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Hereditary

  • 20182018
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  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
293K
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Toni Collette and Milly Shapiro in Hereditary (2018)
The Graham family starts to unravel following the death of their reclusive grandmother. Even after she's gone, the matriarch still casts a dark shadow over the family, especially her loner teenage granddaughter, Charlie, whom she always had an unusual fascination with. As an overwhelming terror takes over their household, their peaceful existence is ripped apart, forcing their mother to explore a darker realm in order to escape the unfortunate fate they've inherited.
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  • Horror
  • Mystery

A grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences.A grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences.A grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences.

IMDb RATING
7.3/10
293K
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POPULARITY
228
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  • Director
    • Ari Aster
  • Writer
    • Ari Aster
  • Stars
    • Toni Collette
    • Milly Shapiro
    • Gabriel Byrne
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ari Aster
  • Writer
    • Ari Aster
  • Stars
    • Toni Collette
    • Milly Shapiro
    • Gabriel Byrne
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 3.5KUser reviews
    • 497Critic reviews
    • 87Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 47 wins & 112 nominations

    Videos7

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:07
    Official Trailer
    Hereditary | Charlie | Official Trailer 2
    Trailer 1:11
    Hereditary | Charlie | Official Trailer 2
    IMDbrief: 3 Takeaways from Sundance 2019
    Clip 3:56
    IMDbrief: 3 Takeaways from Sundance 2019
    'Hereditary' Trailer With Director's Commentary
    Video 2:07
    'Hereditary' Trailer With Director's Commentary
    Top 5 Most Terrifying Performances According to Alex Wolff
    Video 1:51
    Top 5 Most Terrifying Performances According to Alex Wolff
    'Hereditary' Star Toni Collette on How Acting Put Her in the Hospital
    Video 2:59
    'Hereditary' Star Toni Collette on How Acting Put Her in the Hospital
    The Watchlist With 'Ready Player One' Star Olivia Cooke
    Video 1:32
    The Watchlist With 'Ready Player One' Star Olivia Cooke

    Photos383

    Toni Collette in Hereditary (2018)
    Toni Collette in Hereditary (2018)
    Milly Shapiro in Hereditary (2018)
    Alex Wolff and Milly Shapiro in Hereditary (2018)
    Toni Collette and Milly Shapiro in Hereditary (2018)
    Milly Shapiro in Hereditary (2018)
    Gabriel Byrne, Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, and Milly Shapiro in Hereditary (2018)
    Milly Shapiro in Hereditary (2018)
    Toni Collette and Milly Shapiro at an event for Hereditary (2018)
    Toni Collette and Ari Aster at an event for Hereditary (2018)
    Toni Collette and Ari Aster at an event for Hereditary (2018)
    Ari Aster at an event for Hereditary (2018)

    Top cast

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    Toni Collette
    Toni Collette
    • Annieas Annie
    Milly Shapiro
    Milly Shapiro
    • Charlieas Charlie
    Gabriel Byrne
    Gabriel Byrne
    • Steveas Steve
    Alex Wolff
    Alex Wolff
    • Peteras Peter
    Christy Summerhays
    Christy Summerhays
    • Charlie's Teacheras Charlie's Teacher
    Morgan Lund
    • Mr. Daviesas Mr. Davies
    Mallory Bechtel
    Mallory Bechtel
    • Bridgetas Bridget
    Jake Brown
    Jake Brown
    • Brendanas Brendan
    Harrison Nell
    • Student #1as Student #1
    BriAnn Rachele
    • Student #2as Student #2
    • (as Briann Rachele)
    Heidi Méndez
    Heidi Méndez
    • Spanish Speaking Womanas Spanish Speaking Woman
    • (as Heidi Mendez)
    Moises L. Tovar
    Moises L. Tovar
    • Translatoras Translator
    • (as Moises Tovar)
    Jarrod Phillips
    • Group Leaderas Group Leader
    Ann Dowd
    Ann Dowd
    • Joanas Joan
    Brock McKinney
    Brock McKinney
    • Aaronas Aaron
    Zachary Arthur
    Zachary Arthur
    • Boy in Roomas Boy in Room
    David Stanley
    • Man at Wakeas Man at Wake
    William 'Bus' Riley
    • History Teacheras History Teacher
    • (as Bus Riley)
    • Director
      • Ari Aster
    • Writer
      • Ari Aster
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    When her mentally ill mother passes away, Annie (Toni Collette), her husband (Gabriel Byrne), son (Alex Wolff), and daughter (Milly Shapiro) all mourn her loss. The family turn to different means to handle their grief, including Annie and her daughter both flirting with the supernatural. They each begin to have disturbing, otherworldly experiences linked to the sinister secrets and emotional trauma that have been passed through the generations of their family.
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    • decapitation
    • miniature art
    • psychological horror
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Every family tree hides a secret.
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Horror
      • Mystery
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for horror violence, disturbing images, language, drug use and brief graphic nudity
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Toni Collette had told her agent that she didn't want to do any more heavy, dark films and only wanted to do comedies, but she loved the "Hereditary" script so much she couldn't turn it down.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 8 mins) For portions of Joan's instructions to Annie, as Annie is leaving Joan's apartment, the lips don't match the words, notably the comment that the husband and brother need to be 'in the house.'
    • Quotes

      Annie: I never wanted to be your mother.

      Peter: Why?

      Annie: I was scared. I didn't feel like a mother. But she pressured me.

      Peter: Then why did you have me?

      Annie: It wasn't my fault! I tried to stop it.

      Peter: How?

      Annie: I tried to have a miscarriage.

      Peter: How?

      Annie: However I could. I did everything they told me not to do, but it didn't work. I'm happy it didn't work.

      Peter: You tried to kill me.

      Annie: No, I love you!

      Peter: [crying] Why did you try to kill me?

      Annie: I didn't! I was trying to save you!

    • Crazy credits
      The first minute of the closing credits is a list of vertically-scrolling names, where a random letter of each person's name is hi-lighted in a different color, then drops down to form the words of the next person's name in line.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Toni Collette/Ethan Hawke/Aidan Turner/Jo Brand/Liam Payne (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      12 Fantaisies: No. 6 in D Minor, TWV 40:7: Dolce - Allegro - Spirituoso
      Written by Georg Philipp Telemann

      Performed by Benedek Csalog

      Courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.

    User reviews3.5K

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    A tense , intriguing , mysterious and well performed horror thriller
    Awesome terror picture in which filmmaker Ari Aster takes a house and a few fine actors conjuring up some thrilling , horrifying and nail-biting scenes . When a mentally ill mother passes away , a familiy goes for their 78-year-old grandmother Ellen Taper Leigh's funeral . Annie (Toni Collette) , her hubby Steve (Gabriel Byrne), son Peter (Alex Wolff), and 13-year-old daughter Charlie (Milly Shapiro) all mourn her loss . The family turn to different means to handle their grief , including Annie and her daughter both flirting with the supernatural . They each start having disturbing , strange experiences linked to dark and bizarre events that have been passed through the generations of their family . As the inexperienced teenager Peter becomes systematically cut off from her circle and friends and things go wrong . Every family tree hides a secret. Evil runs in the family.

    A terrifying fiction about a grieving family who's haunted by an unfortunate tragedy and then happens a lot of disturbing occurrences, including suspense , intrigue , turns , a lot of twisted incidents , at the same time charged with tension , unflinching depictions of graphic violence and high level staging which the viewer could really enjoy . A great success film about a peculiar family linked to sinister secrets and emotional traumas with plenty of shocks and deliciously twisted happenings , being compellingly directed with well staged set pieces and plenty of startling visual content and imagination enough . Above average horror movie in which the frightening , otherworldly happenings developing themselves little by little , at the beginning alarming hints of an eerie and well-planned witchery conspiracy begin to emerge, enfolding the family in a shroud of suspicion and mental agony until a surprising conclusion . The story is well paced , suffering from some disturbing incidents of varying quality , packing nice as well as scary moments . There are some really creepy scenes with extreme horror , ghastly surprises and outstanding also the pleasantly visual look . This Hereditary (2018) results to be a seamless mix of horror and a few doses of dark humor . Interpretations are uniformly good . Here stands out Toni Collette as the grievance mother who starts unraveling cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry . Along with the fine remaining cast giving top-notch interpretations , such as : Gabriel Byrne , Alex Wolff , Milly Shapiro and Ann Dowd as the suspicious Joan .

    Special mention for the extremely unsettling and thrilling musical score by Colin Stetson . Likewise , adequate and imaginative cinematography by Pawel Pogorzelski . This suspenseful motion picture was competently directed by Ari Aster who often uses long uninterrupted camera shots. This graduated from the American Film Institute , Ari Aster , was born 1986 in New York City . He is a prestigious director and writer with penchant fot terror movies , being especially known for Hereditary (2018) , Midsommar (2019) and Disappointment Blvd in post-production. Rating : 7.5/10 . Better than average terror movie . The flick will appeal to supernatural horror fans .
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    FAQ31

    • Why does the son have a 4.3. framed computer monitor? Nobody has those anymore in 2018, which is when the movie takes place.
    • This is probably nothing but I couldn't help but notice in the scene where Peter is in the classroom when he injures his nose, his textbook is in really bad shape compared to all the other students. Could there be a deeper meaning to this or is it merely that he is a disconnected, pot-smoking underachiever type that doesn't really care about his school books? Or maybe he's distraught over Charlie's death and has lost interest in school and just doesn't treat the book well as a result? Probably reaching but I just thought it seemed too deliberate to be for no reason.
    • What does the husband do for a living? What's his job?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 8, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Instagram
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Di Truyền
    • Filming locations
      • Sandy, Utah, USA
    • Production companies
      • PalmStar Media
      • Finch Entertainment
      • Windy Hill Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $44,069,456
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,575,172
      • Jun 10, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $80,239,658
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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