Hereditary Dinner Scene

Toni Collette not having an Oscar is a CRIME

I’m still confused to this day why she didn’t get nominated for this...

The poor dad was legit the only sane person in that entire family.

"and I know it was an accident" she says that as if she doesn't blame her son... But deep down she really really only sees him as her daughter's killer now. When Joane asks her what happened to her daughter she says "she was killed" not "she died in an accident". I love this movie so much.

She said this role exhausted her n gave her nightmares for weeks

no jumpscares, no tacky sounds. just pure grief and horror.

I remember seeing this in theaters and feeling like I wasn't even supposed to be watching this private conversation. Like when you go to your friend's house and watch an argument that you weren't supposed to be apart of, yet throughout the argument it cuts so deep that you felt like she was yelling at you herself. It's so raw, so emotional and so honest that it still gives me so much anxiety watching it. Toni Collette is a master. Her performance alone left me disturbed for days after watching. I felt a sense of guilt for even enjoying this movie walking out. Like holy fuck

The way she looks at Peter before she storms away is exactly how she described his face: full of disdain, resentment, and always so annoyed. It took me a few watches to catch that mirroring and it just adds to the complete genius of this scene.

Peter: just f***ing say it!!! Mom: says it

The dead silence after that ended...was just phenomenal. I HATE the Oscars for skipping over this movie. Worst overlook EVER.

That line at 1:15 where she says "that face on your face" sounds so naturally accidental. It really makes it feel like she's trying to say exactly what's on her mind, but really just can't. Even when it all comes out, it's not a complete and 'poetic' summary of everything that's going wrong.

“What about you, Mom? She didn’t want to go to the party. Why was she there?” This is my favorite part of the movie because it addresses an example of toxic parenting: forcing the older child to drag their younger sibling to an event meant for “big kids”. She knew he was lying about the party being something school related. She could have just told him he couldn’t go, but she insisted he bring his sister along. She used her daughter as a pawn to sabotage her son’s fun and disaster struck. And she has the nerve to say no one in that house takes responsibility for anything.

I love the line “all I see is that face on your face.” With most actresses, that could sound corny, but with Toni Collette she completely sells it, so flustered with anger that she can’t find the words. Brilliant

"I wish I could shield you from the knowledge that you did what you did" that line just... wow. This scene was brilliantly written.

Coming from a very toxic, emotionally and verbally abusive house this shit is so real. It really hits close to home. It makes my stomach churn

Her acting is on another level. Her stare at 3:03 shows at first pure hatred and disgust, but at the end there is a flicker of sadness. Like she knows there is truth to what he just said

She deserved an academy award just for this scene. like wow.

You know how people always have an Oscar “scene” for a specific actor. For me, this is Toni’s, even though she wasn’t even nominated. If her performance here isn’t Oscar worthy then I don’t know what is. Shame on the academy for not recognizing her.

Everyone always talks about Toni Collette’s acting in this scene and granted, it is perfect. But when Peter says “what about you mom? She didn’t want to go to that party. So why was she there?” I get chills every time. What an amazing scene from an amazing movie.

"nobody admits anything they've done" jesus that line delivery alone should have won her an oscar