Hereditary

Cast View all

	Alex Wolff	Peter
	Gabriel Byrne	Steve
	Toni Collette	Annie
	Milly Shapiro	Charlie
	Christy Summerhays	Charlie's Teacher
	Morgan Lund	Mr. Davies
	Mallory Bechtel	Bridget
	Jake Brown	Brendan
	Harrison Nell	Student #1
	BriAnn Rachele	Student #2
	Heidi Méndez	Spanish Speaking Woman
	Moises L. Tovar	Translator
	Jarrod Phillips	Group Leader
	Ann Dowd	Joan
	Brock McKinney	Aaron
	Zachary Arthur	Boy in Room
	David Stanley	Man at Wake
	Bus Riley	History Teacher
	Austin R. Grant	Stoner #1
	Gabriel Monroe Eckert	Stoner #2
	Ari Aster	Asher Gallery Representative
	Mark Blockovich	Support Group Member
	Kathleen Chalfant	Ellen Taper Leigh
	Jack Foriska	Cult Member
	John Forker	Funeral Attendee

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Director	Ari Aster
Writer	Ari Aster
Producer	Gabriel Byrne, Tyler Campellone, Scott E. Chester, Toni Collette, Beau Ferris, Kevin Scott Frakes, Jonathan Gardner, William Kay, Lars Knudsen, Ryan Kreston, Buddy Patrick, Jeffrey Penman, Brandon Tamburri
Musician	Colin Stetson
Photography	Pawel Pogorzelski

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My quick rating - 7,7/10. Horror tends to not be this good. So when gems like this rise up, you need to quickly get your eyes trained on them. The elements that make this so good are interwoven through a story of a disturbing family secret that seems to be more than just an accident in the family. In a good horror flick, you need to have some mystery along with the scares to keep you interested in just why it is happening. Or just go all out with gore and show boobs. Well, as each style has their own place and audience, the more true viewer tends to like a good story along with the scares, and if their needs to be blood, then make it memorable without being gratuitous. The balance here is kept fully in check, and as each bit of info this family finds, or opens if you will, the more drawn in they (and you) become. The acting in this movie is really quite good, with each character dealing with the things around them in a very realistic way. One wants to dive head first into the spirit world, while others are terrified of it. And all are effected differently due to this. An excellent entry into any horror collection, and really is a two watch flick to pick up on everything, well, not really, just the end will make you want to go back and pick up some pieces that were stuck in there. A must see for true horror fans that want to just peel away from the torture porn for a bit (and you know I am a fan of that, but we all need some balance to our movie viewing).

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