Backtrack vs Hereditary

Hereditary has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 5.8/10 for Backtrack). Backtrack is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 8m. Backtrack is the older of the two (2015 against 2018). Both are horror, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Backtrack posterBacktrack2015 VS Hereditary posterHereditary2018
BacktrackHereditary
Audience score★ 5.8/10★ 7.3/10
Year20152018
Length1h 30m2h 8m
GenresHorror, Mystery, ThrillerHorror, Mystery, Thriller
Country––
DirectorMichael PetroniAri Aster
Main castRobin McLeavy, Adrien Brody, Sam Neill, George Shevtsov, Matthew SunderlandToni Collette, Alex Wolff, Gabriel Byrne, Ann Dowd, Milly Shapiro

Synopsis

Backtrack

Troubled psychotherapist Peter Bowers is suffering from nightmares and eerie visions. When he uncovers a horrifying secret that all of his patients share, he is put on a course that takes him back to the small hometown he fled years ago. There he confronts his demons and unravels a mystery 20 years in the making.

Hereditary

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.

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