Hereditary (2018)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Right
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.1
Overview
When her mentally ill mother passes away, Annie (Toni Collette), her husband (Gabriel Byrne), son (Alex Wolff), and daughter (Milly Shapiro) all mourn her loss. The family turn to different means to handle their grief, i...
Starring Cast
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Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
When her mentally ill mother passes away, Annie (Toni Collette), her husband (Gabriel Byrne), son (Alex Wolff), and daughter (Milly Shapiro) all mourn her loss. The family turn to different means to handle their grief, i...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Right
Primary
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.
Secondary
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.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
8.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.3
7.3
Critic Ratings
9.0
8.7
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