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Synopsis

Horror. Based on the novel by Stephen King. When local kids start to disappear, a group of friends (Finn Wolfhard, Sophia Lillia, Jaeden Lieberher, Wyatt Oleff, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Jack Dylan Grazer) discover an evil entity that appears every 27 years.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations in a non-sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang; infrequent use of profanity, cursing, vulgar expressions, and developmental and sexual slurs
• Infrequent use of sexual language and references
• Frequent portrayals of weapons and hand-to-hand violence, most in a horror context, some in a bullying context – blood and some gory detail
• Frequent portrayals of frightening monsters, transformations, and nightmarish imagery in a horror context - blood and some gory detail
• Infrequent portrayals of tobacco use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Adolescent relationships
• Fear and power
• Solidarity and teamwork

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for frequent frightening scenes and gory violence in a genre context, as well as frequent coarse language

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