USA
Ari Aster
7 films · 2011 to 2025
Born 15 July 1986, New York City, New York, USA
Ari Aster (born July 15, 1986) is an American filmmaker. After garnering initial recognition for the short film The Strange Thing About the Johnsons (2011), he became best known for writing and directing the feature films Hereditary (2018) and Midsommar (2019), both released by A24, making a name as a filmmaker of elevated horror. After pivoting away from the genre with Beau Is Afraid (2023), his next film, Eddington, premiered in competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. His films are nota
Defining films
In their own words
I wanted to make a breakup movie dressed in the clothes of a folk horror film. 'Valerie and Her Week of Wonders,' a Czech film from 1970, has a very dreamlike quality to it.
