Despite being one of the titles to put the studio on the mainstream map, one of coming-of-age drama Moonlight.

One of the main genres that A24 has become known for across their decade of releases is horror, with one of their first being Kevin Smith's 2014 body horror comedy Tusk. The years since have seen them expand to a wide variety of horror subgenres, including the folk and religious-driven The Witch, the psychological thriller It Comes At Night, the supernatural tale Talk to Me, and the slasher trilogy X. Among their genre works, there's one filmmaker who the studio has frequently collaborated with who is only just finally getting their first movie back on streaming.

Hereditary Is Coming To Netflix In January

The Ari Aster Horror Hit Hasn't Had A Streaming Home In Years

Ari Aster's Hereditary once held the throne as A24's best-performing movie of all time and is now about to start streaming after a long hiatus. The 2018 psychological horror-thriller revolved around the Graham family who, in the wake of the matriarch's secretive mom ing, is struck by the tragic death of one of their children, subsequently leading to a series of haunting events. Led by Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Gabriel Byrne, and Milly Shapiro, Hereditary garnered rave reviews and grossed nearly $88 million, becoming A24's highest-grossing movie before being sured by Everything Everywhere All at Once's $143.4 million haul.

Hereditary has earned a Certified Fresh score of 90% on Rotten Tomatoes that has been aggregated from more than 375 different critics' reviews.

Now, Netflix has announced that Hereditary will be making its return to streaming on their platform. The A24 psychological-horror drama is set to premiere on the streamer on January 15, 2025, just shy of six years after it made its world premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. It also marks the first time the movie has found a streaming home for US s in years, having once been available on Prime Video and Max.

For Fans Of:

• A24 movies
• Toni Collette
• Horror movies with deeper thematic motivations for their stories
• Movies that don't rely on jump scares for terror

Why You Should Watch A24's Hereditary

Toni Collette's Performance Is Still One Of The Most Powerful Of Her Career

Even with six years and a large library of other horror titles behind it, Ari Aster's Hereditary still remains one of not only A24's best in the studio's history, but also the horror genre at large. In his feature directorial debut, the filmmaker displayed a remarkable grip on balancing the more shocking elements of its horror setting with a moving exploration of grief, family dysfunction and emotional processing.

[Hereditary] came in the midst of many other horror movies finding their female leads singled out for praise...

Arguably, one of the main reasons to watch Hereditary is for Toni Collette's lead performance. That's not to say the entire cast surrounding the Oscar nominee aren't also in top form, but her work as the grieving Graham matriarch Annie is among her best, even though it was snubbed for multiple major awards, a fact that has sparked repeated outcry on social media. It also came in the midst of many other horror movies finding their female leads singled out for praise among their ensembles, with other examples including Lupita Nyong'o in Us and Florence Pugh in Aster's follow-up, Midsommar.

The other major reason why Hereditary is a great watch for those that haven't already seen it is the unpredictable nature of the movie's plot. Despite being promoted and set up as a typical haunted house horror story, the more audiences learn about Annie's mother and feel her ongoing influence on the family, the more they begin to question what's really going on, all the way up to the movie's final twist that is sure to leave jaws on the floor for first-time viewers.

What ScreenRant has said about Hereditary:

In of directorial style, Aster's approach very much hails from the same Kubrickian school of horror filmmaking that recent additions to the genre like The Witch subscribe to. As such, Hereditary by and large eschews cheap jump scare tactics in favor of building dread and tension through quieter techniques, in the lead-up to the film's most outright disturbing and violent moments. — Hereditary Review: Toni Collette's Family Has Serious Issues

Other A24 Horror Movies Streaming Right Now:

• Midsommar (Max)
• The Lighthouse (Max)
• Saint Maud (Prime Video)
• I Saw The TV Glow (Max)
• It Comes At Night (Max)

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After watching the movie, read ScreenRant's Hereditary ending explainer. While the horror title's finale might seem to be disconnected from the rest of the story in certain ways because of how much it expands the scope of the world around Annie and her family, it has many explicit and implicit ties to earlier goings-on in the plot.

Another helpful resource is ScreenRant's Ari Aster movie ranking. After following Hereditary with Midsommar and Beau is Afraid, the director has marked himself as one of modern cinema's most unique voices.

Readers can also peruse this complete A24 horror movie ranking for further recommendations. While several of their horror titles have been divisive, many of the studio's biggest hits, both critically and commercially, come from the genre.

While the possible Hereditary 2 has not been greenlit, read about Ari Aster's idea for the horror movie sequel here, as well as updates on its progress.

Source: Netflix