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Pet Sematary

Pet Sematary

Sometimes dead is better.

20195.71h 41m

Overview

Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, move from Boston to Ludlow, in rural Maine, with their two young children. Hidden in the woods near the new family home, Ellie, their eldest daughter, discovers a mysterious cemetery where the pets of community members are buried.

Directed by Dennis Widmyer
Written by Jeff Buhler, Stephen King, Matt Greenberg
Produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Steven Schneider, Mark Vahradian
Box OfficeBudget: $21.0MRevenue: $113.1M

Top Cast

Jason Clarke

Jason Clarke

Louis Creed

Amy Seimetz

Amy Seimetz

Rachel Creed

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Jud Crandall

Jeté Laurence

Jeté Laurence

Ellie Creed

Hugo Lavoie

Hugo Lavoie

Gage Creed

Lucas Lavoie

Lucas Lavoie

Gage Creed

Obssa Ahmed

Obssa Ahmed

Victor Pascow

Sonia Maria Chirila

Sonia Maria Chirila

Young Rachel

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Alyssa Brooke Levine

Zelda Goldman

Maria Herrera

Maria Herrera

Marcella

Themes & Keywords

husband wife relationshipcountrysidebased on novel or bookcatremaketragedymainezombiepet cemeteryindian burial groundneighbor neighbor relationshippetsfather daughter relationshiptraumatized woman

About Pet Sematary

Pet Sematary is a horror film released in 2019 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, countryside, based on novel or book, cat, remake, tragedy. Directed by Dennis Widmyer, it stars Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow. Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, move from Boston to Ludlow, in rural Maine, with their two young children. Hidden in the woods near the new family home, Ellie, their eldest daughter, discovers a mysterious cemetery where the pets of community members are buried.

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