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Hereditary (2018)

Film

DirectorAri Aster

Meta takes5

Figures

Form & technique

Charlie's tongue-clicking sound → The Unseen Voice
The family dinner scene after Charlie's death → The Cinematic Chimera
The final scene of Peter's coronation as Paimon → The Final Girl

Tropes

Annie's sleepwalking and maternal aggression → Maternal Abjection
Annie's miniature dioramas
The recurring spectral image of Grandma Ellen
The transformation of the Graham family home → The Uncanny

Films most connected to Hereditary

Hellraiser (1987) — via The Unseen Voice, The Final Girl, The Uncanny
It (2017) — via The Unseen Voice, The Final Girl, The Uncanny
The Babadook (2014) — via The Uncanny, Maternal Abjection
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) — via The Cinematic Chimera, Maternal Abjection
Let the Right One In (2008) — via The Uncanny, The Cinematic Chimera
Parasite (2019) — via The Uncanny, The Cinematic Chimera
Home Alone (1990) — via The Uncanny, The Cinematic Chimera
Swimming Pool (2003) — via The Uncanny, The Cinematic Chimera