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The Commuter
Insurance salesman Michael (Liam Neeson) is on his daily commute home, which quickly becomes anything but routine. After being contacted by a mysterious stranger, Michael is forced to uncover the identity of a hidden passenger on the train before the last stop. As he works against the clock to solve the puzzle, he realizes a deadly plan is unfolding, and he is unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that carries life and death stakes for everyone on the train.

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IT
Every 27 years, an ancient shape-shifting predator (Bill Skarsgård) emerges from the sewers to feed on innocent children by preying on their deepest fears in the town of Derry, Maine. A group of seven children, who are considered misfits, form a group called the "Losers Club." They soon realize that they've all had encounters with a demonic entity that appears in various forms, but primarily in the shape of a clown named Pennywise. Not knowing what to call the entity, they refer to it as "It" and believe It is responsible for the recent murders of a number of children in their town. Based on the novel by Stephen King.

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