Ari Aster
Born: 1986-07-15 in New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2025
- Death of a Unicorn ... (Executive Producer)
- Bugonia ... (Producer)
- Mr. Scorsese as Self
- Eddington as Radio Journalist (voice) (uncredited)
- Made in Eddington as Self
- Hansel & Gretel ... (Executive Producer)
2024
- Babygirl ... (Thanks)
- Janet Planet ... (Thanks)
- Sasquatch Sunset ... (Executive Producer)
- Rumours ... (Executive Producer)
- The Fridge ... (Thanks)
2023
- Dream Scenario ... (Producer)
- Beau Is Afraid as A Neighbor of Beau's (uncredited)
- Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid as Self
- The Bones ... (Executive Producer)
- El Padre Bueno ... (Executive Producer)
2022
- After Yang ... (Thanks)
- Crows Are White ... (Executive Producer)
2021
- Directors on Directors as Self
- The Most Beautiful Boy in the World ... (Thanks)
2019
- Midsommar as Podcast on Mark's Phone (voice) (uncredited)
- Let the Festivities Begin: Manifesting Midsommar as Self
2018
- Hereditary as Archer Gallery Representative (voice) (uncredited)
- Eli Roth's History of Horror as Self
- Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary as Self
2014
- Basically ... (Director)
2013
- Munchausen ... (Director)
2011
- The Strange Thing About the Johnsons ... (Director)