Hereditary Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Every family tree hides a secret.

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Last modified: Jul. 24, 2018

Hereditary

Release Date: Friday, June 8, 2018 Theaters

Director: Ari Aster

Starring: Toni Collette • Gabriel Byrne • Alex Wolff • Milly Shapiro • Ann Dowd

N/A Horror N/A

2.96 / 5.0

71% WILL SEE 29% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter's family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited. Making his feature debut, writer-director Ari Aster unleashes a nightmare vision of a domestic breakdown that exhibits the craft and precision of a nascent auteur, transforming a familial tragedy into something ominous and deeply disquieting, and pushing the horror movie into chilling new terrain with its shattering portrait of heritage gone to hell.

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Who stars in Hereditary – Cast List

Toni Collette
Goodbye June, Mickey 17
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Gabriel Byrne
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, Vampire Academy
Alex Wolff
A Quiet Place: Day One, Jumanji: The Next Level
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Milly Shapiro
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Ann Dowd
The Friend, The Exorcist: Believer

Who is making Hereditary – Crew List

A look at Hereditary behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Ari Aster last helmed Eddington and Beau is Afraid. The film's writer Ari Aster last penned Eddington and Beau is Afraid.

Director: Ari Aster
Screenwriter: Ari Aster

Studio: A24
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the Hereditary

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Mar 2018

Completed

Changed Hereditary movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jan 2018

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Dec 2017

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. Preparations are underway to start production.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Every family tree hides a secret.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

Hereditary Trailers and Clips

Hereditary

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Hereditary Release Date: When was the film released?

Hereditary was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, June 8 , 2018. There were eight other movies released on the same date, including Ocean's Eight, Hotel Artemis and 211.