Hereditary (2018)

Hereditary rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.3/10· 454K votes

Rotten Tomatoes90%

Metacritic87%

TMDb7.292/10· 9K votes

With 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.3/10 on IMDb and 87/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Hereditary

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.

Cast of Hereditary

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  Toni Collette

  as Annie Graham

• 

  Alex Wolff

  as Peter Graham

• 

  Gabriel Byrne

  as Steve Graham

• 

  Milly Shapiro

  as Charlie Graham

• 

  Ann Dowd

  as Joan

• 

  Mallory Bechtel

  as Bridget

• 

  Brock McKinney

  as Aaron

• 

  Jake Brown

  as Brendan

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  Morgan Lund

  as Mr. Davis

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  Christy Summerhays

  as Charlie's Teacher

• 

  Bus Riley

  as History Teacher

• 

  Jarrod Phillips

  as Group Leader

Hereditary facts

Budget

$10M

Box office

$87.8M

Our take on Hereditary

Ari Aster's 2018 debut is a slow-burn horror built on grief and dread, opening after the death of the Leigh family matriarch as Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. What begins as domestic mourning tightens into a chilling fate the family cannot escape, pushing them toward the brink of madness. Aster favors meticulous framing, oppressive quiet and mounting unease over jump-scare shocks, letting horror grow from fractured relationships and inherited fear. It suits viewers who prize atmosphere, craft and psychological devastation, and who can sit with prolonged discomfort. Those wanting brisk scares, clear answers or reassurance will likely find its bleak, deliberate escalation hard going.