Hereditary - Movie Review

[@TheSuperNats]

Toni Collette’s rage face at her son during the dinner scene was one of the scariest things in the movie. She was excellent.

[@lindseybroder]

TheSuperNats yes! i swear i saw her eyes flash black for a second, she was that terrifying

[@TomorrowWeLive]

Reminded me of my mum

[@nilsbossiusklintenberg3623]

TheSuperNats agree!

[@MrExcessum]

I was blown away by the scene in the support group meeting... The way she nailed every move, every expression, every word, I told my wife after the movie, "I just watched a great movie, and I kinda feel like this main actress should get an oscar for it" :)

[@andretaylor2501]

MrExcessum OMG I'M RIGHT WITH YOU. The way she would hesitate before she said a word and stops and pauses were great. As an aspiring actor when I see great acting it gets me so hype

[@karenj5899]

You know a horror movie is good when you want to see it again ....but you don't.

[@constantreader4376]

Yes! I feel the same way about this movie and the movie "Us."

[@MelAncholynus]

Exactly my feeling about this movie. I rented it when it was fairly new and as a horror movie I got my moneys worth to say the least. Later bought a copy with the intention to rewatch it. It's still in it's wrap, because I still remember the dread from the first time all too well....

[@kendo5862]

Think The Joker fits that bill for me too!

[@ramziiiii]

Toni Collett said this movie exhausted her and gave her nightmares for weeks

[@harrisonwalker7835]

Exactly

[@gskate117]

The scene when the brother just gave up and went to bed after the event was so hard to watch... just pure horror.

[@xxczerxx]

Yeah it's weird, a lot of the movie isn't horror in the movie sense but the human sense, pure existential terror really. Cannot even fathom the psychological pain of living with this as a brother.

[@scotscub76]

@lovemoney rocknroll1 Emotionally horrifying to go through it

[@GoCrazyBaby3]

Freaked me OUT

[@AnnieLolla]

@lovemoney rocknroll1 and that is exactly what true horror is in real life...

[@phi11ygam3r9]

My jaw dropped. I’m 40 years old and that has NEVER happened to me before. I just sat there in complete shock fore I don’t know how long

[@killingthemood2000]

The counseling scene. The dinner table scene. The mourning her daughter scene. The burn the book scene. Everything in between... *TONI COLLETTE WAS BRILLIANT*

[@samlamson6370]

This can never be said enough. Toni literally slayed. She was perfect. I consider myself somebody who knows good film and she gave one of the best performances I've ever seen in my life.

[@verbalspecz8676]

She was fucking robbed of her Oscar can’t believe it still

[@TheReluctantVlogger]

Her acting was nothing short of masterful. Give this woman an Oscar! She invoked SOO much emotion from the audience and was so convincing it’s crazy

[@SHWETA-o3d]

Can i watch it alone ?

[@J.5.M.]

* Spoiler alert

[@justanothergoat1132]

She didn’t get the Oscar nomination and I’m honestly so disappointed

[@zombiekiller9077]

I'm so glad the academy didn't give into this oscar-bait shit

[@cristaniancatembung1160]

I am absolutely disappointed as well! The acting and everything are Oscar-worthy!

[@queefstorm]

Zombie Killer On what planet is a horror movie “Oscar bait”? This isn’t A Star Is Born, gtfoh.

[@archieyiu7111]

To everyone in the comments thinking this was an Oscar bait movie....NO. it's far from it, this is a strong genre movie and the Oscars don't look well upon these kind of films. Toni Collette was amazing in this movie, the audience saw an amazing performance. But we all knew deep down it wouldn't get nominated, and because we knew, that eliminates it from being oscar bait. That's why I haven't watched the Oscars in years because they only consider what's popular and go from there. I hope in the future that they'll stop this award ceremony, unless they IMPROVE it. The Grammys actually impressed me this year as opposed to last year. Lets hope the Oscars will do that soon

[@bancolino]

@@zombiekiller9077 I conclude that you're just a bitter individual. There was absolutely character development. Agreeably, there wasn't enough, but there's no way in HELL you can dismiss Toni Colette in this movie. This may come as a shock to you, but the father wasn't supposed to do anything. Why, because most families don't confront each other or intervene when it's too late. The result is that their problems often worsen or reach an inevitable point of no return. Common sense, which I assume you were looking for, is hardly a thing in most horror movies. That's kinda the point. Horror movies are often a blueprint for what not to do or what to avoid. You just lost that or you're handling your frustration completely wrong.

[@sydnaps1995]

The transition of Tonis face from frightened to in a trance in the scene where the father is burning. *chefs kiss*

[@chrisbender8714]

Also, her face when she's sitting in her car talking to Joan and Toni says her daughter was killed. She surprises herself with what she says a few times as if possessed. Crazy stuff!

[@scotscub76]

@@chrisbender8714 my take on that was that she just couldn't believe it happened. Like she couldn't believe it was real.

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

that was cool and badass!

[@frogery]

@@scotscub76 it was definitely surprise at her own use of "killed"

[@blainealexander5091]

Did you just give me a kiss?

[@John_Notmylastname]

The scene were she was crying over her daughter was heartbreaking. I felt her pain and cried with her. Her pain was guttural and felt genuine. It was one of those performances were if it wasn’t good it would be way over the top but she nailed it. Her mental state and pain was felt throughout the film. Awesome stuff.

[@sweetheartmegz]

I agree. I watched it last night for the first time. When that scene happened I cried like a baby with her. I like to think I cried like that because I had a rough day & I personally needed a good cry but honestly it was her amazing acting. Soooo well done!

[@John_Notmylastname]

Mae Michelle It’s very good. I’ll be very disappointed if she doesn’t get nominated for an Oscar.

[@John_Notmylastname]

NorthernLights no. Grow up. If you’re in the comment section of a movie review then you deserve to have it spoiled for you.

[@bens3767]

Speech to text dude and over. Reply do do do do do do do do do I once saw a man with his butt out and he said negative week in the stupidity but GABA do better shower who’s your water

[@leonardofarias8843]

@@John_Notmylastname No he deserves a little bit of care let him discover things for himself

[@gaspee3457]

Damn movie got me checking my closet for grandmas

[@groverkiinmuppetborn714]

some people are into that

[@IAMBENNYBLANCO.]

😳😂

[@temc7673]

Muh boi Jason from My Strange Addiction

[@KonnaroTaro]

My grandma is alive

[@aneffortlesssmile]

I look up in the corners of a room.

[@itsdatanotdata]

Toni Collette definitely deserves an Oscar. Her wailing when she is grieving for her daughter was intense and raw. Very rare a movie upsets me after I see a movie. Awesome movie!

[@bermei5187]

Agreed. That part hit me hard.

[@dedrick7949]

We love you just spoiling a major plot point. :) I’ve seen the movie so it doesn’t bother me. But, people haven’t seen the movie so... yeah. But you do you. Great movie though. Fantastic one actually.

[@PimpMasterT]

"I just wanna die" made me want to burst into tears.

[@Kazmll229]

@@dedrick7949 People should have expected spoilers in the comments of a movie REVIEW.

[@KC-oy4ym]

when I saw that scene my immediate reaction was "that's exactly how my own mother would react" and that's such powerful acting

[@jmd489]

Time to watch a comedy after this one. Good god.

[@hunkydory4065]

it was a comedy

[@Icanonlycountto4]

A comedy and a shit load of cartoons, I couldn't sleep quite right after watching Hereditary for like a few days. Definitely best horror film Ive ever seen

[@loganhill2713]

jmd321321 forreal dude I had to watch family guy when I got home

[@juliegizi]

The Office helps, trust me.

[@leto22cz]

@snakeinthegrass13 you were in the dark theater? WOW!! Is it real?? Is dark theater a real thing? I always go to theater with lights on...Damn - my whole life was a lie....And please visit a doctor, cos I watched the movie in shitty quality on my old ass TV and still saw everything....so go and seek help :)

[@stevenbrooks6563]

The fact that Toni Collette was not even nominated for this performance is one of the biggest Oscar tragedies in history. I was absolutely astounded by what she did on screen. Not many actors could pull off what she did with such conviction.

[@OlleForsberg]

Yeah, horror films are never nominated.

[@damiengraves6755]

It’s because she’s white. It’s all diversity nominees now.

[@theperson8539]

Let's just acknowledge that the Oscars largely mean nothing, but we will always hold the actual award as an achievement because the world is messed up and we aren't in control of our desires and if we ever truly realise the gravity of that, we will lose our minds and never recover.

[@ferox965]

She really went to a place I never want to go. What an actress.

[@Emma88178]

Nor did she get a bafta.

[@joechrow8341]

Sickest scene sequence i have ever watched...The psycholigical part of it was Just as unsettling...Laying in bed with headless sister in backseat of car...Mother wakes up to go to the car and that is what she saw...And The cut away camera to the head on side of road...My GOD

[@andretaylor2501]

I literally was frozen with my mouth dropped for like 30 mins after. I felt so sick I just couldn’t explain it. It was like mind numbing

[@andretaylor2501]

Rob Mike Huck right! I literally was like “are you kidding me your just going to go home and just sleep?!!!” Afterwards I was like yeah one could respond that way and just want to forget that it happened.

[@hannahgoodell5931]

joe chrow watched it last night have never really gotten scared by horror films at all but this was the first movie i genuinely covered my eyes from fear when they showed charlie’s head

[@lagatita1623]

I didnt enjoy it. It was too sadistic to watch all these terrible things happen. I love horror but not sick stuff.

[@hannahgoodell5931]

Aurelie David i understand why. if someone like me who isn’t really sensitive to that sort of stuff was bothered.. i could imagine how it would make others feel.

[@WordUnheard]

Go into this movie completely blind, and spoiler-free. It makes the horrifying moments in this movie all the more traumatic when you see them.

[@mochasocks]

Word Unheard that's exactly what I did! I didn't watch any trailers or anything! And I went by myself 😂 my heart is still pounding

[@majestycrush]

I did that, and still didn’t like the movie.

[@WordUnheard]

@pinbug I hate to hear that, but I understand. So many people raved about how creepy and great The Witch (also an A24 film) was, yet I was mostly bored by it. I'm going to watch The Witch again in a few months, now that the hype has long since died down, and see it with a fresh perspective. When Hereditary comes to video, you should do the same. One day...no rush.

[@JayeAnarkitty]

I actually went into the movie knowing that [MAJOR SPOILER] happens to Charlie, but not knowing the details along with some other basic elements of the plot, and I actually feel like that made me enjoy it more. I heard that a lot of people felt mislead by the trailer, but because I had been semi-spoiled, I actually didn't have that sense of betrayal and was able to fully enjoy the misdirection.

[@WordUnheard]

@Jenelle Peterson The fact the the trailer mislead me, made (SPOILER!!!!!!!!) Charlie's death and the reveal of the aftermath a thousand times more horrific for me. I thought that she was the character that we were following all the way through the movie. Even when that scene happened, I still questioned whether or not she was actually dead. Then they showed that scene that I just can't get out of my head, and it was as if someone had kicked me in my stomach. This movie was the most uncomfortable and disturbing experience I've had watching a movie, since I was a kid. The misdirection of the trailer actually increased the impact of this movie, and that is incredibly rare. Especially in a day and age in which most trailers practically show the entire movie, or give away key plot points.

[@noyou1948]

I watched it stoned and now i have an irrational fear of sticking my head out of the window of a moving car

[@JudySmilestv]

no you i watched the first half of the movie off of an edible and that car scene gave me anxiety hahaha. There’s also a scene where Peter has a panic attack after hitting a bowl. Not the right movie to watch high 😂

[@onlyprincedevitt2128]

I watched it high last night too, it was honestly a fucking out of body experience, I was traumatized.

[@thebossman80s]

I just did the same thing alone and now it’s 1 am and I can’t stop checking the corner of my room.

[@crieverytim]

*rational

[@thebossman80s]

Commie Punks Fuck Off his arm in the classroom wasn’t bent in a random position, it was twisted to mimic the shape of the staff paimon is holding at the end of the film. The top of the wooden staff is a hand with two fingers pointing sideways.

[@zackzaharko89]

This was arguably the most disturbing movie I have ever seen. Yes, I have seen Irreversible, Deliverance, Exorcist, etc. but it was something about this movie that was just awfully disturbing. Unbelievable movie experience

[@goldenboy140]

Irreversible is the only film that really ever disturbed me. That rape scene and the fire extinguisher scene were disturbing.

[@evilcookiekiller]

Disturbing is the wrong word. A Serbian Film was very disturbing, and it was bad, overall. This film was unsettling, engaging, and intriguing. You want more because it's interesting, not because it's just jacked up stuff and you want to see how far it can go.

[@michaelmoore9518]

What about martyrs

[@pleaseputyourshoesondebbie7920]

@@evilcookiekiller Serbian film was atrocious. I wish I could unsee the horrible things it portrayed.

[@Amb252]

This movie was really disturbing

[@Vorusen]

They swapped jump scares for truly genuine scares.

[@SHWETA-o3d]

Can i watch it alone?

[@dynamight9492]

@@SHWETA-o3d why not!! And one scene stuck with me that scared me so bad so be brave and have fun!

[@SHWETA-o3d]

@@dynamight9492 which one. PS i have watched it now

[@dynamight9492]

@@SHWETA-o3d the mom crawling in the corner

[@SHWETA-o3d]

@@dynamight9492 omg yes>

[@samnowland4679]

One of the scariest things about hereditary was that when something shocking happened, whatever it was, you felt like it was happening to you. It felt incredibly real.

[@ankitshrestha3515]

That's so true

[@ubobu3613]

I just saw it pure evil

[@JESSEXTO]

Amen

[@Astro_city_pyro]

The car scene and the following 5-10 minutes where probably the most intense moments any movie has provided me. I'm usually one against comedic relief but I was waiting for some. I felt like I needed to walk out the theatre to catch my breath.

[@poisoncobra7]

genithlol yeah it was really intense, especially because it is something that could happen irl, the scene where he just stared into nothing with his hands wrapped around the steeringwheel for a minute or two in pure shock were one of the most terrifying scenes I have seen in a long time.

[@samuelg2819]

We Love Stories exactly. ive seen real gore video like beheadings n shit but they didn't fuck me up as much as that car scene

[@nickpanebianco7523]

That scene shook me hard. When Annie began crying and screaming in the next couple scenes I almost decided that was enough for me and was close to walking out for a minute or two.

[@Liz-ph9xv]

I actually walked out of the theatre after the car scene.

[@destined2bebossy]

I actually had to leave the theater because I started crying. The realization in his eyes and the pain in her screams broke me

[@Skylerknowsphins]

This movie was fucking terrifying. But I really wanna see Chris pick everything apart and put it in his own words about everything that happened. so please do a spoiler review

[@EmilyVioletMarie]

skyler whiting great avi!!!

[@SaintJust1214]

the only movie that actually scared me is the shining

[@august4476]

It's interesting that people are so divided over this movie. I personally found it disturbing and well made, but a lot of people don't seem to notice the subtleties interlaid in the movie's plot and production that made it incredibly unnerving for people who noticed it.

[@andrewreece7312]

Elijah Shane Yea that's what you get when Mcdonalds have their staff party at the cinema. Perhaps stick to watching Annabelle and Paranormal Activity 19

[@michaelespeland]

I agree!

[@desdemona222b]

I am 66 years old and I am very jaded when it comes to horror films. This movie is by far the most terrifying movie I have ever seen in my life - nothing else comes close, and I saw The Exorcist and The Omen in the theater as a young woman. They pale in comparison to this.

[@fredmorrison2635]

I'm 68, and in agreement with everything you wrote. This one broke me. Only one other movie has come close: Carl Dreyer's "The Passion of Joan of Arc"

[@karmasauce2323]

The only other movie to hit me harder than Hereditary was Denis Villeneuve's Polytechnique (a film based on the 1989 mass shooting in Montreal, Quebec). But it was such a raw and authentic telling of a real tragedy that made it so horrifying. Ari Aster, on the other hand, just plucked this one from his noggin' and put it to film ;)

[@trawlins396]

I'm 43 and this movie terrified me to the point I wouldn't sleep w my lights out for weeks!

[@koildup]

there's something so endearing, to me, about the fact that two people aged 66 and 68 are watching Stuckmann reviews and sharing their opinions on the spooky movies they adore. I wonder why I never really pictured senior citizens enjoying Hereditary... guess I should check my presumptions haha

[@desdemona222b]

@@koildup life is not over at 66, lol. I live good films, books, theater, museums, concerts, and all the things I always have.

[@ErinJeanette]

The scariest part was at the very beginning when Annie turns the light off in the room and sees the faintest shadow of her mom in the room. It made me so sick to my stomach and still does.

[@Bilbocosity58]

erin branson I know I’m a year late but I concur. That scare gets overshadowed by the many other horrifying sequences afterwards, but that scared the hell out of me. Full chills. I hope horror directors have been taking notes and opt for scares like that in the future over the predictable and terribly loud jump scares.

[@alinatahir6476]

It was that scene that kept me up for three days!

[@ErinJeanette]

@@Bilbocosity58 I totally agree!!

[@ErinJeanette]

@@alinatahir6476 I feel you, I think about it a lot two years later!

[@emlodydjw6367]

my heart jumped out of my ass how much it terrified me

[@TomRipley7350]

From the reviews, I think Collette could definitely win the Oscar but only if Meryl Streep doesn't come out with a movie about a woman struggling to come to terms with a yeast infection a couple of months before the ceremony.

[@Vinzaf]

:cold sweat emoji:

[@shaunward923]

Lol lol

[@TomRipley7350]

Ranshitha Kularathna I couldn't agree more with you not being able to agree with me more, Ranshitha. 🙂

[@h.plovecat4307]

I'm stumbling. Someone catch me.

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

Tom Ripley LOL! I believe it's a law in California where, no matter what, Meryl Streep has to be nominated for an Oscar.

[@ButchersNailsEnjoyer]

I loved the transitions in this movie like how the same shot would just suddenly change lighting from night to day or someone is sitting on a bed and then they’re in the same position in a different place. Definitely something I haven’t seen before

[@mahmudakabirmoni1746]

Right..those glimpse was really awesome and creepy at the same time..

[@DS-Pakaemon]

It's been done before, many times, but three execution here was beautiful!

[@Mrkiki0209]

The match cut i think its called, really cool stuff

[@esyphillis101]

It’s the way the film puts you in the perspective of the sleep deprived characters. They don’t experience sleep.

[@dunngyllite7883]

Chris: "...not everyone is gonna be scared by this movie..." True. I wasn't scared. I was mentally mauled. One of the best horror (?) movies I've ever seen. Never gonna rewatch it.

[@disf5178]

You should.. I'm not gonna tell you you missed anything, but that movie has a lotta subtleties to it. C'mon Watch it AGAIN. it's on prime.

[@imjusthereforthecomments4159]

This movie and Martyrs were the only two movies that have ever stuck with me after watching them. Martyrs will fuck you all the way up

[@bluwzrdisgreedy234]

@@imjusthereforthecomments4159 Heard Martyrs mentioned on a couple podcasts in hushed tones, never explained, just referenced. Just reading the Wiki synopsis fucked me up. I will never, ever try to watch that movie.

[@imjusthereforthecomments4159]

@@bluwzrdisgreedy234 it’s a mental fuck for sure. It’s a good movie though but rough

[@AlabamaMayne]

I’m about to turn 30. Never has a movie ever stopped me from sleeping. Enter Hereditary.

[@kygodragon4782]

Except*

[@scissortongue5772]

@@kygodragon4782 no Darren.

[@PrinceZappa]

I slept like a log after watching!

[@molehansman247]

Rarely is a film actually scary to me. Jacob's Ladder scared me and now this scared me. Can't really think of much else

[@kristenwhitley9775]

I couldn't sleep right for weeks after this, the clicking haunted my dreams

[@elitadream]

The car scene was just... I can't quite put into words how it made me feel. It's got to be the most heart-stopping, horrifying thing I've ever seen in theaters.

[@Yellowjackets1900]

Exactly. For that scene alone this is a great, sad and intense movie. That scene blew me away...it made me feel so uneasy...

[@hum21]

elitadream the prolonged period after the shock in the car was masterful, to the discovery by Toni.... wow

[@ColeslawVariant]

Hahaha the ant covered head made me laugh :)

[@elitadream]

Carrie Harlow - Same. I remained frozen in my seat and held my breath all the way to the next scene. This had never before happened to me during a movie

[@carrieharlow435]

Erin Pielak Kensington Real Estate Tacoma the little groan/wince Alex made, the gut wrenching feeling of shock was such a realistic detail. It made me so uneasy.

[@emilyblythe4618]

I love that "Annie" wasn't afraid to ugly cry. She was very convincing to me. Please make a spoiler filled review. I need answers.

[@Night5225]

The mixture of that graphic scene with the “ugly crying” really got to me.

[@tenthtennant8935]

That cry was disturbing my soul... props to the actress

[@mauropresta7239]

Toni collette's cry is the must disturbing thing that I heard in my life.

[@Emper0rH0rde]

It really makes me wonder what in the world she did to recover from that role. Because you don't just walk away from something like that. Same goes for Alex Wolff.

[@BackwoodsFilms]

Ari Aster did it again with Dani's cry in Midsommar. Just tears out your heart.

[@ecreator3891]

Toni Collette did a great job, but honestly I was surprised with Alex Wolff's performance. He does such a great job conveying emotions subtly and then building up as his life starts to unravel during the course of the film.

[@coreycasciano3255]

E Creator from the fucking naked brothers band to this is crazy to think

[@Beanie-Sandals]

He wasn't afraid to cry like a baby and whimper, I respect that... ahh the actor's plight, respect the plight!

[@miguelaguilar8099]

Well he's definitely doing a better job than Nat

[@Prog47]

I went in blind and in the first act I thought it was just an overhyped film. But after the girl died and the film started to get interesting it was like watching a nightmare. So much suspense with the slow wide shots I thought my heart was going to explode. I don't watch horror that often but I loved this one. My friends: 'It wasn't even horror, not even psychological horror, didn't even have a plot it was horrible'. And I already imagine them getting bored in the first ten minutes and then texting on their phones and constantly saying to each other 'omg this is so shit, so boring' because they didn't bother to pay attention after they judged it to be boring.

[@nikkoXmercado]

"it was like watching a nightmare" There is no better way to describe this film other than these words.

[@GekodaZ]

your friends are fucking idiots

[@Ash_Hudson]

They weren't paying attention because they were trying to distract themselves from the fear lol

[@damla5665]

i watched it at home with my mom and she usually doesnt like the movies that we watch together cause she finds them too artsy or pretentious, and i was nervous about that but even she liked this and held her breath till the end.

[@IvoryMane]

They sound like tweens that need to bandwagon hate lol but I’m glad that you had the smarts to follow through!

[@ohyeahyeah973]

This wasn’t just my favourite horror film, it was one of my favourite films period.

[@HaohmaruHL]

Rap Obsessed sounds like you've only seen two movies during your lifespan, this and the room..

[@ohyeahyeah973]

Haohmaru HL ToXiC

[@ohyeahyeah973]

What do you mean "are you serious"? Are you saying that if someone has a different opinion to you you can't take them seriously? How arrogant and self centred must you be? Because I liked a film that the majority of true horror fans liked as well, that means I haven't seen enough films? I bet my life my film knowledge and experience triples yours. Real horror isn't as simple as thoughtless scares, it's about misery dread and energy-sapping. This film had it down to a T

[@Blue-qi4tl]

@@ohyeahyeah973 "that the majority of true horror fans liked as well" you can't be serious. This film has been torn apart by the public opinion vs mainstream critic that will give anything a 4/5, 9/10/, 90% whatever. Which is why those here responding to your claim of "Best movie I've ever seen" are pretty dumbfounded. This was easily the worst film I've seen in a while. You want good horror, watch It (not the original) that film is a ride with actual clear direction. I don't think I've ever seen so many drawn out scenes in a film. I swear they could have scrapped at least 30 minutes of aimless standing and staring, a snail would be pissed watching this! I asked myself and those I was watching with many times "what's the point/the fuck is going on!". It gets to a point where it's just comical especially with the cliche paranormal shit. I didn't expect it but we got a shittier Paranormal Activity and that film was already shitty to begin with. If we wanna talk true horror as well, this film is not scary... at all. You have these ambience filled scenes where something should happen or a build up. Instead you get those snail scenes that if they were going for any level of effective build up it's destroyed. Man Halloween 2018 was average at best but even that had its moments. I easily agree with the others here in that you need to expand your horizons dude. I thought Annihilation was shit when I saw it a month or two ago but this film reached new levels of bad.

[@ohyeahyeah973]

Blue241 did not read any of that shit after you put your take on real horror. REAL horror is thematic and it’s all about provoking dread and misery, imagine being part of that family in the film. It’s like a nightmare. You only know Hollywood horror, which is just scary stuff that looks scary. Gtfo

[@jessicam725]

I had to watch Jumanji the next level after this, just to see Alex Wolf happy.

[@Bonjonham]

I like how he’s honest about his sponsors. “College doesn’t pay for itself.” Amen, brother.

[@universal_dissappointment]

UHH!!!! AND WOMEN!!!! lol just kidding....no hate plz ._.

[@michaelgirodat1062]

Toni Collette is like Gary Oldman, to me. Even if she's in a shrug-worthy movie, you can generally watch her and you can just tell she's giving her all. Great actress.

[@Kevbotoconnell]

I just get annoyed at closeups where the character is supposed to be crying but there are no tears

[@TheBraunMachine2011]

Michael Girodat agreed. very talented actress, love her. :)

[@MelinaBee27]

This is the perfect comparison.

[@midlevelmedia]

Miss You Already for example.

[@jacobstaten2366]

Michael Girodat this one was pretty shrug worthy.

[@jille5458]

Toni Collette reminds me a lot of Shelley DuVall. They have the same horror face.

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

Hahahaha! Yes!

[@jille5458]

@Shanna Sweger Yes... And they say The Shining is why she lost her mind. She was a great actress but she is pitiful now. 😢

[@jamesedleymusic]

She reminds me of a cartoon character. I couldn't take anything in this film seriously and i was laughing.

[@udbhavseth799]

Yeah those really long frozen silent screams felt very much like a nod to Shining

[@karimC35]

The scene where she wakes everybody up to show them she can talk to her daughter actually made me tear up with fear. Utterly terrifying

[@xPsychoBunny]

Toni Collette is one the most underrated actress out there

[@theuniversewithin2065]

She's always amazing. In some weird way I feel The Sixth Sense and Hereditary are connected. I'm pretty sure Ari Aster cast her partly because of it.

[@samlamson6370]

Absolutely.

[@elmantishrimp1689]

So far this is the only movie that I dont think I can ever rewatch.

[@KatSpicert]

Its like revising a nightmare, you'd have to have some big ass balls to want that experience again.

[@tannerpritchett6698]

It’s such a good movie to rewatch though! You see the events of the movie in a different light after knowing how it all comes together.

[@BackwoodsFilms]

I think this movie demands repeat viewings. There's no way you can take in everything by just watching it once. I've seen it several times and I'm still discovering things I hadn't noticed before.

[@modest_mind2526]

Give it a few years when you kinda forget. This film has some real staying power.

[@chasejohnson7049]

You should watch Midsommar, it was directed by Ari Aster as well. You will for sure not want to ever rewatch that movie after finished.

[@madbrah8361]

Ari Aster has the BEST transitions. Hereditary and Midsommer both prove it!

[@jamesedleymusic]

I love my pretentious horror flicks.

[@mt_300-2]

@@jamesedleymusic what's pretentious about them? Dick

[@theuniversewithin2065]

I loved Hereditary. But I loved Midsommar even more.

[@jamesedleymusic]

@@mt_300-2 The fact that they rely on being overly-artsy and technical rather than being effective, dick.

[@madbrah8361]

dedley01 You can have your own opinion. Both were a breath of fresh air from the typical gore flicks that have been dropping every week. Both these movies use gore effectively IMO. Some of the only movies to really make me flinch or feel uneasy when it used any gore. And I have seen all of them-Serbian Film, Hostels, Human Centipedes, Japanese flicks, ETC ETC.

[@anshul5431]

The most terrifying part of the movie was seeing old people naked.

[@demetresmith4578]

ON EVERYTHING!!!! I’m still messed up

[@TheLaReece]

And SMILING! wtf

[@parsnipmcgee329]

We were talking about that at work! They used that in The Witch too. Not even being unkind or joking; grinning, naked old people. It was so effective that I'm hoping it doesn't become an overused horror cliche.

[@tricko8000]

Am i missing something? This movie made me cry with laughter, and that whole ending with the naked old people, the dumbass screaming like a bitch and jumping out the window, the flying and all that shit was fucking hilarious XD

[@rubbyb.0755]

Jajaja 😂

[@andrewreece7312]

That scene with the smiling man in the doorway really creeped me out

[@nicolevillalobo5391]

Reece Andrew that was the grandma😂

[@andrewreece7312]

@@nicolevillalobo5391 Nope, it was the man you see later on in the garden

[@KinartFilms]

As far as I can remember it's also the guy you see at grandmas funeral creeping behind Charlie when she's standing next to grandmas body

[@Whitney2022]

Same 😭

[@andretaylor2501]

OMG that scene. And it was like I didn't realize him til the end cause I thought it was creepy that he was smiling in the beginning. And I saw him smiling in the end and was like "OMG that's that smiling man"

[@bmh8674]

saw it on fathers day with my dad...I loved it. Meanwhile his cellphone went off twice and he fell asleep. I might be adopted

[@BangTanPrettiNikki]

bmh 86 I love this comment... Super late but love this 🤣❤️

[@sumit.24]

Now *that's* a horror story.

[@samsong24]

You just made me laugh so hard !

[@unrepentantjaegerist7236]

Lmaooooooooooooo

[@owenwalker1774]

I watched this yesterday for Fathers day with my daughter. We LOVED it!!!!

[@victoriatorrealba7303]

I’m gonna be hearing that tongue clicking noise every night ...

[@cako666]

I do it without really thinking about it sometimes and I usually cringe a bit. Like physically cringe

[@ishmaelvilmenay3340]

Damn it now i gotta watch cartoon or anime now to add new sound in my head its been 2 years since i watch dat crap once, never again.

[@liriodendronlasianthus]

*tongue pop*

[@mateuspereira8623]

Tlock

[@BackwoodsFilms]

There are two types of people in the world: those who think Hereditary is amazing, and those who are wrong.

[@OwenOsaka]

This review actually gave me mild anxiety with just you describing it lol

[@volcanosauce00]

ODB Just wait until you watch the damn thing! I never want to experience something that terrifying again!

[@MrRandom9Video]

I’ve seen some spooky dooky movies. I was locked up the whole time and couldnt sleep. I was too afraid to turn of the fucking lights and close my eyes seeing the shit graved into my head.

[@chellier6381]

it wasn't THAT horrifying, but it was very thought provoking and the family was so easy to relate to. Peter was easy to sympathize with. Trying to save someone then killing them accidentally, and just avoiding the inevitable of everyone else knowing what happened. maybe it didn't feel real to him until The next morning like I thought he was just in shock.The dinner table scene whenever he was like, "Is there something you want to say, Mom?" I love that they had his character poke at her and be affected by her the way he was also (like during the séance and whenever she woke him up and he was terrified of her and didn't want her touching him at all whenever she tried to hug on him after and ESPECIALLY whenever she said I never wanted to be your mother lmao the whole theater gasped). I would be terrified as well as annoyed by her (like the Dad whenever she makes a scene of the accident including head and all!) I sympathized with her and even cried during the second funeral whenever she was balling so hard, I was disgusted and annoyed with her whenever she made the scene of the accident, and I was terrified of her at the end obviously. I connected with the father also! He was doing the best he could, yet everything was falling apart around him. It was emotional, and the end was so disturbing and awful for Peter..It was terrifying, but I slept just fine, alone in my bed, and with the lights off..Thats just me though; I have always loved horror movies and I agree with Chris on being dumbfounded at numerous parts in this one. It was insane, deep, and thought provoking from start to finish.

[@adam7mma]

Fuck! Me too! I'm all breathin hard and shit like what the fuck!

[@aylinitzel.]

The film was an adrenaline rush, but I was frozen the whole time

[@S-T-E-V-E]

I hate movies that rely on jump scares and call it horror thankfully this isn't one of them. This could be a one hit wonder as it will be difficult to beat, hopefully his next film will at least be 75% of what this one was

[@S-T-E-V-E]

@Gerry Buckets not yet

[@S-T-E-V-E]

@Gerry Buckets yeah thats what I meant by next film

[@S-T-E-V-E]

@Gerry Buckets No when I said his next film it was Midsommar I was referring to. But thanks for letting me know anyway.

[@True38]

It actually has 1 jumpscare (the clicking noise while the mom is driving) and it is timed perfectly even I jumped, something I never normally do. Overall, great movie - but I do agree with a lot of others about the ending being somewhat bad or perhaps a "misfit" compared to the rest of the movie.

[@True38]

@Emperor Pepe Flavius Memus Well, it caught me completely off guard though.

[@hbk15111]

Constantly seeing “it’s not even scary” when their idea of scary is a dumb jump scare. 😑

[@cinesaur5274]

Or maybe people just have legitimate issues with the film? As someone who didn’t like the film myself (and also didn’t think it was scary), I think just generalising the audience that disliked it as people who “think a scary movie is just jump scares” is bit overgeneralising, and just pisses off people with legitimate criticisms.

[@dazaemin]

hbk15111 As someone who hates horror movies that rely on jumpscares and really appreciate horror movies that rely on real horror i gotta say this movie wasn’t scary until the ending when it got good

[@Mirage238]

hbk15111 it ‘s a new way of scary. I think it’s the fear of the unknown what make this movie so different .

[@briannalee1998]

hbk15111 ikr!

[@keepingmypeace7438]

hbk15111 This movie terrified me.

[@JarrettC568]

The final sequence of the movie terrified me. Literally shook me to my core, what an experience

[@jlidz]

The head sawing and when she is crawling round the walls and banging her head on the attic door was scary as hell.

[@pietarikuikka795]

I think it was the worst thing about the movie. Just terrible and ridiculous in my opinion

[@pietarikuikka795]

@@foxjade8924 i think it was really good until it went supernatural

[@pietarikuikka795]

@@foxjade8924 i think overall the movie was 7/10 imo

[@heyiplaybassguitar]

@@pietarikuikka795 yeah I found the parts were most scary when it was uneasy feeling but you didn't see anything. Just gripping and waiting. Then they started showing a few things... hit or miss on the scares. The floating bodies weren't doing it for me

[@kizza1607]

Idk why but I kinda get The Shinning vibes from this film; especially the long wide shots just like in the Overlook Hotel. The cinematography is brilliant.

[@Julia-py9mk]

Kieran Milne Yeah me too. I loved how some of the wide shots looked exactly like her miniature house, it added the feeling of the entire family were basically dolls for a purpose which they in the end were.

[@DS-Pakaemon]

I think it has to do with the vivid colours with very less mixing between them. Very Kubrickian I'd say.

[@shanespaull8173]

That's the first thing that came to mind also...a slow burn in which the music added a chill...loved it

[@stopbunsen]

The slow zoom-in in some scenes was very Kubrick as well. Same with the outdoor shots that went from dark to light in a snap (even though I can't recall a Kubrick movie that did that exactly, it still seemed very Kubrick)

[@CarloisBuriedAlive]

Kieran Milne Kubrick often used one point perspective shots in his movies, which forces the viewer to examine the entire shot. The mind starts to wonder if things are hidden within or placed in a corner, creating an uneasy feeling. This movie utilized that style of filmmaking a lot!

[@austinross7060]

Hereditary: A fantastic movie that I have no intention of watching by myself ever again.

[@basilmanson5282]

Preach

[@pautin31]

my sentiments exactly! lol.

[@Idontcare1314]

You watched it by yourself too? LOL 😆

[@melodicallyspeaking4454]

I'm so pissed at myself for doing this. Every little sound is like that tongue clicking noise now smh

[@steffna]

I have watched this without even knowing who was in it or even seeing a trailer...well...this is the best drama-horror I have ever seen recently. Instant classic, it disturbed me in a meaningful way.

[@killingthemood2000]

The entire mood after Charlie drives off with Peter has me in pure distraught. It's literally the most disturbing thing I've seen in cinema.

[@AllThingsFilm1]

I just saw it a second time. I found it just as creepy and intense as the first viewing. I consider it to be a new horror classic. Despite any similarities to stories from other films, I felt "Hereditary" had a story that unfolded in a visceral and realistic way. Especially in how a family would react in similar circumstances. As far as the paranormal side goes, I would leave that up to the individual audience member to decide what it means to them.

[@SaulBadmon]

The family relationship elements are what really takes this over the top for me.

[@AllThingsFilm1]

Exactly. I found their responses and reactions to one another to be completely realistic and believable.

[@biggerblue]

VFX Todd I literally agreed with everything you said. This film may disappoint some may please some but this film shows something that could happen in a realistic way

[@cameronmcguffie8488]

VFX Todd j

[@Nyghtgirl27]

David Garcia stupid priest

[@LaMaestra2102]

It's definitely a disquieting film to say the least. It stayed with me for days.

[@danielcastaneda2983]

If you liked that, watch Requiem For A Dream dont read about it just watch it

[@Nanu67-e9j]

@@danielcastaneda2983 despite that being a great film I try to avoid talking about it

[@isaacorwhatever4329]

This just felt very rambly and, for Chris, that is a fantastic sign. He seems seriously disturbed.

[@randomfools808]

Bobbicorn If you can appreciate slow burners, you'll probably leave it with some of the visuals fresh in your mind. It really knows how to play with the dark and not add cheap FX when it does it.

[@isaacorwhatever4329]

Randomfools To say I'm an impatient little bastard, I really do love a slow burner

[@maddiehalter810]

The way they intentionally made it something that would never be able to be entirely guessed or predicted is really amazing because you get a sense of compassion and empathy with the characters because you’re just as confused as they are. Basically what I’m trying to say is it’s extremely Immersive and depending on the person it can be down right painful. The way you feel for Annie when she’s trying to explain things she’s seen to her husband and him just pushing it to the side even though he feels it deep in his gut that things are happening too. The director touched on all of the characters with a completely different feeling and domineer. AND CAN WE JUST TALK ABOUT HOW DELECTABLE THE CAMERA ANGLES ARE???? Like they are seriously a hugely overlooked aspect that added a huge amount of suspense, tension and uneasiness. This was one of the first horror films I was actually alive to see in theaters and thoroughly enjoy.

[@Erica_DeJongh]

Just got out of theatre. Holy shit. 🤯

[@edwinfire101]

Erica Lindblad SAME!

[@duck.tollerrr]

Exactly.

[@jlac2box]

Erica Lindblad This teenager above me wanted a sleepover with her friends cause she can't sleep alone tonight. Lol

[@joelrhine]

Exactly!

[@BartScantlin]

Me too. I don't think I'd recommend it to anyone.

[@oskari7121]

Honestly horror genre is making a huge comeback

[@megamoviez]

Oskari Häkkinen Yeah it makes me so happy as a horror buff! You just have to look for the right ones!

[@estevansilva1591]

Oskari Häkkinen i know right! i loved a quiet place!

[@slayer45670]

edit name a quiet place isn't horror.

[@estevansilva1591]

The_Real_John_Doe uh, yes it is lol

[@estevansilva1591]

The_Real_John_Doe call it whatever you want but it is still in the horror genre

[@doge1709]

Fun Fact: My friend's dad was working on this film and helped make the miniatures :)

[@sillygooseygirl]

Subaru Uchimaki that’s so cool did he meet any of the actors

[@gubtefumcki6399]

Subaru Uchimaki Who is this supposed to be fun for?

[@snoopyfod1807]

Gubte Fumcki it's fun for me to see how pissy you got over someone else's optimism.

[@gubtefumcki6399]

Snoopy Fod I don't think you understand basic human interactions or what optimism means Plus I am pretty sure you are the kind of guy who enjoys eating pineapple pizza

[@nyg974ever29]

Sure he did

[@xJayhawkFANx]

Two hardest moments for me to watch weren't even horror moments Spoiler!! 1) the wife hysterically sobbing over the death of her daughter 2) the wife's explosion at the dinner table.

[@georginatoland]

Seeing Chris freaked out has made me even more excited to see this film!

[@VanguardSolarEnergy]

Georgina Toland Get ready to be disappointed

[@NickBoi3000]

Amen. Not even half as scary as people are making it out to be. I was way more unnerved watching Babadook or even There Will Be Blood than I was watching this.

[@keithhunt6300]

Georgina Toland I

[@ColeslawVariant]

Watch The VVitch instead. Same idea, slowly builds to an incredible last act.

[@majestycrush]

I thought the same! I literally watched this movie because of his review. I was really disappointed after watching it lol. Not that good

[@chsstrr9577]

I watched this on shrooms. That was the worst idea I've ever had.

[@bryencopper7123]

Chester Nobuo Boyd lmao fuck that

[@rfigure9395]

Same shookith to the core

[@Gigi_Ouija]

Chester Nobuo Boyd care to give more details? This sounds like a trip I wanna know about lol

[@chsstrr9577]

Jack Skellington where to start without giving it away. I took a bunch about 30 min before the movie started so I peaked when shit started getting weird. First off the way it was shot made it look like most of the sets were miniature just like how the mom makes miniatures. Then when shit popped off I was not expecting most of what happened. Got pretty psychological and I was caught in my feels for most of it. The house was too big for such a small family and I kept seeing shit in the corner of frames. The sound design was intense and the close ups of peoples faces made me uncomfortable. The moms spiral and her condition she has was making me wonder what was real and then to top it off there was some of the weirdest imagery(including the little girls face no offense to her but I thought it was melting). The crying faces were almost too much that I almost walked out to catch my breath. All in all i was on the brink of a very bad trip but the worst part was going home laying in bed and seeing someone in the corner of my room for the rest of the night.

[@fungifago]

Chester Nobuo Boyd that's one hell of a ride man, we live for those moments lol

[@jmd489]

Just watched it and it's probably one of, if not the most, disturbing movie I've seen. Like holy shit that was dark. Good movie but don't expect to go to sleep afterwards.

[@wotwot5212]

Watch Martyrs from 2008, another great movie that tops this in how disturbing it is in my opinion

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

Rosemary's Baby

[@saucymemes7109]

Literally watched before I went to bed......help.

[@anthonypalmer8975]

jmd321321 watch A Serbian Film. I dare you.

[@EdwardViaTomato]

I watched this a couple nights ago and thought "I think this is probably what the Exorcist was like, back in the day" (I'm 32 rn). It basically had me afraid of (unsettled in) the dark in my own home, because of dumb crap like the way light reflects off one painted surface versus another as I walk. I just said "that fuckin' movie". I'm not a horror type of guy, and I'm not sure if "scary" is the main word I'd personally use, but it absolutely unsettled me through a sort of sensory overload all throughout. When I described it to some family, I focused more on the theme of sanity. Really well done.

[@deadshot0908]

I watched it , and it was like 2 am when the movie finished and immediately after the movie ended my internet went down, i pissed my pants so hard because that shit happened like 4,5 times before.

[@archieyiu7111]

This movie made me so uncomfortable. Edge of my seat, eyes glued to the screen. I wanted to look away but I couldn't. I was in shock so many times. I hated how it made me feel but that's why this movie is so amazing. It actually scared me, first time ever I felt genuine fear from a movie as opposed to the usual jolt/shock or disgust I get from usual horror movies. And I am so disappointed and angry that it got shunned completely at the Oscars even though it was the best movie of 2018

[@AdamusClowner]

Does the movie have a battle royale mode?

[@Carbabydoll]

Adam Carrigan lmao

[@kliphord123X]

Adam Carrigan yeah its confirmed.

[@imsentinelprime9279]

Adam Carrigan lol much videp

[@moistdogfood2869]

Yeah but sadly its only available in lootboxes

[@melthework4511]

Lmao 😂

[@IsaacGeneAsensio]

This is the first horror film that really scared me in 10 years and I am not exaggerating. Great review Chris!

[@raekingery2056]

Toni Collette not getting the nom is the biggest Oscar snub of my lifetime

[@ConquisteRL]

I thought the movie was truly disturbing...that car scene alone was the most horrific thing I have seen in a movie since The Human Centipede, however I am going to need to watch the movie again, alone, because my audience started laughing as soon as the truly supernatural things started occurring in the final act, and it just completely ruined the mood for me. Very disappointed with the immaturity of some people...

[@ooTina00]

samuelcook13 ugh awful. The person sitting next to me while I was watching it today was on her phone!!! Annoying

[@ooTina00]

Michael Anderson lol

[@coreycasciano3255]

samuelcook13 I got pissed too when people were laughing when I was trying to be more serious about the movie, it kinda does ruin the movie when ur trying to take it seriously while everyone is being immature pansy asses

[@ConquisteRL]

Wild Tedwardo I completely respect that opinion, just as long as you don’t disrespect mine by laughing at the movie while I’m trying to enjoy it.

[@Beanie-Sandals]

That's when you stand up and say shut the hell up before I slap the fucking shit out of you

[@TimeandMonotony]

Hereditary is my favorite movie of the year and one of the best horror movies I've seen in ages. Absolutely fantastic, and I really hope Toni Collette gets at least an Oscar nom. I went on a road trip through the West a few months ago, and when I was in Utah (where the movie was filmed) I drove past this mountain range and was like "holy shit, it's the Hereditary mountains!" (Looked it up, and it's the Wasatch Range.) Gave me a bit of a chill, not gonna lie! Don't stick my head out the window. xD

[@tensor1129]

the scene where Annie sleep walks into peters room and your thinking about the story she told of her and the matches only its not that bad then it snowballs into that. her face blew me away

[@themagicweedbus1319]

this movie is outright outstanding. Toni's acting is so surreal and has made me cry twice. her grieving is just so hurtful. i literally felt that...

[@analyticequals]

You should do a Stuckmann explains special on Hereditary. It is such a wonderful and layered film. Lot of real world historical lore. And stuuuuuuuff. Please though.

[@bart234465]

Float, don't walk to see this film!

[@John_Notmylastname]

Adam Romero I see what you did there!

[@LucBoeren]

You do need a head to watch it, though

[@srsucioguapodelsur8845]

SHOOK.

[@katewarner5798]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheCamcamTV]

This is the resurgence of great horror movies!

[@thehitherto5348]

I think great horror has always been there, but you sometimes had to look very hard for it (limited releases, straight to video, etc). It's nice to see more quality horror getting proper release tho.

[@megamoviez]

Lawrence Stevens How would you categorize them?

[@LouSassol69er]

Mega MovieZ thrillers

[@pphillips4586]

Cameren Ceniceros people forgot about lights out?

[@droogj]

yeah A Quiet Place wasn't much of a horror movie, but the thriller aspect made my ass clench so hard

[@jackinthebox1993]

I really wish we got a spoiler review for this movie. Hands down, one of my top movies of 2018, maybe even the decade

[@lostclips7078]

I’ve never seen a film that made me believe everything that was happening, it takes so many tropes and throws them out of the window. The acting is incredible, the supernatural stuff seems like it could happen it felt so real, truly a terrifying movie. I don’t want you to go watch it, but I recommend it.

[@smrckaaful]

This movie scared the shit out of me! I want to see it again so I can fully appreciate it without just being terrified.

[@Dolcevita_bakes]

This is the sort of film where you go, “ wtf did I just watch?”

[@queenannesrevenge1437]

💯😰

[@scotscub76]

I've watched it about 6 times. One of my favourite films now. Will never forget "that scene" in the cinema. It blew me away.

[@TheProphegy]

D Fine - I was speechless and looked over at my brother with the expression, “Holy... Shit.” You don’t expect it and it floors you. I was actually teary-eyed because it ignited my senses.

[@JohnDeanMusic]

I had ANXIETY watching this film.

[@ayanaweaver30143]

john siafega well with already having anxiety. Maybe I shouldn't go see this tomorrow by myself? lol

[@Superkiller6000]

I ate THC before watching this in the dark, alone. Now, allow me to tell you about anxiety.... haha

[@SouthBayLA1310]

@@Superkiller6000 I was high asf watching this too lol my eyes were glued to the screen it creeped me out

[@Fearfullyfree]

I 100 percent agree. I have seen all kinds of horror. It's my favorite genre. I haven't been truly disturbed by a film in I don't know how long. This movie...I was still trying to shake it the next morning while I was brushing my teeth. I was like, okay, stop thinking about it. It truly got under my skin. I left the theater like wtf...now i'm like...omg. Wow. Shook.

[@Fearfullyfree]

Mike McWilliams I'll need some time. Lmao.

[@ColeslawVariant]

Every time you get scared think of the silly headless body floating into the treehouse :)

[@Fearfullyfree]

Harold ........nooo that part is associated with one of the worst parts! 😫

[@norpriest521]

You probably didn't watch The Witch before this movie because this movie tried to look like The Witch so badly for the most part. Don't believe me? Go check it out! This is today's horror now, they're trying to be more cult-ish recently. Which is not bad at all. At least I propped Hollywood that they finally came up with something new instead of same old jump scare movie every 3 months lmao

[@Fearfullyfree]

Nor Priest I saw the Witch. But the imagery in that was almost more comical to me because it was a period piece and it was so absurd. I also think because i'm used to seeing Toni Collette in more lighthearted roles that it unnerved me to see her in this one. Like when Jim Carrey did the Number 23, you're just like...this is so bizarre...

[@marnieee123]

Is no one going to talk about the ending?

[@ghaffarkhan5662]

Funny i was thinking the exact same thing...ending was dogshit. Excellent movie with dramatic family conflict integrated, but then chuck that away without any resolution. Except ThEyRe WiTcHeS. Like eating a great dish and then taking a bite of a turd at the end to ruin everything.

[@ballisticweenie1393]

@@ghaffarkhan5662 I thought the ending was fantastic, I'm curious to hear why you thought it was dogshit.

[@ghaffarkhan5662]

@@ballisticweenie1393 it was similar to the babadook in the way it used family conflict to create horror. But in the babadook the conflict was resolved and so was the supernatural problem along with it. In this movie they just abandoned the conflict towards the end. No major character arcs. Usually in horror movies the monster wins but the characters are never set up to have an arc, or they have theyre arc before they die. I feel like it was a shocking ending and ppl forgot about the drama.

[@ballisticweenie1393]

@@ghaffarkhan5662 I do kind of agree to a certain extent, but at the same time Peter (Alex Wolff) does go through an arc through out the film. First he starts off as a regular teen, and near the end of the movie he becomes so psychologically damaged that he becomes vulnerable to be possessed by Paimon. The best thing about the ending is when you find that Peter was basically the main protagonist of the story as he becomes a vessel for Paimon. Most of the characters beside the father have a pretty big arc psychologically in which they inherit the evil that Toni Colette's character has from her side of the family. The whole movie does benefit from a second viewing when you see all the foreshadowing (Even though it is kinda obvious) that gets shown. The ending is also pretty darkly comedic because all this time Paimon is trying to get into Peter, it is shown that he is being worshiped by old naked people for all eternity.

[@ghaffarkhan5662]

@@ballisticweenie1393 peter and everyone else were only on theyre way to having arcs, the build up of drama and horror isnt the actual arc its how the conflict is resolved which was totally forgotten. If it was even something mundane like the mum and son saying they love eachother OR even that they accept having contempt towards eachother and move on (which would be dark but atleast the drama would lead to something). It was unsatisfying for me man, but you know what? im glad u enjoyed it. Lets just agree to disagree

[@daminwise1968]

My God! You just perfectly articulated everything I thought and felt about this movie! I thought about it for almost 3 or 4 months after watching it. Just whenever I wasn't doing anything I found my mind just drifting back to it. It shocked me in such a way that I was absolutely enveloped by it, but couldn't watch it again for a little while. It touches on Mental Health but also something deeper... Darker. No horror movie has ever done for me what this movie did. I am changed and so is my view of what horror is. True fear it's subtle and creeping. It's the not knowing, but having a Feeling. This movie didn't scare me as much as it Disturbed me instead. It made me feel uneasy for quite some time which is so much better because you can only be afraid for so long but you can be disturbed and unsettled for years. And so I shall. Masterpiece

[@StrengthScholar0]

Yup. Even a child can scare someone but to disturb someone as deeply as this movie does is a perfected craft.

[@dalgron]

I'm definitely never watching this again. That's how scarred I was. Just want to forget.

[@nabilmohammad5076]

Being a huge fan of horror movies, very very rarely does a movie truly creeps me out post-viewing. After leaving the theater I had to sit in my parked car for 2-3 minutes just to process what I just witnessed (especially in the end). Chris is totally right in this review; it was an artistic and bone-chilling masterpiece with horrifying imagery that'll leave you punched in the gut. For those who need a good comparison: Conjuring = being lit on fire Hereditary = being slowly drowned in water

[@ninanavina10]

Nabil Mohammad Same! I’ve watched horror movies all my life. Love them. And I NEVER EVER get scared. But this shook me to my core. After I saw it, I asked my friend to have a coffee with me because I was too afraid to drive home and be home alone!

[@internallyscreaming90]

Nabil Mohammad If I wasn’t with a couple of other people who immediately started talking about it right when the credits hit, I would have done the same thing with this movie. I wanted to just sit there for a few minutes once the credits started so I could process what the hell I just saw haha. Very good film.

[@brownlogs4303]

Yep most of the people in our theatre were walking out at the end saying "what did I just watch?"

[@Seth655]

Navina C Wow a movie where people make clicking sounds with their mouth and shaking their hands in the air made you scared! Grow the fuck up dumbass

[@julianwebb919]

“College isn’t free, I wish it was but it isn’t” “Soviet anthem plays”

[@snfDoctor]

Is it Chris himself that is going to college or his wife? what degree?

[@phantom_thief_jk9859]

Rachid Idibar he is he's getting a legit film degree

[@GuadalupePicasso]

“Sit here and watch Soviet children’s cartoon.” **cartoon starts** “This is shoe and shoelace. They are both useless without each other.” Soviet anthem plays over closing credits **cartoon ends**

[@matthewcimino8394]

Joseph Muir I saw that episode too

[@onetastypizza]

Why would we have to resort to communism for college to be free?

[@DaydreamAllday]

The shining was my favorite horror movie. It was eventually replaced by the babadook. But this movie hands down is one of the best horror movies out there

[@hardboiled2987]

How can you compare the shining to this pile of shit wtf

[@FilmsLessExpensiveThanPrimer]

@@hardboiled2987 This is a pile of shit? There's so much to it.

[@Alex-gs4nk]

@@hardboiled2987 this pile of shit? Shut the fuck up

[@justinstarkie1178]

The babadook forever haunts me...

[@FilmsLessExpensiveThanPrimer]

@@justinstarkie1178 Absolutely. The performances, the chilling cinematography... and the beautiful dialogue makes it one of the best psychological horror movies out there along with Hereditary and the Shining

[@pferdebert]

I think it's a master piece. Hands down the best horror flick I've ever seen. A+.

[@darkhank942]

haunting of hill house is so much better

[@XellosMetallium]

Darkhan Kenestegi The movie or the serie? I am assuming you are referring to the serie. This film is as good as hill house the serie. In movie you don’t have a lot of time to tell the story but they nail it. Hill house movie fail to do that.

[@mm31740]

Darkhan Kenestegi hill house was good but hereditary way better

[@1az3r91]

The Shining: am I a joke to you?

[@PrinceZappa]

Too plot devicey in the last third.

[@arthurgrobler6942]

This review in it self felt scary

[@mckenziemahal4939]

I loved how they made it feel like the family was living in a doll house the whole movie.

[@mrgangsta135]

*SPOILER* When Peter saw the burnt corpse of his father, girl stuck to the ceiling like a spider and the smiling man staring at him from the doorway. I might have shat my pantalones

[@hagelslag9312]

Was watching with my SO. Right before that shot he comes out of bed. My SO was like 'what is that up there? Wait, go back...' Turns out she was already hovering in the ceiling above his bed, and later at the scene like you mentioned. Freaked us out.

[@shrutighosh311]

@@hagelslag9312 I know what you are talking about, there was a floating thing that slinked past Peter's room just before he went down. I thought is that a dog hovering in the air or what 😦

[@kell_checks_in]

What girl? You mean his mother, aka. a woman?

[@mrgangsta135]

@@kell_checks_in Are u okay? Seem like an aggressive lil fake woke bitch. Calm down sweety

[@7thCobweb]

@@mrgangsta135 this is a very normal chill response

[@ObservingTheApocalypse1]

Just got out of it. So few films ever truly scare me. Its just been The Blair Witch Project, the first Paranormal Activity, and The Babadook, but now Hereditary joins that list of films that have truly terrified me. Phenomenal.

[@BartScantlin]

Scary moments yes, but the ending didn't work for me.

[@Yellowjackets1900]

It was too long and too much of a ripoff of Rosemary's baby... but in the beginning where THAT happens to the daughter. Now that was filmmaking. I felt so uneasy there.

[@adamwiner3812]

I like those movies. The Descent is another good one.

[@KingCraze22]

The Ring is still the scariest movie I’ve ever seen just because the atmosphere and sense of dread that that movie instills is second to none. And that fucking video tape...

[@mrbottomtext1401]

EvilBroomstick babadook was not scary

[@davidortega3825]

A24 saving horror one movie at a timeee!!

[@remliqa]

I thought Blumhouse is the one doing that?

[@davidortega3825]

remliqa nah, they just make ppl jump scare... i mean they did truth or dare and paranormal activity(?) And thats as bad as you can get at horror

[@remliqa]

Regardless of what you think of jumpscares, they also makes good to great horror movies like Oculus , Split and Creep. Even their franchise ones like Paranormal Activity series and Insidious had a few good ones in there. I think Blumhouse is more responsible for the the revival of the horror franchise than A24 is. A24 seem to be more focused on art house style movie and this is evident in about all of their movies. Hereditary seem to fit right in with their overall style.

[@davidortega3825]

I agree on some of the points youre making about the style... and i think taste is subjective and since i think im more into Art House kind of horror than loud noices to get scared, A24 is doing it for me, just like Bloom House might be doing it for you. Also dont get me wrong i like some Bloomhouse too like you said Split, Insidious and i also liked The Gift a lot!

[@alexblock3091]

I think you mean cinema lol

[@hadiali484]

I could not breathe for 10 minutes I mean this movie was a frontal assault on my soul

[@Guigley]

I found moments in this film to be almost too real for comfort. It's definitely masterful. The fact that Collette didn't get nominated for an Oscar is no big deal, people. The Oscars don't mean a thing and are completely irrelevant. This will go down as one of her greatest roles, and a golden statue has nothing to do with that.

[@zayoko1353]

But it hurts when we all know she deserves an award like that. We all know how happy she would be

[@trentthedirector]

You can tell he was shaken by this one. Got to see this at an early screening and I agree 100% it's one of the best horror films in a long time.

[@lawnjart16]

Hey Movie Maker - are there a lot of jump scares in it? I like the creepy, more psychological style horror, but hate jump scares

[@trentthedirector]

lawnjart16 the film very heavily relies on psychological terror and character drama over jump scares! There are a handful of jump scares, but they never feel cheap and are used in a way that serves the story. Someone at my screening started to cry, they were so disturbed 😬

[@lawnjart16]

haha - thanks for the info! I think I will have to check it out.

[@slouutba1060]

It's really annoying to me how many people came into these comments saying "it wasn't scary" as if that's a fact. Chris literally says hear that "scary" is subjective. It's all your opinion. I thought the movie was really scary. Many agree with me, others don't. But don't try and tell others how they should feel about it.

SlouuTBA Welcome to YT.

[@aaronmicalowe]

Yeah, KZbin has a requirement for people to act retarded. Some of us can resist the temptation. Oh dear I just failed, haha.

[@serenacelestine]

I find that most of the people saying “it wasn’t scary” seem to think that that earns them a pat on the back or something. Sure, I can see that some people wouldn’t find this film ‘scary’, but this film certainly is disturbing and has a great sense of dread.

[@aaronmicalowe]

@@serenacelestine Yes, I agree with you. When I go to see a scary movie, I don't have any defences. I don't try to avoid being scared. That would be a waste of the ticket money. I want to be scared, so I let every little thing in. That's what I find entertaining. People who try to act buff and say they're not scared don't know how to enjoy a horror movie. Getting scared is the point of it :o)

[@serenacelestine]

Aaron Lowe exactly!

[@FeralWench]

Despite minor critiques I have towards the film (the build up to the true horror of the story took a bit too long for my taste) it was a fantastic and thought provoking film! It hits you on so many levels. Between the uncomfortable and relatable scenes of a daughter trying to reconcile her strange and distant relationship with her deceased mother, to being hit with the tragic and incredibly creepy and disturbing death of her daughter, a death that I could never have predicted. It left us with so many questions that could ultimately be only explained within the last few minutes of the film. Even then, the answers lead us to more questions, which we are left to ponder after the film. I was so incredibly pleased to see Charlie killed so suddenly. She would have been too strong of a character to have throughout the entire film. Her symbolic presence definitely gave the film it's crowning glory. The music at the end of the film sent shivers down my spine, the ending left me breathless. Do I think it's compartible to classics like the exorcist? Yes and no. The film encompasses many dynamics of grief and mental illness, to primal fear and throat cutting disturbing imagery (no pun intended) which I think is compartible to the exorcist. However I think it showcases a much greater "close to home" fear inbetween the family drama, encompassed within the secrets of the family. In the end, it's a film that does not deserve to be compared to other films, but a true psychological thriller worthy to be looked at as it's own.

[@paulbaby3]

That pole scene resonated with me so well because when I was in college I hit a crosswalk sign after a night of drinking. I was to afraid to acknowledge what happened so I drove my mangled car back to my apartment, walked up to my room and just fell asleep pretending it didn’t happen. It wasn’t until the next day when I woke up and saw the reality of what happened. Granted I didn’t do what Peter did which was wayyyy worst but I understood what it felt like not to acknowledge your mistake and just go home and try and shake it off.

[@johndoe-fq7ez]

I’ve had something similar happen