Alexandre Aja
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Alexandre Aja

Aug 7, 1978 - 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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Cast

Media
Movie2013Maniac: The Making of DocumentarySelf
Movie1989Brothers in ArmsThe child with the skateboard
Movie2022Under the StarsNarrator (voice)
Movie2017Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieurSelf
Movie2010Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, ZombiesHimself
Movie2019Beyond BloodSelf
Movie2010French MeatSelf
Movie2013Du sang sur la neigeSelf
Movie2014Why Horror?Self
Movie2016Fury of the DemonHimself
Movie2015Game Changer: The Legacy of SawSelf
Movie1983Le Grand CarnavalRaphaël Labrouche
Movie1982The Big PardonL'enfant
Movie1992The Big Pardon 2Alexander Atlan
Movie2024Les dents de la mer: Un succès monstreSelf - director
Movie2011Don't Scream, Just Swim: Behind-the-Scenes of 'Piranha 3D'Self
TV Show1987Sacrée soiréeSelf1
TV Show2018Vidéo ClubSelf1

Crew

Media
Movie2003High TensionDirectorDirecting
Movie2006The Hills Have EyesDirectorDirecting
Movie2006The Hills Have EyesScreenplayWriting
Movie2008MirrorsDirectorDirecting
Movie2010Piranha 3DDirectorDirecting
Movie1999FuriaScreenplayWriting
Movie2007P2ScreenplayWriting
Movie2008MirrorsScreenplayWriting
Movie2007P2StoryWriting
Movie2012ManiacScreenplayWriting
Movie2003High TensionWriterWriting
Movie1997Over the RainbowWriterWriting
Movie2012ManiacProducerProduction
Movie1999FuriaDirectorDirecting
Movie2024Never Let GoDirectorDirecting
Movie2024Never Let GoProducerProduction
Movie2013HornsDirectorDirecting
Movie2016The Other Side of the DoorProducerProduction
Movie2007P2ProducerProduction
Movie2010Piranha 3DProducerProduction
Movie1997Over the RainbowDirectorDirecting
Movie2014The PyramidProducerProduction
Movie2016The 9th Life of Louis DraxDirectorDirecting
Movie2013HornsProducerProduction
MovieN/ASmart HouseDirectorDirecting
MovieN/ASmart HouseProducerProduction
Movie2016The 9th Life of Louis DraxProducerProduction
Movie2002Break of DawnSecond Unit DirectorDirecting
Movie2004Mixed MarriageSecond Unit DirectorDirecting
Movie201424 DaysAssistant DirectorDirecting
Movie2000Return to AlgiersSecond Unit DirectorDirecting
Movie2019CrawlDirectorDirecting
Movie201747 Meters DownExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2023Once Upon a Time in AlgeriaSecond Unit DirectorDirecting
Movie2017Campfire Creepers: The Skull of SamDirectorDirecting
Movie2017Campfire Creepers: The Skull of SamProducerProduction
Movie2017Campfire Creepers: The Skull of SamWriterWriting
Movie2019CrawlProducerProduction
MovieN/ACrawl 2DirectorDirecting
MovieN/ACrawl 2ProducerProduction
Movie2023Night of the HuntedProducerProduction
MovieN/AMice and MysticsDirectorDirecting
MovieN/AMice and MysticsWriterWriting
Movie2021OxygenProducerProduction
Movie2021OxygenDirectorDirecting
Movie2002Break of DawnScreenplayWriting
Movie2013Rock the CasbahAssociate ProducerProduction
Movie2013Rock the CasbahScript ConsultantWriting
Movie2009The Esseker FileDirectorDirecting
Movie2009The Esseker FileWriterWriting
Movie2009The Esseker FileProducerProduction
TV ShowN/ATomieExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2017Urban NightmaresProducerProduction