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(2017)

Based on 1 bookโ€ข1 difference documented

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In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.

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Based onโ€ขPublished 1986

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by Stephen King

Worldwide bestseller about why your emotional intelligence is more important than your IQ

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Timeline split into two films instead of alternating chapters

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Timeline split into two films instead of alternating chapters

The book alternates between 1958 and 1985. The films split into pure childhood (2017) and adulthood (Chapter Two).

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2017
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