Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.
Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.
The film's exploration of generational trauma, grief, and supernatural horror is apolitical, focusing on the psychological devastation of a family without promoting or critiquing any specific political ideology or offering a societal solution.
Hereditary features a predominantly white cast without any explicit race or gender swaps of traditional roles. The narrative focuses on psychological horror and familial trauma, and does not include any explicit critique of traditional identities or central DEI themes.
Hereditary focuses on a family's descent into horror and grief, driven by supernatural forces and inherited trauma. The narrative does not include any explicit or implicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate within this framework.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Hereditary is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or prior installments from which characters' genders could have been altered.
Hereditary is an original film with no prior source material, historical figures, or legacy characters. All characters were created for this movie, thus precluding any instance of a race swap.
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