Directing
Ari Aster
Born July 15, 1986 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Ari Aster (born July 15, 1986) is an American filmmaker. His films are noted for their unsettling combination of dark comedy, horror, and graphic violence. After garnering some recognition for writing and directing the short horror film The Strange Thing About the Johnsons (2011) as part of his studies at the AFI Conservatory, he became widely known for writing and directing the horror films Hereditary (2018) and Midsommar (2019), establishing himself in the genre of elevated horror. Aster co-founded the production company Square Peg with Danish producer Lars Knudsen in 2019. He pivoted away from horror by writing, directing, and producing the surrealist comedy-drama film Beau Is Afraid (2023) and the satirical neo-Western thriller film Eddington (2025). Both films received positive reviews but failed to recoup their budgets at the box office. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ari Aster, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
86
7.3
Hereditary
Archer Gallery Representative (voice) (uncredited), Writer, Director
757.1
Midsommar
Podcast on Mark's Phone (voice) (uncredited), Writer, Director
827.4
Bugonia
Producer
687.1
The Drama
Producer
716.8
Dream Scenario
Producer
576.6
Beau Is Afraid
A Neighbor of Beau's (uncredited), Director, Producer, Writer, Original Film Writer
455.7
Babygirl
Thanks
566.6
Eddington
Radio Journalist (voice) (uncredited), Producer, Writer, Director
385.8
Death of a Unicorn
Executive Producer
666.6
After Yang
Thanks
687.0
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons
Director, Writer
737.1
Primetime
Producer
344.8
Rumours
Executive Producer
395.4
Sasquatch Sunset
Executive Producer
606.8
Munchausen
Director, Writer
596.1
Janet Planet
Thanks
616.8
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
Thanks
6.4 TMDB
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
6.2
Basically
Director, Producer, Writer
888.5
Mr. Scorsese
Self
Filmography
- 2026PrimetimeProducerMovie
- 2026The DramaProducerMovie
- 2025Hansel & GretelExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2025BugoniaProducerMovie
- 2025Made in EddingtonSelfMovie
- 2025Mr. ScorseseSelfSeries
- 2025EddingtonRadio Journalist (voice) (uncredited), Producer, Writer, DirectorMovie
- 2025Death of a UnicornExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2024BabygirlThanksMovie
- 2024RumoursExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2024Janet PlanetThanksMovie
- 2024Sasquatch SunsetExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2024The FridgeThanksMovie
- 2023Dream ScenarioProducerMovie
- 2023The BonesExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2023Finally Home: Making Beau is AfraidSelfMovie
- 2023Beau Is AfraidA Neighbor of Beau's (uncredited), Director, Producer, Writer, Original Film WriterMovie
- 2023El Padre BuenoExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2022Crows Are WhiteExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2022After YangThanksMovie
- 2021The Most Beautiful Boy in the WorldThanksMovie
- 2021Directors on DirectorsSelfSeries
- 202030 Years of the Film Foundation: Martin Scorsese and Ari Aster in ConversationSelfMovie
- 2019Let the Festivities Begin: Manifesting MidsommarSelfMovie
- 2019MidsommarPodcast on Mark's Phone (voice) (uncredited), Writer, DirectorMovie
- 2018Eli Roth's History of HorrorSelfSeries
- 2018Cursed: The True Nature of HereditarySelfMovie
- 2018HereditaryArcher Gallery Representative (voice) (uncredited), Writer, DirectorMovie
- 2014BasicallyDirector, Producer, WriterMovie
- 2013MunchausenDirector, WriterMovie
- 2011The Strange Thing About the JohnsonsDirector, WriterMovie
- —The Fall: Part ISelfMovie
- —The Fall: Part IISelfMovie
- —AntarcticaProducerMovie
- —The LoomingProducerMovie
- —GummyProducerMovie
- —Why Don't You Love Me?ProducerMovie
- —BushidoProducerMovie
- —EnemiesProducerMovie
- —JontyProducerMovie
- —Untitled A24 Vampire FilmExecutive ProducerMovie
- —Schiller ParkProducerMovie
- —ScapegoatDirector, Producer, WriterMovie
- —Death StrandingProducerMovie
- —Untitled Sixth Ari Aster Feature FilmWriter, Director, ProducerMovie