Hereditary vs The Dark

Hereditary has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 5.7/10 for The Dark). The Dark is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 2h 8m. The Dark is the older of the two (2005 against 2018). Both are horror, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Hereditary posterHereditary2018 VS The Dark posterThe Dark2005
HereditaryThe Dark
Audience score★ 7.3/10★ 5.7/10
Year20182005
Length2h 8m1h 27m
GenresHorror, Mystery, ThrillerHorror, Mystery, Thriller
Country––
DirectorAri AsterJohn Fawcett
Main castToni Collette, Alex Wolff, Gabriel Byrne, Ann Dowd, Milly ShapiroMaria Bello, Maurice Roëves, Sean Bean, Abigail Stone, Richard Elfyn

Synopsis

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.

The Dark

In an attempt to pull her family together, Adèlle travels with her young daughter Sarah to Wales to visit her father. The morning after they arrive, Sarah mysteriously vanishes in the ocean. Not long after, a little girl bearing a striking resemblance to their missing daughter reveals that she has retuned from the dead — and that Sarah has been taken to the Welsh underworld.

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