Diabolique vs Hereditary

Hereditary has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 5.5/10 for Diabolique). Diabolique is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 2h 8m. Diabolique is the older of the two (1996 against 2018). Both are horror, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Diabolique posterDiabolique1996 VS Hereditary posterHereditary2018
DiaboliqueHereditary
Audience score★ 5.5/10★ 7.3/10
Year19962018
Length1h 47m2h 8m
GenresHorror, Mystery, ThrillerHorror, Mystery, Thriller
Country––
DirectorJeremiah S. ChechikAri Aster
Main castDonal Logue, Sharon Stone, Kathy Bates, Chazz Palminteri, Shirley KnightToni Collette, Alex Wolff, Gabriel Byrne, Ann Dowd, Milly Shapiro

Synopsis

Diabolique

The wife and mistress of a cruel school master collaborate in a carefully planned and executed scheme to murder him. The plan goes well until the body, which has been strategically dumped, disappears. The psychological strain starts to weigh on the two women when a retired police investigator begins looking into the man's disappearance on a whim.

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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