2018 · 128 min · R

Hereditary

Name: Hereditary
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2018
Duration: 128 min
Cast: Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Gabriel Byrne, Milly Shapiro, Ann Dowd

Directed by Ari Aster · Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Hereditary (2018) is a Horror film, directed by Ari Aster set in Utah during the 2010s. It runs 128 minutes and is rated R.

A psychological horror, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of grief & loss, family & loyalty, and madness / loss of sanity run throughout.

Composer

Colin Stetson

Cinematography

Pawel Pogorzelski

Cast

Toni ColletteAlex WolffGabriel ByrneMilly ShapiroAnn DowdMallory BechtelBrock McKinneyJake Brown

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Utah

Setting

Suburban

When

2010s

Premise & themes

Premise

Psychological Horror

Themes

Grief & Loss Family & Loyalty Madness / Loss Of Sanity

Tone

BleakTenseSurreal Dreamlike

Shape

Protagonist

Female LedEnsemble

Pacing

Slow Burn

Based on

Pure Fiction

2010
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1968
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Utah — 1800s
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2005
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