Pet Sematary
1989 · 103 min · Director: Mary Lambert
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Eager to start afresh, the young doctor, Louis Creed, and his family--his wife, Rachel, their daughter, Ellie, and their three-year-old toddler, Gage--move to their new home in the small rural town of Ludlow, Maine, alarmingly close to a busy highway. However, after the inadvertent death of Rachel's cherished tomcat in an awful accident, reluctantly, a desperate Louis will take his friendly neighbour's advice to bury it in an ancient Micmac graveyard: a mystical burial ground imbued with alleged reanimating powers. Now, despite the terrible results and the insistent warnings from a recently deceased, tragedy-stricken Louis has no other choice but to go back to the Indian cemetery, in high hopes that, this time, things will be different. Nevertheless, can the dead truly return from the grave?
Emotional fingerprint
Pet Sematary (1989) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Sadness 25%, Disturbing 25%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Fear35%
- Sadness25%
- Disturbing25%
- Anxiety15%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Sadness, Disturbing. Genres: Thriller, Fantasy, Horror. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Sadness and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Fear
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 32 % | 22 % | 8 % | 20 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 36 % | 25 % | 10 % | 21 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Sadness | 48 % | 32 % | 21 % | 28 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Tension | 62 % | 52 % | 41 % | 24 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Tension | 68 % | 64 % | 49 % | 24 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Curiosity | 66 % | 59 % | 45 % | 30 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Disturbing | 61 % | 51 % | 48 % | 25 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Curiosity | 58 % | 41 % | 46 % | 30 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Sadness | 61 % | 38 % | 48 % | 49 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Sadness | 72 % | 44 % | 46 % | 65 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Sadness | 80 % | 52 % | 43 % | 70 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Disturbing | 81 % | 66 % | 57 % | 59 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 80 % | 76 % | 70 % | 46 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Fear | 78 % | 74 % | 62 % | 40 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 71 % | 68 % | 49 % | 31 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 73 % | 70 % | 54 % | 24 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Fear | 85 % | 81 % | 76 % | 34 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Disturbing | 91 % | 86 % | 86 % | 55 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Sadness | 89 % | 83 % | 83 % | 68 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Irwin Goldman
Ellie Creed
Marcy Charlton
Steve Masterton
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Bill Baterman
Timmy Baterman
Details
- Directed by
- Mary Lambert
- Written by
- Stephen King
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1989
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
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