Sometimes Dead Is Better.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Jason Clarke, John Lithgow, Amy Seimetz, Jeté Laurence, Alyssa Brooke Levine, Maria Herrera, Obssa Ahmed |
| Director |
Dennis Widmyer |
| Screenplay | Jeff Buhler, Matt Greenberg, from the novel by Stephen King |
| Music | Christopher Young |
| Cinematography | Laurie Rose |
| Editing | Sarah Broshar |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS, Dolby Atmos |
| Made in | 2019 |
| Produced by | Alphaville Films, Paramount Pictures |
IMDB page | ScreenIt Report | CommonSenseMedia Report
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| Genre | Horror |
| Language | Infrequent strong impact crude language. |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | Frequent, strong-impact violence with blood-letting. |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | Contains scenes of horror. |
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| R: Restricted | Rated R for horror violence, bloody images, and some language. |
| Runtime | 101 |
| USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. | |
Sex / Nudity |
Violence |
Blood / Gore / Gross |
| Guns / Weapons |
Profanity |
Alcohol / Drugs |
Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
| Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
| Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
| Suggested age limit 15 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
| Violence |
Sex |
Language |
| Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| 24.com Gabi Zietsman  For a horror fan, Pet Sematary was a complete letdown and another example of a studio making a horror just for the money instead of for the art. | 5 |  |
| ScreenIt Jim Judy While not perfect, I enjoyed the flick for what it is and is trying to do. And I’m certainly glad I don’t live in a house with a dumbwaiter, own a property that has a pet cemetery on it, or have the desire to bury something in one. | 13 |  |
| Metacritic.com 42 critics | 11 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 229 critics | 12 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Pet Sematary takes its source material in a few different directions, but this remake feels like an exhuming almost as often as it does a revival. | 12 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 11 | |
| CommonSenseMedia Jeffrey M. Anderson Dark, violent remake focuses on emotions over gore. | 10 |  |
What the People say | ||
| Metacritic.com users 109 users | 12 | |
| Rottentomatoes users 1379 users | 10 | |
| IMDB 18768 Netizens | 12 | |
| The Movie DB Community | 12 | |
| Rottentomatoes popcornmeter Popcornmeter | 8 | |
Average .. 53% | 11 | |