Hereditary currently beats The Lighthouse 59–41
The Graham family's house edges out the keepers' tower.
The Verdict Neck and Neck
Toni Collette banging her head against the attic door is the image Hereditary leaves behind — a body doing something no performance should require, in a domestic space that should mean safety. That collision between the familiar and the impossible is Aster's formal method, and it produces a specific kind of dread Eggers doesn't attempt. The Lighthouse operates in a register that's already alien: black and white, 1.19:1, two men screaming into weather. The strangeness is built in from frame one, which means there's less distance to fall. Hereditary starts in a house that looks like yours. The violation, when it comes, violates something you recognise. Eggers' film is extraordinary, but it violates a world that was never yours to begin with.
The Numbers
| Hereditary | The Lighthouse | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 59% | 41% |
| Overall Win Rate | 53% | 53% |
| Championships | 44 | 26 |
| Avg Decision | 2.4s | 3.6s |
| Budget | $10M | $11M |
| Box Office | $88M | $18M |
Where This Matchup Sits
Both are top-ten films from the 2010s on BingeBracket — Hereditary at #9, The Lighthouse at #10 out of 33.
Looking at shared opponents, neither film has any trouble with Nope. Both win that matchup comfortably on BingeBracket.
Hereditary at 8.8x its budget, The Lighthouse at 1.7x. The film that overperformed commercially also takes the head-to-head.
The decision time splits by film: 3.0s to vote for Hereditary, 4.9s to vote for The Lighthouse. People don't reach for both films the same way.
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