After their grandmother passes away, a family tries to outrun the sinister fate they've inherited.
- Allie TranMay 30, 2025This is what I would consider a perfect horror movie. I remember watching this from home and having the crap scared out of me during that *SPOILER* one scene with the mom floating on the ceiling. Not only does it excel in its scariness, but has excellent acting, writing, everything.
- TanalienNovember 2, 2024Hereditary is a family drama disguised as a horror film. Given the brutality of these experiences and how they are captured, Ari Aster either turned his personal experience into a screen story, imagined such grievous trauma in his mind, or combined both truth and fiction. Hereditary is very often a hard watch, but it always feels honest.
- halflingmarqueeMay 1, 2026This is the kind of movie that will be considered a classic for decades to come. It's thrilling, terrifying, while also at times beautiful and heartbreaking. Watching the family torn apart by trauma and pain is fascinating and keeps the viewer interested until the extreme horror moments occur. This is a movie I've been planning to rewatch for a long time now but I really need to also be in the right headspace.
- jackmeatApril 26, 2026My quick rating - 7.7/10. Horror tends to not be this good. So when gems like this rise up, you need to quickly get your eyes trained on them. The elements that make this so good are interwoven through a story of a disturbing family secret that seems to be more than just an accident in the family. In a good horror flick, you need to have some mystery along with the scares to keep you interested in just why it is happening. Or just go all out with gore and show boobs. Well, as each style has their own place and audience, the more true viewer tends to like a good story along with the scares, and if their needs to be blood, then make it memorable without being gratuitous. The balance here is kept fully in check, and as each bit of info this family finds, or opens if you will, the more drawn in they (and you) become. The acting in this movie is really quite good, with each character dealing with the things around them in a very realistic way. One wants to dive head first into the spirit world, while others are terrified of it. And all are effected differently due to this. An excellent entry into any horror collection, and really is a two watch flick to pick up on everything, well, not really, just the end will make you want to go back and pick up some pieces that were stuck in there. A must see for true horror fans that want to just peel away from the torture porn for a bit (and you know I am a fan of that, but we all need some balance to our movie viewing).
Hereditary Trivia
Hereditary was released on June 7, 2018.
Hereditary was directed by Ari Aster.
Hereditary has a runtime of 2h 7m.
Hereditary was produced by Buddy Patrick, Kevin Scott Frakes, Lars Knudsen.
After their grandmother passes away, a family tries to outrun the sinister fate they've inherited.
The key characters in Hereditary are Annie Graham (Toni Collette), Peter Graham (Alex Wolff), Steve Graham (Gabriel Byrne).
Hereditary is rated R.
Hereditary is a Horror, Drama, Mystery film.
Hereditary has an audience rating of 7.2 out of 10.
Hereditary had a budget of $10M.
Hereditary has made $87.8M at the box office.