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Alexandre Aja

Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn August 7, 1978 (47 years)
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).

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Mirrors
  • Piranha 3D
  • Horns
  • High Tension
  • 47 Meters Down
  • Maniac
  • P2
  • 24 Days

Known For

  • Mirrors
  • Piranha 3D
  • The Hills Have Eyes
  • Horns
  • High Tension
  • Crawl
  • Maniac
  • P2
  • The Pyramid
  • Never Let Go
  • The 9th Life of Louis Drax
  • The Other Side of the Door
  • Oxygen
  • Night of the Hunted
  • Rock the Casbah
  • Furia
  • 24 Days
  • Over the Rainbow
  • Break of Dawn
  • The Blond Boy from the Casbah
  • Return to Algiers
  • Le grand pardon II
  • Under the Stars: Road-Trip in Drive-In Country

Featured Videos

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  • The 9th Life Of Louis Drax: Alexandre Aja On The Theme
    The 9th Life Of Louis Drax: Alexandre Aja On The ThemeThe 9th Life of Louis DraxBehind the Scenes
  • The 9th Life Of Louis Drax: Alexandre Aja
    The 9th Life Of Louis Drax: Alexandre AjaThe 9th Life of Louis DraxBehind the Scenes

Alexandre Aja Filmography

2012
Maniac · as Screenplay
2008
Mirrors · as Screenplay
2007
P2 · as Screenplay
2006
The Hills Have Eyes · as Screenplay
2003
2002
Break of Dawn · as Screenplay
1999
Furia · as Screenplay
1997

2025
2023
Beau Geste (TV Series) · as Self
2022
2019
Beneath 'Crawl' · as Self - Director
2018
Beyond Blood · as Self
2016
Quotidien (TV Series) · as Self
2016
Fury of the Demon · as Himself
2015
2014
Why Horror? · as Self
2009
2007
Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self
2006
2005
Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self
2004
Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series) · as Self
1997
Tracks (TV Series) · as Self
1991
Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee

2022
1992
Le grand pardon II · as Alexander Atlan
1989
L'union sacrée · as The Child With The Skateboard
1983
Le grand carnaval · as Raphaël Labrouche
1982
The Big Pardon · as L'enfant

2023
The Blond Boy from the Casbah · as Second Unit Director
2014
24 Days · as Assistant Director
2013
Rock the Casbah · as Script Consultant
2004
Mariage mixte · as Second Unit Director
2002
Break of Dawn · as Second Unit Director
2000
Return to Algiers · as Second Unit Director

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