Hereditary (2018)

Directed by

Ari Aster

Genre

drama film, horror film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 07m

Rated

R

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 8,687 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

After her mother dies, a miniature artist and her family are haunted by dark secrets. Strange and terrifying events begin to plague them as they uncover a horrifying legacy.

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What happens

Hereditary is a 2018 American supernatural psychological horror film written and directed by Ari Aster in his feature directorial debut. Starring Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Ann Dowd, and Gabriel Byrne, the film follows Annie Graham (Collette), a grieving miniature artist who uncovers disturbing secrets about her recently deceased mother. She is subsequently tormented by sinister paranormal occurrences, along with her husband Steve (Byrne) and their children, Peter (Wolff) and Charlie (Shapiro). Aster's work on short horror films, most notably The Strange Thing About the Johnsons, attracted the attention of A24, who greenlit Hereditary as his first feature film. Aster conceived it as primarily a family drama consisting of two distinct halves. Principal photography commenced in Salt Lake City in February 2017, with most of the indoor scenes shot on custom built sets on a soundstage to give the film a dollhouse aesthetic. Hereditary premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on June 8. The film received critical acclaim, with particular praise for Collette's performance, and was a commercial success, grossing $90 million against its $10 million production budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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