It (2017): parents' guide

A small boy's arm is bitten off before he is dragged into a drain. A bully carves into a boy's belly and later kills his own father, a sheep is shot with a bolt gun, and a girl's father attacks her, strongly implying sexual abuse.

Plugged In counted about 40 f-words and nearly 25 s-words, nearly all from the child characters, plus an anti-gay slur, jokes mocking a Jewish boy, and misuse of God's and Jesus' names.

A father's creepy touching and an attack strongly imply incestuous abuse. Classmates spread rumors that a 13-year-old girl sleeps around, the boys make crude sex jokes, she sunbathes in her underwear while the boys watch, and two kids kiss.

A girl steals cigarettes and smokes one in a bathroom, a bully smokes, and empty beer bottles surround an abusive father's chair.

Sustained terror rather than cheap jolts: Pennywise stalks children in many forms, including a headless boy and a rotting leper, there are bloody visions, and the children are in danger throughout.