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It sits at 45% across 31 matchups — below average, but close enough that a shift in the voting pool could change the picture. A Stephen King adaptation that succeeded in making Pennywise terrifying to an audience that never read the novel, building a horror identity entirely its own. In bracket competition, that cultural penetration is a real asset — name recognition alone puts it in contention. But the film's length and its balance between coming-of-age warmth and genuine horror give opponents room to argue they do one thing better than this film does two. At 0.6s average, voters don't deliberate — this is an instant reaction, not a considered choice.