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Ari Aster

Screenwriter / Writer / Film Director | * 07/15/1986 (37) | New York, New York (United States of America (USA))
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Ari Aster (born July 15, 1986) is an American filmmaker. Having garnered some initial recognition for the short film The Strange Thing About the Johnsons (2011), he became best known for writing and directing Hereditary (2018), Midsommar (2019), and Beau Is Afraid (2023), all of which were released by A24. His films have been noted for their unsettling combination of horror, dark comedy, and depictions of graphic violence. In 2018, he co-founded the production company Square Peg with Danish producer Lars Knudsen. ()
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Ari Aster (born July 15, 1986) is an American writer-director, best known for the acclaimed horror films "Hereditary" (2018) and "Midsommar" (2019). He has also written and directed several short films, including "The Strange Thing About the Johnsons" (2011), "Beau" (2011), "Munchausen" (2013), and "Basically" (2014).

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Horror | Drama

Known for these Movies & Shows

Hapless family man Paul Matthews finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Pau ...

Dream Scenario

R

2023 | 3.5/5 | 1h 42min
Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
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Several friends travel to Sweden to study as anthropologists a summer festival that is held every ninety years in the remote hometown of one of them. What begins as a dream vacation in a place where t ...

Midsommar

NR

2019 | 3.6/5 | 2h 28min
Horror, Drama, Mystery
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When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter's family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. ...

Hereditary

R

2018 | 3.6/5 | 2h 7min
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother. ...

Beau Is Afraid

R

2023 | 3.4/5 | 3h 6min
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
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Movies with Ari Aster as Actor(3)

as Asher Gallery Representative (voice) (uncredited)2018 Hereditary
2011 TDF Really Works
as Hall Freak2011 Beau

Movies with Ari Aster as Crew(30)

Production/Executive Producer2024 Sasquatch Sunset
Production/Producer2023 Dream Scenario
Production/Producer2023 Save the Green Planet!
Production/Executive Producer2023 El padre bueno
Directing/Director2023 Beau Is Afraid
Production/Producer2023 Beau Is Afraid
Writing/Writer2023 Beau Is Afraid
Production/Executive Producer2021 The Bones
Directing/Director2019 Midsommar
Writing/Writer2019 Midsommar
Directing/Director2018 Hereditary
Writing/Writer2018 Hereditary
Directing/Director2016 C'est la Vie
Editing/Editor2016 C'est la Vie
Writing/Writer2016 C'est la Vie
Directing/Director2014 Basically
Writing/Writer2014 Basically
Directing/Director2014 The Turtle's Head
Editing/Editor2014 The Turtle's Head
Writing/Screenplay2014 The Turtle's Head
Directing/Director2013 Munchausen
Writing/Writer2013 Munchausen
Directing/Director2011 TDF Really Works
Writing/Writer2011 TDF Really Works
Directing/Director2011 The Strange Thing About the Johnsons
Writing/Writer2011 The Strange Thing About the Johnsons
Directing/Director2011 Beau
Editing/Editor2011 Beau
Writing/Writer2011 Beau
Directing/Director2008 Herman's Cure-All Tonic

Additional Information

Full Name: Ari Aster
Born: Tuesday, 07/15 1986 (July) in New York, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 37 years + 286 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Educated at: AFI Conservatory, Santa Fe University of Art and Design
Other names for Ari Aster (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"아리 애스터"
Ari Aster frequently works together with these people:
Pawel Pogorzelski (8x, Crew)
Cristóbal León (7x, Crew)
Joaquín Cociña (6x, Crew)
Lars Knudsen (6x, Crew)
Will Emery (5x, Crew)
Reid Chavis (5x, Crew)
Jennifer M. Quinteros (5x, Crew)
Dakota Keller (5x, Crew)
Tyler Campellone (5x, Crew)
Alejandro de Leon (4x, Crew)
Steve Newburn (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:304453, Added: 08/11/2018, Last updated: 04/10/2024