Graham family

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The Graham family is the central, increasingly tormented household at the heart of the horror film "Hereditary," around whom the story’s tragic and supernatural events unfold.

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instanceOf fictional family
film character group
appearsIn Hereditary NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre horror film
associatedWith Paimon NERFINISHED
centralToWork Hereditary
conflictType internal family conflict
supernatural persecution
countryOfFictionalOrigin United States NERFINISHED
createdBy Ari Aster NERFINISHED
experiences multiple tragic deaths
progressive psychological breakdown
supernatural events
familyStructure nuclear family with extended matriarch
firstAppearance Hereditary (2018) NERFINISHED
genreContext elevated horror
hasMember Annie Graham NERFINISHED
Charlie Graham NERFINISHED
Ellen Leigh NERFINISHED
Joan (as associate of the family)
Peter Graham NERFINISHED
Steve Graham NERFINISHED
hasTragicArc true
languageOfWork English
medium feature film
narrativeRole protagonist family
narrativeTheme grief
intergenerational trauma
mental illness
occult influence
notableTrait artistic mother (miniature artist)
social isolation
plotFunction focus of cult’s long-term plan
vehicle for exploring hereditary curses
portrayedBy Alex Wolff NERFINISHED
Gabriel Byrne NERFINISHED
Milly Shapiro NERFINISHED
Toni Collette NERFINISHED
productionCompanyOfWork A24 NERFINISHED
relatedWork Hereditary screenplay
residesIn suburban Utah house
settingType domestic setting
timePeriodOfFiction early 21st century

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Annie Graham partOf Graham family