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Clown

Clown

Horror · Thriller · 2014

A loving father finds a clown suit for his son's birthday party, only to realize the suit is part of an evil curse that turns its wearer into a killer.

Movie details

Clown

“The kids aren't alright.”

2014 Horror · Thriller 1h 39m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

5.7 / 10

27.4K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

46 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

42 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

5.8 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A loving father finds a clown suit for his son's birthday party, only to realize the suit is part of an evil curse that turns its wearer into a killer.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Clown?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Nearby on the taste map.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jon Watts

Written by

Christopher Ford · Jon Watts

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

Victor Cornfoot

Dave

Court is in session

Put Clown on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.