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Alexandre Aja

Alexandre Aja

Director·b. 1978·Paris, France

22 horror credits

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).

Director10 films

Never Let Go

Never Let Go

Director

2024
Oxygen

Oxygen

Director

2021
Crawl

Crawl

Director

2019 3.2
Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam

Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam

Director

2017
Horns

Horns

Director

2013 3.2
Piranha 3D

Piranha 3D

Director

2010 3.0
Mirrors

Mirrors

Director

2008
The Hills Have Eyes

The Hills Have Eyes

Director

2006
High Tension

High Tension

Director

2003 3.5
Under Paris 2

Under Paris 2

Director

Writer6 films

Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam

Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam

Writer

2017
Maniac

Maniac

Screenplay

2012 4.0
Mirrors

Mirrors

Screenplay

2008
P2

P2

Story / Screenplay

2007
The Hills Have Eyes

The Hills Have Eyes

Screenplay

2006
High Tension

High Tension

Writer

2003 3.5

Producer12 films

Never Let Go

Never Let Go

Producer

2024
Night of the Hunted

Night of the Hunted

Producer

2023
Oxygen

Oxygen

Producer

2021
Crawl

Crawl

Producer

2019 3.2
Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam

Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam

Producer

2017
47 Meters Down

47 Meters Down

Executive Producer

2017 3.5
The Other Side of the Door

The Other Side of the Door

Producer

2016
The Pyramid

The Pyramid

Producer

2014
Horns

Horns

Producer

2013 3.2
Maniac

Maniac

Producer

2012 4.0
Piranha 3D

Piranha 3D

Producer

2010 3.0
P2

P2

Producer

2007

Actor6 films

Beyond Blood

Beyond Blood

Self

2019
Fury of the Demon

Fury of the Demon

Self

2016
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw

Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw

Self

2015
Why Horror?

Why Horror?

Self

2014
Maniac: The Making of Documentary

Maniac: The Making of Documentary

Self

2013
French Meat

French Meat

Self

2010