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Clown

  • 2014
  • R
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
28K
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2,213
Clown (2014)
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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
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    28K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,191
    2,213
    • 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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    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.
    6MBlenks91

    An uplifting film about a strong, independent clown suit that won't let anything get in its way!

    An interesting film about a man slowly turning into John C. Reilly.

    Why when the man was in A&E for his clown nose did he not think to ask the doctor to try and remove his outfit? He would've become a medical marvel.

    There was an awful lot of children approaching adults. Like the small boy rapping at the door with a bag of lucky charms.

    I enjoyed it.
    8Ovidium80

    Better than expected

    I was expecting a boring, typical horror movie, instead I was really surprised, in a good way, by this film. The script is not that bad,pretty original, and it keeps you wanting to see more, to see how it will end. The acting is good, great performance from the main actors. Better than the score, I saw a lot of worst horror movie this last year. It was fun and worth watching. Not a masterpiece but highly enjoyable. I was thinking oh, no, another clown horror movie, but actually is one of the best horror movies I've seen in a while. Highly underrated on IMDb, I recommend you to watch it, you will not be disappointed.
    6MattBrady099

    Well I enjoyed this messed up movie

    Never again would I look at Clowns in the same way after seeing this movie but that get's me thinking, when did I like them in the first place.

    The story to Clown is about a father discovers the clown suit and decides to wear it for his son's birthday party. However, he soon discovers that the suit turns the wearer into a killing machine.

    Clowns never scared me because I always know it's somebody else in cheap looking make-up trying to make you laugh but really they creeping us out. I have seen many movies and TV shows with scary looking clowns in it and yes I can see why people are scared of them but they never took a big effect on me, until I sawed this and for now on I will stay far way from clowns if possible.

    You can hate or like the film Clown if your a horror fan or not, for me I like my horror movies best served cold and freaky, and Clown to me isn't a bad flick. I can see a lot of effort went into the make- up and the design of the monster clown.

    To those who have seen the movie did you think for a second that Eli Roth directed this movie, yes I know he stars in the movie but the movie has that style look to it that Eli Roth himself would use and I'm saying that has a positive.

    The acting in the movie was surprisingly pretty good from Andy Powers and Laura Allen. The directing as well was pretty good from other horror movies today.

    Normally I don't like over the top gore in movies as I think it's a cheap way to get 18 rating or if your American Rated R, and to be honest I didn't get that in this movie for most of the time you don't really see much of guts flying everywhere but most of the after math of what happened.

    For problems with the movie I have some like: The characters in the movie are mostly forgettable and I'm not talking about Laura Allen or Andy Powers characters, I mean the other supporting or the background characters that always seem to get screen time which they shouldn't because they stupid and dull to watch.

    The movie dose have some clichés that really stick out and I thought we are already pass some of the clichés when it comes to horror movies today, but luckily after a while the movie forgotten the clichés as it went on. Oh remember when I said some of the acting was good well the kid actor was a bit noticeable that he's trying to be scared but I didn't buy it not for one bit.

    Besides that Clown overall isn't a bad flick, now some people may not agree with me and that's fine you got a opinion and that's awesome I'm not going to be like those dick heads that start yelling at you for nothing. Well I enjoyed this messed up movie.
    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.

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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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    • Budget
      • $1,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $55,007
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $26,920
      • Jun 19, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,381,603
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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