It Comes (2018) movie poster

It Comes

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2018 ·2h 15m · ★ 6.5 (51)

To protect his family from a mysterious being, a man joins forces with a journalist and an exorcist - but they come to learn what they are dealing with is beyond their imagination.

Why it matters

A psychological possession thriller that blends familial dread with supernatural mystery, challenging what it means to protect—and inherit—monstrous burdens.

  • Rooted in Japanese horror tradition, it channels the creeping dread of classics like Ringu while leaning into modern CGI to manifest its otherworldly threat.
  • The narrative’s shifting perspectives unsettle as much as the entity itself, reflecting fractured family dynamics and parental anxiety.
  • Not for those craving linear scares—its unresolved, elliptical storytelling demands patience and rewards viewers attuned to atmospheric ambiguity.
  • A thoughtful meditation on responsibility and legacy, wrapped in a spectral enigma that lingers beyond the credits.

Horror DNA

Gore
0
Slow Burn
66
Psychological
14
Supernatural
60
Creature
0
Disturbing
0
Fun Factor
0
Cerebral
71
Survival
0
Occult

Phobia triggers

Religious Imagery

TMDB Keywords

based on novel or bookentityexorcist

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