Pet Sematary
Horror

Pet Sematary (1989)

"Sometimes dead is better / A Pet Isn't Just For Life."

1 h 43 min1989

Creeds fjölskyldan er nýflutt í nýtt hús í sveitinni.

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TMDB7.0
Metacritic38
Letterboxd3.2
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Plot

After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery.

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Cast

Dale Midkiff
Dale MidkiffLouis Creed
Fred Gwynne
Fred GwynneJud Crandall
Denise Crosby
Denise CrosbyRachel Creed
Brad Greenquist
Brad GreenquistVictor Pascow
Michael Lombard
Michael LombardIrwin Goldman
Miko Hughes
Miko HughesGage Creed
Blaze Berdahl
Blaze BerdahlEllie Creed
Susan Blommaert
Susan BlommaertMissy Dandridge
Mary Louise Wilson
Mary Louise WilsonDory Goldman
Lee Mi-sook
Lee Mi-sookMinister

Writers and directors

Mary Lambert
Mary LambertDirector

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TMDB reviews

John Chard ★ 6.5/10
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 …29. Dec 2014
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Gimly ★ 6.0/10
Even 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 ratin…8. Sep 2018
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CinemaSerf ★ 6.0/10
The "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" (B…13. Feb 2023
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CertifiedHuman ★ 4.0/10
A 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 o…3. Apr 2025
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kevin2019 ★ 5.0/10
"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 S…4. Apr 2025
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Dr Nostromo ★ 6.0/10
61/100 One of Stephen King's most horrific stories about a graveyard where the dead come back ...sorta. I don't usually compare films when I'm reviewing but I'm going defy my usual MO and mention t…9. Oct 2026
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Paramount PicturesUS

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