Production note The film had a reported $10 million budget and made about $87.8 million worldwide.
Production note The hosts say it was A24's highest-grossing film until Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Production note Bill says he interviewed Ari Aster on the show and the episode was very short because The Big Picture was still evolving.
Production note They note Aster wrote detailed biographies and backstories for every character.
Production note The score was inspired by sounds of water and animals heard in pitch-black walks.
Production note One of Peter's friends is said to be in the cult.
Production note The hosts mention a deleted scene where Peter sleeps in the tree house after Charlie's death and sees his mother there.
The Witch Used as part of the wave of new A24 horror and prestige horror around the same period.
It Comes at Night Cited as another A24 horror movie in the same broader trend.
Halloween Used both as an example of normal scary horror and as a Carpenter homage in the classroom scene.
The Shining Used as a benchmark for fully creepy horror and a point of comparison for Hereditary's mood.
Rosemary's Baby Used as a comparison for hereditary's final-scene tone and occult-family structure.
The Exorcist Discussed as the classic benchmark for genuinely scary possession horror.
Sixth Sense Used as a comparison point for Toni Collette and for twist-driven rewatchability.
Midsommar Used as another Ari Aster film and as an example of artsy-farty creepy horror.
Ordinary People Cited as a possible family-drama comparison for the early sections of the film.
The Ice Storm Used as another family-drama comparison and later as a double-feature suggestion.
Don't Look Now Listed among films that allegedly inspired Aster.
Carrie Named as one of the films associated with the director's influences.
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover Referenced as an influence and again in a Paramount Plus ad read.
Ex Machina Used as part of the A24 release wave that followed Hereditary.
Moonlight Mentioned as part of A24's broader run of acclaimed films.
