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.
- tellumAugust 18, 2025I did not enjoy this as much as other horror fans, for me it was very plodding and the ending I didn’t care for. But there is some very disturbing imagery that is burned in my brain, and relatable realistic terror as well as supernatural terror. For bigger fans of the genre this is still a good movie.
- 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.
- Evan MayJuly 30, 2025Harrowing. The true terrors are in the first half. The second half tells a story to make sense of them. If only generational demons were so simple. The explanation is inexplicable. The result is multitonal, a partly comical fever dream dressed in visual discomfort. Yet the dread lingers past the runtime. Every scene holds attention. But the real artists were Steve Newburn and his team creating all those miniatures.
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.