Pet Sematary
Sometimes dead is better.
After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery.
Directed by Mary Lambert · Horror · 103 min · 1989
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Director
Mary Lambert
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Release
1989-04-21
Runtime
103 min
Genres
Horror
Cast & Characters
Louis Creed
Dale Midkiff
Jud Crandall
Fred Gwynne
Rachel Creed
Denise Crosby
Victor Pascow
Brad Greenquist
Irwin Goldman
Michael Lombard
Gage Creed
Miko Hughes
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Critical Assessment
Pet Sematary holds 6.7/10 on TMDb (2478 votes). IMDb/Rotten Tomatoes/Metacritic scores will populate automatically via the site's daily refresh once available.
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Is Pet Sematary good? What are critics saying?+
Pet Sematary holds 6.7/10 on TMDb (2478 votes). IMDb/Rotten Tomatoes/Metacritic scores will populate automatically via the site's daily refresh once available.
How long is Pet Sematary?+
Pet Sematary has a runtime of 103 min.
Who directed Pet Sematary?+
Pet Sematary was directed by Mary Lambert.
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Fan & Critic Buzz
The movie "Pet Sematary" received mixed reviews, with some critics praising its ability to reference the Stephen King novel and others criticizing its lack of originality and lifelessness. The film was rated 2 stars out of 4, indicating a disappointing experience. Reviewers noted that the adaptation did not live up to the book's potential.
Viewer Reviews (TMDb)
And the night when the cold wind blows, No one cares, nobody knows. The Stephen King novel from which the screenplay was adapted very nearly didn’t see the light of day. It was actually written by King based on a real place and instances during a stay at a rented house. He was ne…
John Chard · 6.5/10Even if it wasn't any good, Pet Sematary's sort of a must watch given how heavily it's been referenced in the film and television industries since. But it is good, so there's that too. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._
Gimly · 6/10The "Creed" family relocate to a rural town in Maine where the father - "Louis" (Dale Midkiff) is to be a local doctor. They don't get off to a great start after the beloved cat of daughter "Ellie" (Blaze Berdahl) gets squashed by a passing vehicle and so it is ceremoniously buri…
CinemaSerf · 6/10A completely botched adaptation. It's completely lifeless and truncated and seems like it's just missing tons of important scenes of lore and character development (which is all included in the book of course). It's odd, the film cuts Judd's wife from the book, but includes a muc…
CertifiedHuman · 4/10"Pet Sematary" boasts a very routine quality on every level and most of the time it seems as though everything connected with this film is strictly on autopilot. It is no wonder the films based upon Stephen King's fiction don't fare particularly well. It isn't because they are ba…
kevin2019 · 5/10
