Pet Sematary (1989)
Sometimes, dead is better.
Pet Sematary rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.5/10· 123K votes
Rotten Tomatoes58%
Metacritic38%
TMDb6.6/10· 2K votesWith 58% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.5/10 on IMDb and 38/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.
About Pet Sematary
After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery.
Cast of Pet Sematary
Dale Midkiff
as Louis Creed
Fred Gwynne
as Jud Crandall
Denise Crosby
as Rachel Creed
Brad Greenquist
as Victor Pascow
Michael Lombard
as Irwin Goldman
Miko Hughes
as Gage Creed
Blaze Berdahl
as Ellie Creed
Susan Blommaert
as Missy Dandridge
Mara Clark
as Marcy Charlton
Kavi Raz
as Steve Masterton
Mary Louise Wilson
as Dory Goldman
Andrew Hubatsek
as Zelda
Pet Sematary facts
- Budget
- $11.5M
- Box office
- $57.5M
- Collection
- Pet Sematary Collection
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Haunting exploration of grief and parental desperation strikes deep
- •Creeping dread builds effectively toward disturbing climax
- •Source material adaptation respects book while finding its own voice
What the audience disliked
- •Pacing drags during middle sections reducing overall momentum
- •Some dated practical effects undercut the horror atmosphere
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