Ari Aster

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

Film credits

2020s · 5 titles

2010s · 4 titles

Series credits

Behind the camera

Primetime poster
6.9

In 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

Bugonia poster
7.3

Two 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

The Drama poster
6.9

A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.

The Drama

2026

Hereditary poster
7.3

Following 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

Hereditary poster
7.3

Following 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

Midsommar poster
7.1

Several 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

Midsommar poster
7.1

Several 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

Beau Is Afraid poster
6.7

Following 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

Beau Is Afraid poster
6.7

Following 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

Beau Is Afraid poster
6.7

Following 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

Dream Scenario poster
6.6

Hapless 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

Eddington poster
6.5

In 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

Eddington poster
6.5

In 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

Eddington poster
6.5

In 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

Jonty poster
NR

A 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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NR

A man tries to not hit rock bottom on a road trip from Youngstown, Ohio to Gurnee, Illinois.

Schiller Park

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The Strange Thing About the Johnsons poster
6.8

A suburban father gets trapped in a one-sided incestuous relationship with his abusive son.

The Strange Thing About the Johnsons

2011

The Strange Thing About the Johnsons poster
6.8

A 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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NR

Plot TBA.

Scapegoat

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No artwork available
NR

Plot TBA.

Scapegoat

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NR

Plot TBA.

Scapegoat

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NR

A high-stakes action film set against the backdrop of feudal Japan.

Bushido

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No artwork available
NR

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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Enemies poster
NR

A solitary hitman's new job catches a detective's attention, leading both to discover unexpected similarities between them.

Enemies

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Munchausen poster
6.7

A 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

Munchausen poster
6.7

A 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

Why Don't You Love Me? poster
NR

A 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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Death Stranding poster
NR

Uncover 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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Basically poster
6.1

A bright but acid-tongued young actress walks the viewer through the drudgeries of her privileged life in a series of clinical tableaux.

Basically

2014

Basically poster
6.1

A bright but acid-tongued young actress walks the viewer through the drudgeries of her privileged life in a series of clinical tableaux.

Basically

2014

Basically poster
6.1

A bright but acid-tongued young actress walks the viewer through the drudgeries of her privileged life in a series of clinical tableaux.

Basically

2014

The Looming poster
NR

A 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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NR

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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No artwork available
NR

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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No artwork available
NR

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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Antarctica poster
NR

Described as a “big” existential horror animation that Hertzfeldt has been working on for 15 years.

Antarctica

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