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Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.
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Toni Collette
Annie Graham
Gabriel Byrne
Steve Graham
Alex Wolff
Peter Graham
Ari Aster
Asher Gallery Representative (voice) (uncredited)
Ann Dowd
Joan
Bus Riley
History Teacher
Kathleen Chalfant
Ellen Taper-Leigh come Regina Leigh (uncredited)
David Stanley
Man at Wake
Heidi Méndez
Spanish Speaking Woman
Mallory Bechtel
Bridget
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This is another one of those movies that builds the mood, you know? And then it goes completely crazy. It's that scene, THAT scene, that catches everyone by surprise.
From then on, it's all downhill.
Great movie, very interesting ending.
proxy
it's a extremely dark, creepy horror film. The negatives here far outweigh the positives and when this happens the characters have a seizure and bang their heads on the nearest hard surface. Ultimately this is a remarkable conundrum.
laila
AMAZING! It is all so perfect, everything is so perfect and it doesnt take too long for it to get entertaining either. Amazing film and the end is just such a mindfuck moment like youre sat there wondering what just happened. The contrast between the near ending of the film to the very end is crazy, where it goes from completely hectic to weirdly and strange type of calm. LOVE IT!!
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This is another one of those movies that builds the mood, you know? And then it goes completely crazy. It's that scene, THAT scene, that catches everyone by surprise.
From then on, it's all downhill.
Great movie, very interesting ending.
proxy
it's a extremely dark, creepy horror film. The negatives here far outweigh the positives and when this happens the characters have a seizure and bang their heads on the nearest hard surface. Ultimately this is a remarkable conundrum.
laila
AMAZING! It is all so perfect, everything is so perfect and it doesnt take too long for it to get entertaining either. Amazing film and the end is just such a mindfuck moment like youre sat there wondering what just happened. The contrast between the near ending of the film to the very end is crazy, where it goes from completely hectic to weirdly and strange type of calm. LOVE IT!!
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user229527
Don't watch this if you don't like watching movies about evil. Like Satan stuff. Kinda scary.
evangelinaadfie88
confusing ending but i like the vibes
debajit.shyamal1986
Not at all horror but horrible 😅. I didn’t understand the plot and the point of making the movie
Please Stop
The people that hated this are the same people that love Paranormal Activity 12
eva0418z
Overrated.
diilanizm
we went to watch with friends
Waste of time, empty movie.
The only thing I liked in the movie was that if the number of characters were not low, it was exactly the same as the number of our group of friends.
We dubbed the movie very well in the theater, the people who came to watch the movie had fun and even thanked us because of us, we spent money for nothing, but we also entertained the people in the theater a little bit, the money was not just wasted on this issue.
palomabrumlima
I wasn't scared... Just upset
amandarodosan
One of the best horror movies I've ever seen, amazing and impactful every time I watch it again,
felipekennedy187
This is so good it should be a crime not to like it
Aynalı
One of the best horror movies of recent times
drmeminyildirim
Perfect modern horror movie
shaban
I have held Get Out like the best horror film of this past decade, but I am not sure about that after this fourth watch of Hereditary.
I consider Hereditary to be more a compelling character drama rather than a straight-up horror film. Even the lighting in this film is not that of a typical horror. In most horror films, the lighting is very dark to create a more ominous and treacherous atmosphere. But in this film, the lighting is considerably bright, looking even more like a drama. A drama with horror elements that do not kick in until the third act of the film.
What I like about Hereditary is that it stands out from the usual James Wan horror movie formula we have been used to seeing, loaded with so many jump scares. It is rare to find a horror film where its primary purpose is not frightening the viewer but telling the story in the best way possible, and if the viewer gets some scary chills along the way, all the better. I like the way the film opens, with the camera creeping into the miniature house, suggesting that there might be something odd going on with that place. It is the perfect way to set the mood of the film, and this bizarre and unsafe feeling we get from those first shots stays with us for the rest of the way.
What keeps this movie together is the directing. The directing is nothing flashy like it is in, for example, Get Out, but it is bold, it lingers when it needs to, it closes in when it needs to, and it gets uncomfortably close when it needs to (the grief scene). Ari did a fantastic job with this film, and he did well with Midsommar also, and now stands alongside Peele and Eggers as one of the best directors when it comes to horror.
Even though Aster did an excellent work writing and directing the movie, the one that shines above all in this film is its lead actress Toni Collette. She is phenomenal here, waltzing around and owing every scene she's on. There is one scene in particular that I consider it to be one of the best of this past decade, and it is all because of Toni's outrageous and demanding performance (the arguing scene with Alex Wolff's character). She was like, "I'm going to take a solo now guys, watch me, but try on keeping your jaws off the floor." And the academy not nominating her was an act of war that everybody let it slide.
Hereditary is a gripping horror, is a challenging film that it's not afraid to take risks. The movie "plays" with the viewer, changing in between its acts the usual horror elements, from psychological to the supernatural, giving the audience a hard time deciding whether they're watching a harrowing drama or an abnormal horror. But I think that it's always good to trust your public, and I'm glad they decided to do so here. They made some smart decisions in this film and created something very original, a gem for every film-lover.
fiuza
the best psychological horror movie you have, the best constructed story you have, very good
hanskroenen
Well-rethought "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Exorcist".
jessmxe
Really crazyyyy movie, makes you feel super weird after, it didn’t affect me as bad as others but I still really loved how psychological the film really was
elifa7982
The movie is a nice and high quality thriller, but I didn't understand anything the first time I watched it. 2.Something seems to sit in my watch
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