
Alexandre Aja
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).
18 directing credits · 19 acting credits
Directing · 18

The Hills Have Eyes
2006

Piranha 3D
2010

Crawl
2019

Never Let Go
2024

Horns
2013

Mirrors
2008

High Tension
2003

Oxygen
2021

The 9th Life of Louis Drax
2016

Furia
1999

Under Paris 2
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Smart House
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Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam
2017
Mice and Mystics
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Crawl 2
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The Esseker File
2009
The Flowers of Evil
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Over the Rainbow
1997
Acting · 19

Sacrée soirée
1987

Vidéo Club
2018

Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
2015

Maniac: The Making of Documentary
2013

The Big Pardon
1982

Jaws, a Monstrous Success
2024

Brothers in Arms
1989

Why Horror?
2014

Under the Stars
2022

Le Grand Carnaval
1983

The Big Pardon 2
1992

Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
2017

Beyond Blood
2019

French Meat
2010

Fury of the Demon
2016

Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies
2010
Don't Scream, Just Swim: Behind-the-Scenes of 'Piranha 3D'
2011
The Splat Pack
2010

Du sang sur la neige
2013