
Directing
Ari Aster
Born
1986-07-15 (40)
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known for
Directing
Credits
50 titles
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 (20…
Known for
6.9In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history. When a high stakes operation goes fatally wrong, his veneered dream of fame curdles into a nightmare of performative justice.
Primetime
2026
7.3Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
Bugonia
2025
6.9A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.
The Drama
2026
7.3Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.
Hereditary
2018
7.1Several friends travel to Sweden to study as anthropologists a summer festival that is held every ninety years in the remote hometown of one of them. What begins as a dream vacation in a place where the sun never sets, gradually turns into a dark nightmare as the mysterious inhabitants invite them to participate in their disturbing festive activities.
Midsommar
2019
6.4An in-depth look at the history and pop cultural significance of horror films.
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
Film credits
2020s · 5 titles
6.7Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic odyssey back home.
Beau Is Afraid
2023
6.5In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.
Eddington
2025
7.5Made in Eddington gives a behind the scenes look at the making of Ari Aster's modern political nightmare.
Made in Eddington
2025
10.0A documentary about the making of Ari Aster's Kafkaesque epic Beau is Afraid.
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
2023
10.0In the following conversation, recorded remotely in 2020, filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Ari Aster discuss the mission, evolution, and ongoing work of The Film Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and preserving motion-picture history that Scorsese established in 1990.
30 Years of the Film Foundation: Martin Scorsese and Ari Aster in Conversation
2020
2010s · 4 titles
7.3Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.
Hereditary
2018
7.1Several friends travel to Sweden to study as anthropologists a summer festival that is held every ninety years in the remote hometown of one of them. What begins as a dream vacation in a place where the sun never sets, gradually turns into a dark nightmare as the mysterious inhabitants invite them to participate in their disturbing festive activities.
Midsommar
2019
5.2A featurette where Ari Aster and the cast break down the story and give us a behind the scenes look at the making of the film. It gives a fascinating look inside Ari Aster’s mind, and the detail put into production.
Let the Festivities Begin: Manifesting Midsommar
2019
8.8A featurette that sheds light on the filmmaker’s approach, and how he turned a character-driven domestic drama into one of the 2018’s most harrowing cinematic experiences.
Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary
2018
Undated · 2 titles
Series credits
6.4An in-depth look at the history and pop cultural significance of horror films.
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
8.1Explore the many lives of Martin Scorsese through intimate interviews with the man himself, access to his private archives, plus conversations with Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie, Daniel Day-Lewis, Steven Spielberg, and more.
Mr. Scorsese
2025
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Directors on Directors
2021
Behind the camera
6.9In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history. When a high stakes operation goes fatally wrong, his veneered dream of fame curdles into a nightmare of performative justice.
Primetime
2026
7.3Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
Bugonia
2025
6.9A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.
The Drama
2026
7.3Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.
Hereditary
2018
7.3Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.
Hereditary
2018
7.1Several friends travel to Sweden to study as anthropologists a summer festival that is held every ninety years in the remote hometown of one of them. What begins as a dream vacation in a place where the sun never sets, gradually turns into a dark nightmare as the mysterious inhabitants invite them to participate in their disturbing festive activities.
Midsommar
2019
7.1Several friends travel to Sweden to study as anthropologists a summer festival that is held every ninety years in the remote hometown of one of them. What begins as a dream vacation in a place where the sun never sets, gradually turns into a dark nightmare as the mysterious inhabitants invite them to participate in their disturbing festive activities.
Midsommar
2019
6.7Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic odyssey back home.
Beau Is Afraid
2023
6.7Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic odyssey back home.
Beau Is Afraid
2023
6.7Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic odyssey back home.
Beau Is Afraid
2023
6.6Hapless family man Paul Matthews finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom.
Dream Scenario
2023
6.5In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.
Eddington
2025
6.5In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.
Eddington
2025
6.5In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.
Eddington
2025
NRA coddled kid takes off for NYC where he joins forces with an old friend to produce a terrible Broadway play.
Jonty
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A man tries to not hit rock bottom on a road trip from Youngstown, Ohio to Gurnee, Illinois.
Schiller Park
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6.8A suburban father gets trapped in a one-sided incestuous relationship with his abusive son.
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons
2011
6.8A suburban father gets trapped in a one-sided incestuous relationship with his abusive son.
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons
2011
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Scapegoat
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Scapegoat
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Scapegoat
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A high-stakes action film set against the backdrop of feudal Japan.
Bushido
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The feature length directorial debut of Michael Cera. It has been described as "a family story with a sort of mystery element too, with a somewhat science-fictional thread throughout it."
Gummy
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NRA solitary hitman's new job catches a detective's attention, leading both to discover unexpected similarities between them.
Enemies
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6.7A mother, unable to confront the heartbreak of her son leaving for college, delays his departure by making him sick. Unfortunately, she goes too far.
Munchausen
2013
6.7A mother, unable to confront the heartbreak of her son leaving for college, delays his departure by making him sick. Unfortunately, she goes too far.
Munchausen
2013
NRA miserable couple, Claire and Mark, struggles through their marriage while “feeling like something is not quite right in their reality.”
Why Don't You Love Me?
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NRUncover the mysteries surrounding the apocalyptic event called the "Death Stranding," which blurred the lines between life and death, and brought forth nightmarish creatures into a world on the brink of collapse.
Death Stranding
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6.1A bright but acid-tongued young actress walks the viewer through the drudgeries of her privileged life in a series of clinical tableaux.
Basically
2014
6.1A bright but acid-tongued young actress walks the viewer through the drudgeries of her privileged life in a series of clinical tableaux.
Basically
2014
6.1A bright but acid-tongued young actress walks the viewer through the drudgeries of her privileged life in a series of clinical tableaux.
Basically
2014
NRA feature adaptation of Masha Ko’s Sundance short of the same name. When a virtual home assistant speaker picks up the strange noise a man has heard in his house, he realizes that it may not be a symptom of dementia.
The Looming
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The sixth feature film from filmmaker Ari Aster, said to have been already "lined up" by Aster himself
Untitled Sixth Ari Aster Feature Film
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The sixth feature film from filmmaker Ari Aster, said to have been already "lined up" by Aster himself
Untitled Sixth Ari Aster Feature Film
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The sixth feature film from filmmaker Ari Aster, said to have been already "lined up" by Aster himself
Untitled Sixth Ari Aster Feature Film
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NRDescribed as a “big” existential horror animation that Hertzfeldt has been working on for 15 years.
Antarctica
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