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Hereditary (2018)

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Hereditary
R
Horror
Psychological
Supernatural

When her mentally ill mother passes away, Annie, her husband, son, and daughter all mourn her loss. The family turn to different means to handle their grief, including Annie and her daughter both flirting with the supernatural. They each begin to have disturbing, otherworldly experiences linked to the sinister secrets and emotional trauma that have been passed through the generations of their family.

Release Date
June 8, 2018
Director
Ari Aster
Writers
Ari Aster
Cast
Toni Collette , Gabriel Byrne , Alex Wolff , Milly Shapiro , Ann Dowd , Zachary Arthur
Runtime
127 minutes

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