# Pet Sematary (1989)

> A grieving rural doctor discovers that resurrecting the dead offers hope only by turning family love into nightmare.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4299

## Facts

- Runtime: 103 min
- Genres: Horror
- Director: Mary Lambert
- Cast: Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne, Denise Crosby, Brad Greenquist, Michael Lombard, Miko Hughes, Blaze Berdahl, Susan Blommaert
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098084/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: foreboding, dread-filled, mournful, halloween, late night horror marathon

## Movies like Pet Sematary

- [The Horror Show (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/23940)
- [Children of the Corn (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/5873)
- [Dead of Night (1974)](https://ember.film/movie/24671)
- [Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (2023)](https://ember.film/movie/591767)
- [Cujo (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/5566)
- [Silver Bullet (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/10759)
- [Dead & Buried (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/14327)
- [Sometimes They Come Back (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/16817)
- [Prince of Darkness (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/4248)
- [Salem's Lot (2024)](https://ember.film/movie/530200)

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