Alexandre Aja
Biography
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).
Acting (15 movies)
Maniac: The Making of Documentary
2013
Brothers in Arms
1989
Under the Stars
2022
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
2017
Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies
2010
Beyond Blood
2019
French Meat
2010
Du sang sur la neige
2013
Why Horror?
2014
Fury of the Demon
2016
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
2015
The Big Pardon 2
1992
The Big Pardon
1982
Le Grand Carnaval
1983
Les dents de la mer: Un succès monstre
2024
Directing (13 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Over the Rainbow | 1997 | Writer |
| Furia | 1999 | Screenplay |
| Break of Dawn | 2002 | Screenplay |
| High Tension | 2003 | Writer |
| The Hills Have Eyes | 2006 | Screenplay |
| P2 | 2007 | Screenplay |
| P2 | 2007 | Producer |
| Mirrors | 2008 | Screenplay |
| The Esseker File | 2009 | Writer |
| The Esseker File | 2009 | Producer |
| Piranha 3D | 2010 | Producer |
| Maniac | 2012 | Screenplay |
| Maniac | 2012 | Producer |
| Horns | 2013 | Producer |
| The Pyramid | 2014 | Producer |
| The Other Side of the Door | 2016 | Producer |
| The 9th Life of Louis Drax | 2016 | Producer |
| 47 Meters Down | 2017 | Executive Producer |
| Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam | 2017 | Writer |
| Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam | 2017 | Producer |
| Crawl | 2019 | Producer |
| Oxygen | 2021 | Producer |
| Night of the Hunted | 2023 | Producer |
| Never Let Go | 2024 | Producer |