Yes — Hereditary is consistently scary. As a conspiracy film, it scored 7.9/10 for fear, 8.9/10 for atmosphere, and 8.5/10 overall on Darkly's curator scale across 4 ratings.

What are some films like Hereditary?

Films similar to Hereditary on Darkly include Oculus (2013), Barbarian (2022), Black Phone 2 (2025) — selected by cosine similarity on the 4-dimensional curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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Hereditary

Name: Hereditary
Genre: horror
Released: 2018-06-08
Duration: 2 h 7 min
Rating: 8.5

2018 · R · 2h 7m

Every family tree hides a secret.

Grief is the gateway. Something ancient is waiting on the other side.

After the family matriarch passes away, a grieving family is haunted by disturbing and traumatic occurrences, forcing them to unravel dark secrets that have been passed down through generations.

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Based on 4 ratings

8.5

Overall

Fear7.9

Gore7.0

Atmosphere8.9

LanguageEnglish

RatingR

Running time2h 7m

SpoilersSynopsis — contains plot details

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When Annie Graham's secretive mother dies, the family begins to unravel. Strange symbols appear around the house. Annie discovers disturbing truths about her family's history and a terrifying presence that has been watching them for years. What begins as grief becomes something far more sinister.

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