Descendant(s) or descendent(s) may refer to: Lineal descendant, a consanguinous (i.e. biological) relative directly related to a person Collateral descendant, a relative descended from a brother or sister of an ancestor Books "The Descendant" (short story), a short story by early 20th-century science-fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft The Descendants (novel), a 2007 novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings Film and television Descendant (2003 film), a thriller film starring Katherine Heigl and Jeremy London Descendants (2008 film), an animated short film, Winner Tokyo Anime Award 2009 Descendents (2008 film), a Chilean experimental horror film The Descendants, a 2011 American drama film directed by Alexander Payne with George Clooney The Descendants (2015 film), an Iranian film directed by Yaser Talebi Descendants (franchise), a Disney Channel television film franchise Descendants (2015 film), the television film that started the above franchise Descendants (soundtrack), the soundtrack for the television film Descendant (2022 film), Netflix documentary Music Descendents, a punk rock band from southern California Other A type of node (element) in a tree structure A subordinate in a hierarchy Descendant (astrology), the western horizon-point directly opposite from the eastern horizon; also known as the ascendant (the rising sign); point at which the Sun sets in the west See also Descendance, an Australian Aboriginal dance company formed in 1999 Antonyms: Ascendant Ancestor