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Dr. Louis Creed, having just moved to Maine with his wife and two children, is heartbroken when he finds that his daughter's beloved cat has been hit by a truck and killed. Thankfully, a strange, elderly neighbor called Jud knows a secret that may spare the young girl's tears. He takes the dead cat to an ancient Indian burial .. Read more

Starring	Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne, Brad Greenquist, Michael Lombard
Director	Mary Lambert
Genres	Horror

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- Like its predecessors (though this time scripted by the author himself), Lambert's leaden, morbid, rather nasty... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 11 Jun 2009 at 03:58
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- - 5
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  Hooked
  
  Kept me hooked...and made me sad...so has to be worth watching.
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2004 at 09:55
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- - 0
  - 0
  Curses to thoughs who read this!
  
  I only watched this because i didnt get a joke in the Simpsons and then in Family Guy but as a Stephen King fan i wasnt that impressed unlike his usual films ... read more »
  
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- - Gdkool
  - 14 reviews
  - 31 Mar 2012 at 00:07
- - 0
  - 0
  It's cematary, actually ...
  
  i read the book 'pet sematary' before i watched this film and, although King's naration i lost in its translation to motion picture, the film did ... read more »
  
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- - wbamatt
  - 13 reviews
  - 08 Mar 2012 at 09:25
- - 0
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  Loved this film!
  
  Loved this film!!! Golden oldie that my friend and I really enjoyed. Chilling and creepy and really weird - great horror film :)
  
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- 1039881
- - Ellie85
  - 19 reviews
  - London
  - 12 Sep 2011 at 17:54
- - 0
  - 0
  Steven King classic
  
  Ok First of all if your even thinking of renting a Steven King film then your on a path to strange and unusual and kinda disturbing ways of viewing .
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- - huds
  - 2 reviews
  - West Moors
  - 24 Aug 2011 at 15:46
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  - 1
  PET SEMATARY (sic) After watching this, you may think it belongs in the disc cemetery!
  
  This was a very big let down. After Stephen King's 'The Shining', 'Christine' and 'Misery' to name but three of his films that were ... read more »
  
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- - ceegel
  - 11 reviews
  - Norwich
  - 21 Aug 2011 at 01:35
- - 0
  - 0
  Chilling Horror...
  
  I forgot just how good this was after not seeing it for years.
  
  Although the book is brilliant the film wasn't bad either. The effects are a bit ... read more »
  
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- 1015710
- - Donnismonk
  - 8 reviews
  - Birmingham
  - 11 Jul 2011 at 12:22
- - 0
  - 0
  pet sematery
  
  i really enjoyed this film and would deffently watch it agaidn it kept me glued to the screen all the way through
  
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- - a customer
  - 23 Apr 2011 at 00:34
- - 1
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  Needs burying
  
  Stephen King has written so many classic books that it's such a shame only a handful of them are turned into decent movies. Pet Sematary is in the long list... read more »
  
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  - Duzzbob
  - 183 reviews
  - Bexleyheath
  - 02 Nov 2009 at 07:58
- - 1
  - 0
  Average late 80s horror
  
  Family move to country house, busy road with big trucks, Herman Munster is their neighbour, tells them about Pet Semetary, cat gets run over, buries it at ... read more »
  
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- - Bassman71
  - 460 reviews
  - Didsbury, England
  - 27 Oct 2009 at 09:13
- - 1
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  Good, but not as good as the book!
  
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  This was my first experience of watching the film after reading the book and can now understand why people say 'it wasn't as good as the book!'. I ... read more »
  
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  - Chelmsford
  - 28 Sep 2009 at 08:50
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- - 5
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  Hooked
  
  Kept me hooked...and made me sad...so has to be worth watching.
  
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- 8212
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2004 at 09:55
- - 2
  - 0
  good
  
  Really like stepehen king films and this one is no exception. This will keep you on the edge of your seat.
  
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- - Peter Langdon
  - norwich, uk
  - 22 May 2005 at 17:50
- - 2
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  Considering the age - not bad
  
  I rented this film after rereading some of the old King books and after having children the Pet Sematary book rather hit the spot.
  
  So I decided to ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Devon
  - 15 Sep 2006 at 23:10
- - 2
  - 1
  Another one of my wife's choices
  
  She says 5 stars, so 5 stars it is. no, i enjoyed it as well, kept my attention all the way through, so it must have been good
  
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- - a customer
  - Scotland
  - 09 Jan 2005 at 19:08
- - 1
  - 0
  terrilble
  
  not worth watching really boring
  
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  - chesterfield
  - 10 Aug 2007 at 09:32
- - 1
  - 0
  Poor
  
  I really thought I was going to enjoy this.... but didn't... at all!
  
  Too slow and boring!
  
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- - a customer
  - Portsmouth
  - 16 Dec 2008 at 14:33
- - 1
  - 0
  Good, but not as good as the book!
  
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  This was my first experience of watching the film after reading the book and can now understand why people say 'it wasn't as good as the book!'. I ... read more »
  
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- 815340
- - a customer
  - Chelmsford
  - 28 Sep 2009 at 08:50
- - 1
  - 0
  Average late 80s horror
  
  Family move to country house, busy road with big trucks, Herman Munster is their neighbour, tells them about Pet Semetary, cat gets run over, buries it at ... read more »
  
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- 824968
- - Bassman71
  - 460 reviews
  - Didsbury, England
  - 27 Oct 2009 at 09:13
- - 1
  - 0
  Needs burying
  
  Stephen King has written so many classic books that it's such a shame only a handful of them are turned into decent movies. Pet Sematary is in the long list... read more »
  
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- 826893
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Duzzbob
  - 183 reviews
  - Bexleyheath
  - 02 Nov 2009 at 07:58
- - 0
  - 0
  Dead Scared
  
  I'm not a horror fan but this was very good the little lad was exciting i have a little one like him hahahah but seriously a very good film very recommened... read more »
  
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- 81693
- - chris
  - woodgate birmingham
  - 15 Mar 2005 at 16:08

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- Pet Sematary
  
  Dr. Louis Creed, having just moved to Maine with his wife and two children, is heartbroken when he finds that his daughter's beloved cat has been hit by a truck and killed. Thankfully, a strange, elderly neighbor called Jud knows a secret that may spare the young girl's tears. He takes the dead cat ...