Alexandre Aja

Paris, France

Alexandre Jouan-Arcady (born August 7, 1978) is a French filmmaker. He has primarily worked in the horror genre, beginning with his acclaimed French-language breakthrough slasher film High Tension (2003) before making the transition to American films with his remake of Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes (2006). He has gone on to direct other notable horror films such as Mirrors (2008), Piranha 3D (2010), Horns (2013), Crawl (2019), Oxygen (2021) and Never Let Go (2024).

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Appearances

Maniac: The Making of Documentary
Maniac: The Making of Documentary
Self
Brothers in Arms
6.7
Brothers in Arms
The child with the skateboard
Under the Stars
5.8
Under the Stars
Narrator (voice)
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
Self
Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies
Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies
Self
Beyond Blood
Beyond Blood
Self
French Meat
5.3
French Meat
Self
Du sang sur la neige
Du sang sur la neige
Self
Why Horror?
5.9
Why Horror?
Self
Fury of the Demon
6.6
Fury of the Demon
Self
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
7.0
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
Self
The Big Pardon 2
5.9
The Big Pardon 2
Alexander Atlan
The Big Pardon
6.2
The Big Pardon
L'enfant
Le Grand Carnaval
5.6
Le Grand Carnaval
Raphaël Labrouche
Jaws, a Monstrous Success
6.3
Jaws, a Monstrous Success
Self - director
Don't Scream, Just Swim: Behind-the-Scenes of 'Piranha 3D'
Don't Scream, Just Swim: Behind-the-Scenes of 'Piranha 3D'
Self
The Splat Pack
6.0
The Splat Pack
Self
Sacrée Soirée
5.7
Sacrée Soirée
Self
Vidéo Club
7.5
Vidéo Club
Self

Crew

The Hills Have Eyes
6.5
The Hills Have Eyes
Screenplay, Director
High Tension
6.8
High Tension
Director, Writer
P2
6.2
P2
Story, Screenplay, Producer
Mirrors
6.3
Mirrors
Director, Screenplay
Piranha 3D
5.4
Piranha 3D
Director, Producer
Break of Dawn
4.9
Break of Dawn
Second Unit Director, Screenplay
Mixed Marriage
5.1
Mixed Marriage
Second Unit Director
Maniac
6.0
Maniac
Screenplay, Producer
Tomie
Tomie
Executive Producer
Urban Nightmares
Urban Nightmares
Producer
Furia
5.4
Furia
Screenplay, Director
Horns
6.3
Horns
Director, Producer
Rock the Casbah
6.3
Rock the Casbah
Associate Producer, Script Consultant
24 Days
6.6
24 Days
Assistant Director
The Pyramid
5.3
The Pyramid
Producer
Return to Algiers
6.9
Return to Algiers
Second Unit Director
Over the Rainbow
5.8
Over the Rainbow
Writer, Director
The 9th Life of Louis Drax
6.4
The 9th Life of Louis Drax
Director, Producer
The Other Side of the Door
5.6
The Other Side of the Door
Producer
47 Meters Down
5.8
47 Meters Down
Executive Producer
Oxygen
6.6
Oxygen
Producer, Director
Crawl
6.3
Crawl
Director, Producer
Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam
7.0
Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam
Writer, Director, Producer
Mice and Mystics
Mice and Mystics
Director, Writer
Never Let Go
6.1
Never Let Go
Director, Producer
The Blond Boy from the Casbah
5.2
The Blond Boy from the Casbah
Second Unit Director
Dead by Daylight
Dead by Daylight
Screenplay
Night of the Hunted
6.0
Night of the Hunted
Producer
Smart House
Smart House
Director, Producer
Crawl 2
Crawl 2
Producer, Director
The Esseker File
The Esseker File
Director, Writer, Producer
Under Paris 2
Under Paris 2
Director, Writer
The Flowers of Evil
The Flowers of Evil
Director, Screenplay
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