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Hereditary

Hereditary

2018
R
127 min
Drama Horror Mystery

Plot Summary

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.

7.3
IMDb Rating
90%
Rotten Tomatoes
87
Metacritic
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Ratings & Reviews

7.3
IMDb Rating
90%
Rotten Tomatoes
87
Metacritic

Technical Details

127 min
Runtime
08 Jun 2018
Release Date
R
Content Rating
Movie
Content Type
2018
Year
Genres
Drama Horror Mystery

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User Reviews

Oldnewbie

Oldnewbie

Recent

It would seem the Hollywood tradition started in the 1980's of false reviews made by either non-existent people or people paid to write glowing assessments is alive and well. That is my only way of explaining why this film is so highly regarded. I went to the user review area of IMDB just to see if I was missing something or if others thought this good looking, atmospheric, well acted two hour slog sucked as well. To my relief I found I was not alone. What we have here is a case of style...

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Gimly

Gimly

7.0/10
Recent

Simple Simon met the Pieman playing with a knife. Said Simple Simon to the Pieman: "Will you take my life?" _Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time._

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MaxTyrone

MaxTyrone

9.0/10
Recent

While psychological horror movies seem to be a thing of the past, with movies of this nature cropping up once every little while, _Hereditary_ creeps along with the force of looming evil. This isn't an average Halloween, popcorn-at-the-theatre moviegoing experience. Instead, what we are presented with is palpable heaviness for the better half of two hours while tensions rise in a dwindling household and with some burgeoning Satanic undertones encapsulated in some of the darkest, most isolating a...

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