Hereditary

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Hereditary

R

2018

2h 7m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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When the matriarch of the Graham family passes away, her daughter and grandchildren begin to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry, trying to outrun the sinister fate they have inherited.

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Hereditary uses its classic setup as the framework for a harrowing, uncommonly unsettling horror film whose cold touch lingers long beyond the closing credits.

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Lena Wilson

Bitch Media

Mar 5, 2021

The film's chilling lesson is timely.

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Jo Livingstone

The New Republic

Mar 4, 2021

The open-ended stakes of these genre experiments are rebellious at a time when horror movie messaging can feel so heavy-handed.

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Roxana Hadadi

Pajiba

Feb 7, 2019

Toni Collette delivers a soul-shattering performance in Hereditary that reminds us how much sacrifice parenthood is and how deeply parents can scar their children, utterly beyond repair.

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Ashleigh Gozy

Loud and Clear Reviews

Oct 25, 2025

5/5

Hereditary is the film that the horror genre didn’t know it needed.

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

Aug 6, 2025

10/10

The build in tension, the crumbling family relationships, the fact that you can see and understand every major character’s point of view even though they are wildly conflicting – this movie is a high water mark in horror and for cinema in general.

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John Serba

Decider

Jan 16, 2025

Hereditary is insane without being absurd or campy, or calculated in its provocation. Is it a masterpiece? I think it is.

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joanietails

Oct 18, 2025

The GREATEST horror film of all time. Yes I said it. Toni Collette was robbed of an Oscar win that year. She and the film shouldve both been nominated, but we know the genre doesnt get proper respect. The full casts acting was outstanding. Great cinematography and score. Blows Rosemarys Baby and The Exorcist out of the water. Ari Astor is a new master of horror. See his film Midsommar as well. Top notch film making.

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Neil

Oct 30, 2024

Just immaculate, looking, slow, burning, unique, psychological piece of horror

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James M

Sep 25, 2024

I love this movie. it's not for everyone but if you like creepy slow burning stuff check it out! I've watched it 5 times

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Brandon

Dec 1, 2022

As neutral a view of the accident as can be

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John T

@BarRescueCrew 16 hrs ago

Kind of two mini movies in one. 1 hour of set up and 1 hour of payoff. I loved the cinematography, all the actors were excellent, script was perfectly acceptable and the movie "atmosphere" was unsettling with a good payoff. But it either needed to be more unsettling or more fantastical to be scarier, it was just missing that final gear to make it truly spooky. I never got that like flush of adrenaline that some movies can elicit. Worth a watch for sure.

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Benjamin G

@BxDxGx 1 day ago

You know, a lot of people online keep perpetuating that this film is one of the top of the line scariest of them all right now — it does have its moments more towards the end but I’ve definitely seen scarier. It wasn’t until the final scene when I realized that I had already watched this film before and completely forgot about it, which naturally implies that it’s not even that memorable of a film. It is shot well and builds up well to its climatic ending but frankly I kind of tire of occult / supernatural films unless there’s more of an obvious shtick about it like "Obsession." Movies like "The Descent" and "Event Horizon" seem more scary to me. Still entertaining for its genre, something hanging out in the ceiling corner of a dark room will always be creepy in my book.

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Synopsis

When the matriarch of the Graham family passes away, her daughter and grandchildren begin to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry, trying to outrun the sinister fate they have inherited.

Director: Ari Aster
Producer: Kevin Scott Frakes, Lars Knudsen, Buddy Patrick
Screenwriter: Ari Aster
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Windy Hill Pictures, PalmStar Media
Rating: R (Disturbing Images|Brief Graphic Nudity|Drug Use|Horror Violence|Language)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 8, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 21, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $44.1M
Runtime: 2h 7m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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