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Pet

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53% Tomatometer 17 Reviews 34% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
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 12/06/2016
The film is engrossing, thanks to the director's skill at delivering sustained tension, and the excellent performances. Go to Full Review Glenn Kenny RogerEbert.com 12/02/2016
.5/4
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. Go to Full Review Alex McLevy AV Club 12/01/2016
The films zigs where you expect a depraved zag, resulting in a smart and unsettling tale ... Go to Full Review Jorge Loser Espinof 08/15/2019
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] Go to Full Review Trace Thurman Bloody Disgusting 10/31/2018
3.5/5
Best viewed as a wacky horror romance filled with enough gallows humor to satiate the Coen Brothers. Go to Full Review Derek Deskins Next Projection 10/16/2018
7.3/10
The tension ratchets up spectacularly and your blood pressure rises in the anticipation of what may lie behind the next corner. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Gabriel T @GabrielFagundes Jan 15 Farfetched, exploitative and ridiculous See more Connor O. @jimminycrickets Nov 3 Crazy to see merry from LOTR as a stalker creep. Ksenia solo stole the show and had some good twists. Was definitely worth a watch and a solid psychological horror. Def worth a watch and maybe a rewatch a few years later See more John W @RT18279564 07/20/2025 The production and camera are fine. The idea of the film isn’t very good, but acceptable. However, what they did is really disappointing. The story is so bad. There’s a big twist that is unpredictable, but extremely implausible. It’s not the worst movie out there, but definitely a disappointment. After it, I thought to myself, “Why did I waste my time on this?” See more Spike D @Spike93 06/04/2025 A film for those who think violence against women needs the "both sides" treatment. See more Chris D @RT32302738 05/27/2025 It was a good watch. See more brandon M @RT20922825 04/03/2025 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! See more Read all reviews
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Carles Torrens

Director

Dominic Monaghan

Seth

Ksenia Solo

Holly

Jennette McCurdy

Claire

Nathan Parsons

Eric

Denise Garcia

Britt

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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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