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Clown

  • 2014
  • R
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
29K
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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
    29K
    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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    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.
    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.
    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.
    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!
    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!

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    Related interests

    Jeff Goldblum in The Fly (1986)
    Body Horror
    Doug Jones and Ivana Baquero in Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
    Dark Fantasy
    Shawnee Smith in Saw (2004)
    Splatter Horror
    Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson in Ghostbusters (1984)
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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
      • 1h 40m(100 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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