The Inheritance

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The Inheritance

Released Jul 12, 2024

1h 24m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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On the eve of his 75th birthday, billionaire Charles Abernathy invites his estranged children back home out of fear that tonight someone or something is going to kill him. He puts each of their inheritances on the line, to ensure they'll help keep him alive.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

This spending-the-night-in-a-creepy-mansion horror thriller falls resoundingly flat due to its one-note characters, forced plot twists, and absurd behavior of the most ridiculously clichéd nature.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 1, 2024

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

The intriguing premise never reaches its potential.

Rated: C

Jul 22, 2024

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Aaron Neuwirth

We Live Entertainment

Director Alejandro Brugués tries to get mileage out of the house and his more screen-ready stars (Gunton, Peyton List, Briana Middleton, David Walton), but there’s a real blandness that comes from both limited means and a lack of imagination.

Rated: 4/10

Jul 18, 2024

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Joe Lipsett

Bloody Disgusting

The Inheritance has a pervasive “half-way there” vibe throughout. For every element that works, there’s another that doesn’t and the film ultimately plays like a paint by numbers pastiche of other (often better) horror films.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 16, 2024

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Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

While there’s considerable stylishness on display here, and it’s nice to see Gunton play a larger role than usual, this is a horror thriller that ultimately unravels disappointingly.

Rated: C-

Jul 15, 2024

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Ferdosa Abdi

Screen Rant

Despite its derivative nature, The Inheritance could have been very enjoyable if the script was stronger.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 13, 2024

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Audience Member

The movie is so dumb with very bad acting

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/21/25

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Sarfaraz A

Starring Peyton List. The film follows four affluent siblings (two brothers and two sisters) who are invited at their father's estate on his birthday. Who tells them that his life is in danger and that he must spend the entire night confined inside the freshly fortified residence. If he survives the night, his wealth will be divided among his siblings; otherwise, it will be donated to charity. The role of an African-American is shown as if she is suffering from racial hatred, while in reality it is her social class status in comparison to an upper-class family. The acting is below-average. The siblings who profess later to love their young sister, who died mysteriously, exhibit no shock or sadness and act as if they were prepared for this mayhem, rather than for their papa's birthday. Some mistakes were also obvious. It's just watchable, but it's not a shame to skip it entirely.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/25

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Scott B

Acting not so great. Storyline was sketchy and all over the board.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/08/25

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Audience Member

Very cliche and boring. Almost comical how bad this movie was😂

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/25

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Sean D

Very poor results, considering it starts with a great concept and setting. The first twist makes no sense, and the second twist you can see coming a mile away. Not scary at all either. Total waste of Bob Gunton's talents

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/04/25

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Nathan B

What could have been a interesting premise is ruined by poor acting and bad script.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/03/25

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On the eve of his 75th birthday, billionaire Charles Abernathy invites his estranged children back home out of fear that tonight someone or something is going to kill him. He puts each of their inheritances on the line, to ensure they'll help keep him alive.

Director: Alejandro Brugués
Producer: Paul Schiff
Screenwriter: Joe Russo, Chris LaMont
Distributor: Vertical
Production Co: Paul Schiff Productions
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 12, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 12, 2024
Runtime: 1h 24m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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