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Hereditary

Gatekeeper Strong in semis, fades in finals
2018 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · Ari Aster

The 46% headline for Hereditary is unremarkable. The gap between its semifinal performance and its finals record is not — something changes when the bracket reaches the last round. Ari Aster's debut is devastating horror that some voters simply don't want to revisit. Voting for it means sitting with the feeling again, and not everyone signs up for that twice. 0.9s average decision time. Reflexive, automatic, no hesitation — voters know where they stand before the matchup fully loads.

Synopsis

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.

Round 1
45.8%
103/225
Semifinals
69.6%
Where it thrives
Finals
9.9%
The ceiling

70% in the semis, 10% in finals. Hereditary doesn't just struggle in the final — it barely registers. The round that should crown a champion exposes a film that isn't one.

Psycho is the easy matchup at 75%. The Exorcist is the kryptonite at 5%. The gap between best and worst opponent says a lot about what Hereditary can and can't handle.

Dominates
Psycho
75%
Kryptonite
BingeBracket Record
46%
Win Rate
#17 of 33 in Horror #15 of 29 from the 2010s
Scores based on real fan votes in head-to-head brackets. 50% = wins as often as it loses — perfectly average.
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Featured in All Time Horror Classics.

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