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Movies that feel like Pet Sematary (1989)

If you loved Pet Sematary, the closest films we have are Evil Dead Burn (2026), The Eye (2002) and Talk to Me (2023). All three share Pet Sematary's dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery.

πŸ… 55% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.5 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Mary Lambertdreadunsettlingmelancholy
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Evil Dead Burn
2026 · dir. Sébastien Vaniček
πŸ… 71%β˜… 7.7horror

The same two preoccupations: funeral, and grief

The difference: Made in the 2020s, in a different era of the craft

After her husband's abrupt death, Alice seeks solace with his remaining family β€” descendants of a leading researcher on demonic possession. As her in-laws transform one by one into creatures that feed on fear, she comes to discover that the vows she took in life survive even in death.

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The Eye
2002 Β· dir. Oxide Pang Chun
πŸ… 63%β˜… 6.6horror

The same mix in both: dread, then unease

A blind concert violinist gets a cornea transplant allowing her to see again. However, she gets more than she bargained for when she realizes her new eye can see ghosts. She sets out to find the origins of the cornea and discover the fate of its former host.

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Talk to Me
2023 Β· dir. Michael Philippou
β˜… 7.1horror

Both are built on the same subject: grief

When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.

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Poltergeist
1982 Β· dir. Tobe Hooper
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7.3horror

Two things both keep coming back to: parents and children and halloween

The difference: Reviewed even better

The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.

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Don't Look Now
1973 Β· dir. Nicolas Roeg
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.1thriller Β· drama Β· horror

Common ground: funeral

The difference: Leans harder into thriller than Pet Sematary does

While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife.

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Night of the Living Dead
1968 Β· dir. George A. Romero
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.8horror Β· thriller Β· science fiction

The same preoccupation in both: zombie

A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.

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Jacob's Ladder
1990 Β· dir. Adrian Lyne
πŸ… 71%β˜… 7.4drama Β· mystery Β· horror

Both lean on melancholy more than on horror

After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer's chiropractor friend, Louis, fails to reach him as he descends into madness.

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Wrong Turn
2003 Β· dir. Rob Schmidt
πŸ… 40%β˜… 6.1horror Β· thriller

Horror with a pulse of dread, in both cases

Chris crashes into a carload of other young people, and the group of stranded motorists is soon lost in the woods of West Virginia, where they're hunted by three cannibalistic mountain men who are grossly disfigured by generations of inbreeding.

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The Eyes of My Mother
2016 Β· dir. Nicolas Pesce
πŸ… 78%β˜… 6.2drama Β· horror

Horror built on unease, twice over

A young, lonely woman is consumed by her deepest and darkest desires after tragedy strikes her quiet country life.

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Absentia
2011 Β· dir. Mike Flanagan
πŸ… 87%β˜… 5.8horror Β· mystery

Both sit in the same melancholy register

Tricia's husband has been missing for seven years. Her younger sister Callie comes to live with her as the pressure mounts to finally declare him 'dead in absentia'. Tricia is reluctant, always holding out hope, but Callie is practical and wants her to move on. As Tricia sifts through the wreckage and tries to move on with her life, Callie finds herself drawn to an ominous tunnel near the house.

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Planet Terror
2007 Β· dir. Robert Rodriguez
πŸ… 76%β˜… 7horror Β· action Β· thriller

One thread runs through both: zombie

Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enraged aggressors, Cherry and her ex-boyfriend El Wray lead a team of accidental warriors into the night.

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The Ritual
2017 Β· dir. David Bruckner
πŸ… 74%β˜… 6.4horror Β· mystery

The shared currency is dread

A group of college friends reunite for a trip to the forest, but encounter a menacing presence in the woods that's stalking them.

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