesome how the story jumped feet first into the plot. Would love to see a prequel if it's done right .....Loved the gore!
    9johnbkaramazov

    Disturbing on many different levels

    I was really looking forward to Clown after seeing the trailer, the concept seemed pretty original and interesting and I liked what I saw. If you felt the same way, I would highly recommend that you give this film a watch. In the end it surpassed my expectations and left me feeling pretty disturbed.

    The acting from the leads is solid, Andy Powers especially is fantastic as Kent and carries the earlier parts of the film with a really good performance. Laura Allen is also very good as Kent's wife Meg whose journey through the film is in some ways as interesting to witness as his own. Some of the supporting cast are admittedly not fantastic, but that doesn't detract from the movie as a whole.

    The film is generally well-paced but suffers a little during the middle where it seems to stall, don't worry if you feel this way because it soon gets going again and when it does, it really does. Some of the scenes towards the end will stay with me for a long time.

    Clown is dark, disturbing, original and striking. One of the best horror films of recent years.
    7alex_van_beek

    Inventive and original horror

    There aren't too many clown films but this ranks as one of the finest in that subgenre. It has a really original and interesting take on terror origin of the clown and makes it something entertainingly creepy to watch. The storyline is well executed and follows the other trends that make Eli Roth films great fun to watch as a horror fan. There's plenty of gore and twisted violence, but it's always managed to be incorporated into a context that adds rather than just distracts from the plot in some way. There's enough films out there that offer nothing but violence in place of a storyline, and this one manages to harness violence in a very creepy and effective way towards the tone of the film.

    As horror films go, this is one of the most memorable that I've seen in a long, long time and as I write this I am unable to think of any other recent horror titles that were as memorable as this, in terms of the overall scare factor and anyone that manages to somehow find an original take on anything in the horror genre deserves points.

    I saw this film about a month or so ago and as I've only just signed up to IMDb felt that this should be one of my first recommendations as it really has stayed with me and I've recommended it already to plenty of people via word of mouth.

    If you hate clowns, this film will do bad things to you But if you love horror then get all over this! It's amazing and since seeing it I've been checking out other works from the director and am loving them.
    6subxerogravity

    OK horror movie, Not scary but creepy and pretty messed up altogether.

    The world's greatest dad does not want to disappoint his kid on his birthday, so when the b-day clown cancels, he goes through the closets of a home whose owner just past and finds a clown costume to wear. Only now he can't take it off.

    The movie kind of reminds me of Kevin Smith's Tusk (not as good, however). It's the same odd disturb feeling. This guy has to live his life in a clown costume. It's seems funny at first with his fellow co workers laughing at him and his father-in-law now having the best visual reason as to why he's not good enough for his little girl, but then you don't know how to feel as he attempts to take it off and the only thing that's happening is that he's hurting himself.

    Than it takes a turn for the more disturbing with this whole back story how evil real clowns are and what it will take to get out of the costume, and how far this clown's wife will go to get him out. It does mess with your head.

    Eli Roth produced or executive produced the move and it does have his style all over it. Clown, tends to poke fun at the cheesy horror clichés, almost banging us over the head with the Stereotypes and Archetypes of the horror genre, but I have to admit those moments do make the movie more fun during slow paces when you realized that some one made a feature length movie about a guy stuck in a clown suit.

    It's not scary, but a little distributing, and it works just enough to leave a bad taste in your mouth that makes you feel that you did not waste your time watching it
    6Patient444

    Remarkable cheesy fun!

    I love Clown! A complete surprise for me, came out of nowhere, when I was the poster I was expecting nothing but a class C kind of horror, but boy was I wrong!

    What makes it so much fun? The transformation itself is simple and brilliant! They take their time but they make sure to always keep you interested, waiting to see what happens next, how things will evolve and so on. Clown is a natural movie, they didn't bother into too much gore, nor nudity, but instead they actually focused on the story. And I have to say, it was a good one, effective and sometimes haunting!

    It is a sure thing that most horror fans out there will dig this on for sure. Without saying too much about it, if you liked movies like Rare exports or Sint, this one you'll enjoy even more because in my opinion, it is better! Clown, simple and effective!

    Cheers!

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Movie posters featuring the clown were censored in Italy for being "too scary".
    • Goofs
      When Kent is driving with Karlsson (at about 27 minutes), he starts turning into the demon, and his feet break through the front of his shoes. In the next scene, when Kent gets out of the car (after it crashes) and opens the back door to take Karlsson out, there's a quick shot of his shoes and they're intact.
    • Quotes

      Karlsson: Jack, we have to kill your daddy.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Half in the Bag: Box Office Number Crunching (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Frowny The Clown
      Written & Performed by Benjamin Dickinson

      Courtesy of Dig Yourselves Ltd.

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 17, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El payaso del mal
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cross Creek Pictures
      • Dimension Films
      • PS 260
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $55,007
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $26,920
      • Jun 19, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,381,603
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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