Hereditary

2018 Directed by Ari Aster

Every family tree hides a secret.

When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter’s family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry.

Toni Collette Alex Wolff Gabriel Byrne Milly Shapiro Ann Dowd Christy Summerhays Mallory Bechtel Brock McKinney Jake Brown Morgan Lund Jarrod Phillips Heidi Méndez Zachary Arthur Moises L. Tovar Austin R. Grant Gabriel Monroe Eckert Bus Riley Harrison Neil BriAnn Rachele David Stanley Ari Aster Mark Blockovich Kathleen Chalfant John Forker Rachelle Hardy Marilyn Miller Jason Miyagi Lorenzo Silva Alexis Long

Alternative Titles

Héréditaire, Hereditary: Das Vermächtnis, Ondskabens hus, Hereditary: le radici del male, Mostenire diabolica, Dòng máu bị nguyền rủa

thriller horror mystery

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Review by brat pitt ★★★★½ 26

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dude, what do you mean you don’t worship king paimon, lucifer’s most obedient servant and master of the arts? oh, you’re still stuck on the babadook?? lol grow up 😂 there’s a new LGBT demon in town and anybody who’s anybody is getting naked for him #HAIL
Review by davidehrlich ★★★★½ 38

watching HEREDITARY in a packed theater (with *bright projection*) is one of life’s great and terrible pleasures. go see it this weekend. bring your whole family.
it’s very important that you bring your whole family.
say the words exactly as they’re written on the page.
your sacrifice will be rewarded in the end.
HP.
Review by davidehrlich ★★★★ 22

Toni Collette does *at least* three different things in this movie that might fuck you up forever.
imagine a supernatural creep-fest like THE CONJURING, but told with the patience of THE WITCH, the emotional depth of THE BABADOOK, and the kind of scares that that James Wan would kill for.
curious how it hangs together the second time around (scary movies tend to lose their edge, but a part of me suspects this one might get even better), but for now this feels like a *major* debut.
[clucks tongue]
Review by adrianbalboa ★★★★½ 31

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🙌 hail, paimon! 👏
Review by beck ★★★★ 5

if anyone ever clicks their tongue around me again i’m calling the police
Review by demi adejuyigbe ★★★★½ 22

i’m so goddamn glad i avoided all of the trailers and info on what this movie was about. the way the camera movements and lighting in this movie play on the audience’s expectiations of horror to build tension without jump scares is so fucking outstanding that i’m already mad that the cinematographer of this movie probably doesn’t win an oscar in 2019
Review by katie ★★★★★ 15

I honestly don't know how to talk about this movie. There are no words that could describe how terrifying, heartbreaking, hysterical and fucking brilliant this movie is. Nothing could have ever prepared me for this.
It's been almost an hour since I walked out of my Hereditary screening, and I find myself baffled. Still shaking and laughing, trying to have a normal conversation with my mom. I have fallen in love with movies over and over again, but horror movies never seem to captivate me as much as others do. But Hereditary is brand new. Hereditary busted through our doors, confident and blazing. Hereditary doesn't let the genre define what it can be. Hereditary takes your head and slams it…
Review by Ralph ★★★★★ 23

Hereditary is one of the best horror films I've seen in a long time.
When so many horror films rely on cheap jump scares, it's nice to see a genuinely terrifying and disturbing horror movie. When I pay to see a horror movie I want to see some genuinely frightening stuff and Hereditary delivers. This film doesn't shy away from violence or vile imagery at risk of offending the audience or making them uncomfortable.
The film does an excellent job building an erie setting with its camera work, lighting and score. I've been a fan of Colin Stetsons music for a long time and his style of music fits this film perfectly. The score manages to be both creepy and…
Review by LME ★★★★★ 23

Horror movies strive for that ONE scene that sticks with you. This movie has 3.
+The drive
+The mom’s confession | Toni Collette already won the Oscar
+The final act
WORK OF ART
Review by DirkH ★★★★½ 28

'A Snoozefest'
'Not even a horror movie'
'It redefines the genre'
'This generation's Exorcist'
Just four snippets I picked up from reviews read after seeing Hereditary. I'd say those four bits embody what's wrong with how we view horror films.
Horror is and will probably always be my favourite genre. And there's a lot wrong with it. At least, in my PERSONAL opinion. Most horror films focus on scaring people. Which is fine, but also very easy, more often than not making them predictable and rather boring. Terrifying someone, now there's a challenge.
Another thing that tends to happen is that filmmakers apparently feel the need to create something completely unique. It's of course a good thing to strive for…
Review by Wes ★★★★ 15

Hereditary robbed me of something i thought i had complete control over. if you follow me, you know a lot of my comfort films are horror; there's something about this genre that showcases what it's like to process going through trauma, and then purging it in a way that other genres cant grasp. trauma and grief are ugly, horrific things to go through, so it only makes sense that the expulsion and catharsis of letting go of those emotions for a time is similarly ugly and messy, hence why i feel less alone when watching horror.
i didnt get that here. i got the opposite. i went to this theater alone. i felt like i was strapped to my seat,…
Review by iana ★★★★ 2

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toni collette: I JUST WANNA DIEEEEEE
me: oh big mood

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Review by Bruh ★★★★

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Never usually feel the tension in horror movies but this one had me feeling genuinely tense at times. The scene where Charlie loses her fucking head was so stressful and impactful goddamn it was done so well. Didn't leave much of a lasting impact though didn't go to bed pissing myself. Very well made and the tension was done masterfully. Also the old saggy tits and cocks in this film is a bonus.
Review by HorrorGalore ½

I understand building tension, I do. But if I have zero interest in the plot or any of the characters after an hour of nothing happening aside a ridiculous, extremely unbelievable death... You might have a problem.
Review by JaviHernandezz ★★★★½

No entiendo que acaba de pasar, era una película a la que le tenía una tirria increíble desde hace casi 1 año, no me gustó nada, y ahora de repente vuelvo y...que mal rato he pasado con la familia de Hereditary, Toni Colette se roba cada una de sus escenas y la recta final es una de las mejores que he visto en el género, bestial.
Review by mfg423 ★★½

Is it bad that I laughed?
Review by Daltrey ★★★★

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I try to judge a horror movie on how easily you can laugh at it. This was uncommonly horrifying.
In any other movie, Toni Collette hanging on the ceiling would be a lark and a laugh, but not this one, oh hell no.
Review by DonyD4rk0 ★★★★½

If you are fooled in to summoning one of the King demons of hell, expect some serious shit to happen.
Every demon needs a host of course and apparently cult worship runs in the family.
There is so much more complexity to this movie. Psychologically balanced between reality, disintegration of mental health and the tragedy of grief and loss. A horror movie I would put up there with the likes of The Exorcist. Absolutely fantastic.
Review by Jalentheguy ★★★★½

A classic in the making
Review by nicky_d ★★★★★

This movie is fucking bananas
Review by Winnie Carey ★★★★★

just a little scary, just a little baby scare here and there, nothing to really worry about.
Best horror movie i’ve ever seen
Review by laci 🐝 ★★½

i get that people really like this movie, but it's not really for me. story was a little ?? weird at the end and i just didn't enjoy it. yet, as much as midsommar disturbs me, it's much better than this.
Review by dee ★★★★★

MWAH MWAH MWAH!!! so good! exceptional! scary! i have never been as disgusted and creeped out and i loved it! literally the climax of everything with the whole her on the roof and then the attic scene and truly every detail that went into this movie!!! its so scary but so amazing
Review by lbilbrough ★★★★½ 1

Rewatching because it has ascended to a level where new horror films are being marketed by comparing themselves to Hereditary. Similar to how they used to(and still) do with The Exorcist. An example is this year’s Relic which is constantly being advertised through comparisons with Hereditary on ifc midnight’s Instagram page.
Notes:
I made my girlfriend who hates scary movies watch this with me. After, she slept like a baby and I would open my eyes every 2 minutes to make sure no naked old people were smiling at me.