Ari Aster
Directing
Born July 15, 1986 in New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Coming soon
Primetime
Antarctica
The Looming
Why Don't You Love Me?
Jonty
The Drama
Crows Are White
Bugonia
Made in Eddington
Self
Mr. Scorsese
Self
Eddington
Radio Journalist (voice) (uncredited)
Death of a Unicorn
Babygirl
Rumours
Janet Planet
Sasquatch Sunset
Dream Scenario
The Bones
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
Self
Beau Is Afraid
A Neighbor of Beau's (uncredited)
El Padre Bueno
After Yang
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
Directors on Directors
Self
30 Years of the Film Foundation: Martin Scorsese and Ari Aster in Conversation
Self
Let the Festivities Begin: Manifesting Midsommar
Self
Midsommar
Podcast on Mark's Phone (voice) (uncredited)
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary
Self
Hereditary
Archer Gallery Representative (voice) (uncredited)
Basically
Munchausen
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons