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Pet Sematary

1989 · 103 min

A creeping, dread-soaked descent into grief and bad decisions, with eerie woods and a mounting sense of doom you can't look away from.

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

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • death
  • isolation
  • family
  • madness
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror9
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
horror
Directed by
Mary Lambert
Written by
Stephen King
Starring
Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne, Denise Crosby, Brad Greenquist, Michael Lombard, Miko Hughes, Blaze Berdahl, Susan Blommaert
Music
Elliot Goldenthal
Cinematography
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Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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