Pet Sematary
A grieving family discovers that a forbidden burial ground can return the dead, but never without a horrifying cost.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- foreboding
- bleak
- harrowing
- halloween night
- late night horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the remake competently atmospheric but uneven, with its departures from Stephen King's source material producing mixed results.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Louis turns to the mysterious pet cemetery after the family cat is killed, transforming grief into a refusal to accept mortality.
Louis's protective role and desperate response to loss drive the Creeds toward increasingly dangerous supernatural consequences.
The rural Maine home is situated near the eerie Pet Sematary and the mysterious ground beyond it.
The Creed family's move and the death of their pet establish an intimate emotional foundation for the supernatural terror.
Films like Pet Sematary, and why
The Shining
supernatural horror centered on grief, family trauma, and a sinister rural location
The Wicker Man
folk-inflected supernatural horror using burial rites, family loss, and escalating dread
The Babadook
grief-driven horror involving death, uncanny forces, and a family under threat
The Evil Dead
modern supernatural horror remake with graphic scares and a doomed family confronting the dead
Movie Details
- Directors
- Dennis Widmyer, Kevin Kölsch
- Release Date
- 2019-04-04
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (3516)
Cast
- Jason Clarke
- Amy Seimetz
- John Lithgow
- Jeté Laurence
- Hugo Lavoie
- Lucas Lavoie
- Obssa Ahmed
- Sonia Maria Chirila
- Alyssa Brooke Levine
- Maria Herrera
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Pet Sematary about?
- A grieving family discovers that a forbidden burial ground can return the dead, but never without a horrifying cost.
- What is Pet Sematary like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Pet Sematary as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Pet Sematary violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Pet Sematary as graphic.
- What did critics think of Pet Sematary?
- Critics broadly found the remake competently atmospheric but uneven, with its departures from Stephen King's source material producing mixed results.
- Which films are like Pet Sematary?
- Films with a similar feel include The Shining, The Wicker Man, The Babadook, and The Evil Dead.
- How long is Pet Sematary?
- Pet Sematary runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch Pet Sematary?
- In United States, Pet Sematary streams on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
