Ari Aster

Ari Aster

Profile info

Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday15 July 1986 (40 years old)
Place of birthNew York City, New York, USA
Known credits44

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 …

Primetime
Primetime
2026 · Producer
The Drama
The Drama
2026 · Producer
Bugonia
Bugonia
2025 · Producer
Made in Eddington
Made in Eddington
2025 · Self
Mr. Scorsese
Mr. Scorsese
2025 · Self
Eddington
Eddington
2025 · Radio Journalist (voice) (uncredited)
Eddington
Eddington
2025 · Producer
Eddington
Eddington
2025 · Writer
Eddington
Eddington
2025 · Director
Death of a Unicorn
Death of a Unicorn
2025 · Executive Producer
Babygirl
Babygirl
2024 · Thanks
Rumours
Rumours
2024 · Executive Producer
Janet Planet
Janet Planet
2024 · Thanks
Sasquatch Sunset
Sasquatch Sunset
2024 · Executive Producer
Dream Scenario
Dream Scenario
2023 · Producer
The Bones
The Bones
2023 · Executive Producer
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
2023 · Self
Beau Is Afraid
Beau Is Afraid
2023 · A Neighbor of Beau's (uncredited)
Beau Is Afraid
Beau Is Afraid
2023 · Director
Beau Is Afraid
Beau Is Afraid
2023 · Producer
Beau Is Afraid
Beau Is Afraid
2023 · Writer
Beau Is Afraid
Beau Is Afraid
2023 · Original Film Writer
El Padre Bueno
El Padre Bueno
2023 · Executive Producer
Crows Are White
Crows Are White
2022 · Executive Producer
After Yang
After Yang
2022 · Thanks
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
2021 · Thanks
Directors on Directors
Directors on Directors
2021 · Self
30 Years of the Film Foundation: Martin Scorsese and Ari Aster in Conversation
30 Years of the Film Foundation: Martin Scorsese and Ari Aster in Conversation
2020 · Self
Let the Festivities Begin: Manifesting Midsommar
Let the Festivities Begin: Manifesting Midsommar
2019 · Self
Midsommar
Midsommar
2019 · Podcast on Mark's Phone (voice) (uncredited)
Midsommar
Midsommar
2019 · Writer
Midsommar
Midsommar
2019 · Director
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018 · Self
Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary
Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary
2018 · Self
Hereditary
Hereditary
2018 · Archer Gallery Representative (voice) (uncredited)
Hereditary
Hereditary
2018 · Writer
Hereditary
Hereditary
2018 · Director
Basically
Basically
2014 · Director
Basically
Basically
2014 · Producer
Basically
Basically
2014 · Writer
Munchausen
Munchausen
2013 · Director
Munchausen
Munchausen
2013 · Writer
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons
2011 · Director
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons
2011 · Writer
The Fall: Part I
Self
The Fall: Part II
Self
Antarctica
Antarctica
Producer
The Looming
The Looming
Producer
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