It (1990)

Bias Rating

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 6.8

Overview

In 1960, a group of social outcasts who are bullied by a gang of greasers led by Henry Bowers are also tormented by an evil demon who can shape-shift into a clown and feed on children's fears and kill them. After defeati...

Starring Cast

Richard Thomas • Tim Reid • Annette O'Toole

Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Moderate

LGBTQ: Negative

Overview

Starring Cast

Richard Thomas • Tim Reid • Annette O'Toole

Detailed Bias Analysis

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Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film's central themes of confronting a supernatural evil, the power of friendship, and overcoming childhood trauma are universal and presented without explicit political framing, focusing instead on psychological horror and coming-of-age.

Diversity: ModerateConfidence: High

The movie features visible diversity with a Black main character, consistent with its source material, but does not engage in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities without centralizing DEI critiques.

Secondary

LGBTQ: NegativeConfidence: Medium

The film features Adrian Mellon, a gay man, who is brutally attacked by a homophobic gang and murdered by Pennywise. While the narrative condemns the violence, Mellon's identity is solely linked to his tragic and degrading death. As the only explicit LGBTQ+ representation, the net impact is negative, portraying queer identity primarily through victimhood and extreme prejudice.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The 1990 miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's novel "It" maintains the established genders of all primary characters, including the members of the Losers' Club and Pennywise the Dancing Clown, as depicted in the source material.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

The 1990 miniseries "It" faithfully adapts the racial identities of its core characters from Stephen King's novel. Mike Hanlon, for example, was canonically Black in the source material and is portrayed as such in the series, thus not constituting a race swap.