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Alexandre Aja

Born 1978-08-07

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).

Known for

Crawl 2019 · 5.9 The Hills Have Eyes 2006 · 6.4 47 Meters Down 2017 · 5.3 Mirrors 2008 · 6.1 Oxygen 2021 · 6.4 Piranha 3D 2010 · 5.5 Horns 2013 · 6.4 High Tension 2003 · 6.7 Never Let Go 2024 · 5.1 Maniac 2012 · 6.1 P2 2007 · 5.9 The Other Side of the Door 2016 · 5.1 The Pyramid 2014 · 4.7 The 9th Life of Louis Drax 2016 · 6.2 Night of the Hunted 2023 · 5.2 The Big Pardon 1982 · 5.7 Why Horror? 2014 · 6.2