Hereditary

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Synopsis

Horror/Mystery. Following the death of her mother, a woman (Toni Collette) and her family begin to experience strange phenomena.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, and developmental slurs
• Infrequent portrayals of weapons and hand-to-hand violence, some in a self-harm context – some blood and detail
• Frequent portrayals of frightening scenes and unexplained aural and visual phenomena – blood and some gory detail
• Infrequent male and female frontal nudity in a non-sexual context
• Infrequent portrayals of drug use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Family legacies
• Coping with loss
• Exploring the unexplained

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language, violence, and frightening scenes in a genre context

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