- Known for
- Directing
- Credits
- 49 films
- Born
- July 15, 1986 (age 40)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
Directing
Ari Aster
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.
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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.
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Known for
Acting 9
- 2025Made in Eddington · Self
- 2025Eddington · Radio Journalist (voice) (uncredited)
- 2023Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid · Self
- 2023Beau Is Afraid · A Neighbor of Beau's (uncredited)
- 202030 Years of the Film Foundation: Martin Scorsese and Ari Aster in Conversation · Self
- 2019Let the Festivities Begin: Manifesting Midsommar · Self
- 2019Midsommar · Podcast on Mark's Phone (voice) (uncredited)
Production 21
- —Antarctica · Producer
- —The Looming · Producer
- —Why Don't You Love Me? · Producer
- —Enemies · Producer
- —Jonty · Producer
- —Death Stranding · Producer
- 2026Primetime · Producer
- 2026The Drama · Producer
Directing 7
- 2025Eddington · Director
- 2023Beau Is Afraid · Director
- 2019Midsommar · Director
- 2018Hereditary · Director
- 2014Basically · Director
- 2013Munchausen · Director
- 2011The Strange Thing About the Johnsons · Director
Writing 7
- 2025Eddington · Writer
- 2023Beau Is Afraid · Writer, Original Film Writer
- 2019Midsommar · Writer
- 2018Hereditary · Writer
- 2014Basically · Writer
- 2013Munchausen · Writer
- 2011The Strange Thing About the Johnsons · Writer
Crew 5
- 2024Babygirl · Thanks
- 2024Janet Planet · Thanks
- 2024The Fridge · Thanks
- 2022After Yang · Thanks
- 2021The Most Beautiful Boy in the World · Thanks
