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Pet

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Pet

R

Released Dec 2, 2016

1h 30m

Mystery & Thriller

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Sweet but lonely Seth spends his days working in an animal shelter. In a hopeless daze, he has a chance encounter with beautiful young waitress Holly, who awakens something within him. Obsessed, he tries everything to win her over. Time and again, she rejects him, leading him to steal her journal and make a plan: to kidnap Holly. After Seth takes Holly, she wakes up in a cage beneath the animal shelter and is being treated like the dogs living above her.

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

The film is engrossing, thanks to the director's skill at delivering sustained tension, and the excellent performances.

Dec 6, 2016

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

Pet sputters and pants its way to a kind of twist, one that's genuinely misogynist on the one hand but also too cretinous to be authentically repellent.

Rated: .5/4

Dec 2, 2016

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Alex McLevy

AV Club

The films zigs where you expect a depraved zag, resulting in a smart and unsettling tale ...

Dec 1, 2016

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Jorge Loser

Espinof

Monochrome dialogue pieces contrast with forced moments of emotion and it is at that moment that we wonder if the film would not have worked better as a more explicit parody. [Full review in Spanish]

Aug 15, 2019

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Trace Thurman

Bloody Disgusting

Best viewed as a wacky horror romance filled with enough gallows humor to satiate the Coen Brothers.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 31, 2018

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Derek Deskins

Next Projection

The tension ratchets up spectacularly and your blood pressure rises in the anticipation of what may lie behind the next corner.

Rated: 7.3/10

Oct 16, 2018

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brandon M

Was thoroughly engaged in the psychological aspects of it all! I felt it was a little too short and wish the "relationahip" was explored a little more. Also, this movie doesn't hold your hand when it comes to the motives or the psychology behind it, which makes the tense talking moments between the two leads all the more better! Highly recommend this underrated gem of a horror flick, and after a recent re-watch, the film is more relevant than it was when first released!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/03/25

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Stoner J

Great psychological horror movie, completely unexpected twist, and plenty bloody

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/02/25

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Orlando C

Criminally underrated movie. Have no idea what the critics and audience are thinking. For me, all the twists landed. This is a slowburn gonzo movie and should be viewed as such. Pure pulp, but even characterising it as such, does the movie a disservice. It's smart, wicked and tension-filled throughout. Once the twist drops, the suspense ratchets up and the beats come in hot and heavy. This mainly two-hander is handled by the actors with aplomb. Great performances. If it's been sitting in your queue for years, don't let another night go by without watching it!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/25/25

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Julian S

A strong premise and a clever twist, but it ultimately raises more questions than it resolves.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/25

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Scott M

Starts off good. But the further it goes, the more stupid the story gets. The acting is good. The directing is decent. But the story gets really silly.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/07/25

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Hélio J

Ótimo filme! Começa lento aparentando ser mais do mesmo,mas, possui um plot twist fantástico. O final é chocante!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/01/24

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Synopsis

Sweet but lonely Seth spends his days working in an animal shelter. In a hopeless daze, he has a chance encounter with beautiful young waitress Holly, who awakens something within him. Obsessed, he tries everything to win her over. Time and again, she rejects him, leading him to steal her journal and make a plan: to kidnap Holly. After Seth takes Holly, she wakes up in a cage beneath the animal shelter and is being treated like the dogs living above her.

Director: Carles Torrens
Producer: Nick Phillips, Carles Torrens, Kelly Wagner, Steven Schneider
Screenwriter: Jeremy Slater
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Co: Orion Pictures, Revolver Picture Company, Samuel Goldwyn Films
Rating: R (Some Grisly Images|Language|Brief Sexuality|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 2, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 2, 2017
Runtime: 1h 30m

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