Known For
Directing
Born
Jul 15, 1986
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
42 titles
Ari Aster
Biography
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 (2023) and the satirical neo-Western thriller film Eddington (2025). Both films received positive reviews but failed to recoup their budgets at the box office. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ari Aster, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Primetime
Producer
Crows Are White
Executive Producer
The Drama
Producer
Bugonia
Producer
Made in Eddington
Self
Mr. Scorsese
Self
Eddington
Radio Journalist (voice) (uncredited)
Death of a Unicorn
Executive Producer
Babygirl
Thanks
Rumours
Executive Producer
Janet Planet
Thanks
Sasquatch Sunset
Executive Producer
Dream Scenario
Producer
The Bones
Executive Producer
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
Self
Beau Is Afraid
A Neighbor of Beau's (uncredited)
El Padre Bueno
Executive Producer
After Yang
Thanks
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
Thanks
Directors on Directors
Self
30 Years of the Film Foundation: Martin Scorsese and Ari Aster in Conversation
Self
Let the Festivities Begin: Manifesting Midsommar
Self
Midsommar
Podcast on Mark's Phone (voice) (uncredited)
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary
Self
Hereditary
Archer Gallery Representative (voice) (uncredited)
Basically
Director
Munchausen
Director
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons
Director
Schiller Park
Producer
Untitled A24 Horror Film
Executive Producer
Jonty
Producer
Why Don't You Love Me?
Producer
Scapegoat
Director
Enemies
Producer
Bushido
Producer
Gummy
Producer
The Fall: Part I
Self
The Fall: Part II
Self
Antarctica
Producer
Hansel & Gretel
Executive Producer
The Looming
Producer