Ari Aster

Directing·Jul 15, 1986·New York City, New York, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Primetime2026 · Producer	Producer
The Drama2026 · Producer	Producer
Bugonia2025 · Producer	Producer
Made in Eddington2025 · Self	Self
Eddington2025 · Radio Journalist (voice) (uncredited), Producer, Director, Writer	Radio Journalist (voice) (uncredited), Producer, Director, Writer
Dream Scenario2023 · Producer	Producer
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid2023 · Self	Self
Beau Is Afraid2023 · A Neighbor of Beau's (uncredited), Director, Producer, Writer	A Neighbor of Beau's (uncredited), Director, Producer, Writer
30 Years of the Film Foundation: Martin Scorsese and Ari Aster in Conversation2020 · Self	Self
Let the Festivities Begin: Manifesting Midsommar2019 · Self	Self
Midsommar2019 · Podcast on Mark's Phone (voice) (uncredited), Writer, Director	Podcast on Mark's Phone (voice) (uncredited), Writer, Director
Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary2018 · Self	Self
Hereditary2018 · Archer Gallery Representative (voice) (uncredited), Writer, Director	Archer Gallery Representative (voice) (uncredited), Writer, Director
Basically2014 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Munchausen2013 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons2011 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
AntarcticaProducer	Producer
The LoomingProducer	Producer
GGummyProducer	Producer
Why Don't You Love Me?Producer	Producer
BBushidoProducer	Producer
EEnemiesProducer	Producer
JontyProducer	Producer
SSchiller ParkProducer	Producer
SScapegoatDirector, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer