Hereditary
2018 · Movie · R · 128 min · ★ 7.3 · 89% critics
After a family matriarch dies, a grieving household begins to unravel as old wounds and unsettling clues point to something darker in their shared past. The story blends family trauma with slow-building horror and a sense of inescapable dread.
Also known as Héréditaire
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-06-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (8,610 votes)
- Box office
- $79,275,328
About
You may like this if you want slow-burn psychological horror with grief, dread, and few easy scares, especially near Saint Maud or The Wailing; Not for you if you need fast thrills.
Pros: unsettling atmosphere; powerful performances; lasting dread | Cons: slow pacing; divisive ending; emotionally heavy
Themes
- daughter
- funeral
- parent child relationship
- loss of loved one
- ritual
- supernatural
- possession
- dysfunctional family
- sleeplessness
- murder
- family drama
- fear
- +18 more
Cast & crew
Toni Collette
as Annie Graham
Alex Wolff
as Peter Graham
Gabriel Byrne
as Steve Graham
Milly Shapiro
as Charlie Graham
Ann Dowd
as Joan
Mallory Bechtel
as Bridget
Brock McKinney
as Aaron
Jake Brown
as Brendan
Morgan Lund
as Mr. Davis
Christy Summerhays
as Charlie's Teacher
Directed by Ari Aster