6.5
Movie
Directing
Alexandre Aja
- Born
- (age 48)
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Credits
- 51 titles
Biography
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).
Signature work
Known For
6.5
Movie
6.3
Movie
Crawl
5.8
Movie
47 Meters Down
6.3
Movie
Horns
5.4
Movie
Piranha 3D
6.3
Movie
Mirrors
6.6
Movie
Oxygen
6.8
Movie
High Tension
5.3
Movie
The Pyramid
6.0
Movie
Maniac
6.2
Movie
P2
5.5
Movie
The Other Side of the Door
6.1
Movie
Never Let Go
6.4
Movie
The 9th Life of Louis Drax
6.1
Movie
Night of the Hunted
6.2
Movie
The Big Pardon
6.6
Movie
24 Days
6.7
Movie
Brothers in Arms
Acting credits 18
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jaws, a Monstrous Success Film | Self - director |
| 2022 | Under the Stars Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 2019 | Beyond Blood Film | Self |
| 2017 | Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur Film | Self |
| 2016 | Fury of the Demon Film | Self |
| 2015 | Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw Film | Self |
| 2014 | Why Horror? Film | Self |
| 2013 | Du sang sur la neige Film | Self |
| 2013 | Maniac: The Making of Documentary Film | Self |
| 2011 | Don't Scream, Just Swim: Behind-the-Scenes of 'Piranha 3D' Film | Self |
| 2010 | The Splat Pack Film | Self |
| 2010 | French Meat Film | Self |
| 2010 | Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies Film | Self |
| 1992 | The Big Pardon 2 Film | Alexander Atlan |
| 1989 | Brothers in Arms Film | The child with the skateboard |
| 1987 | Sacrée soirée TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1983 | Le Grand Carnaval Film | Raphaël Labrouche |
| 1982 | The Big Pardon Film | L'enfant |
Crew credits 33
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Mice and Mystics Film | Director, Writer |
| TBA | The Flowers of Evil Film | Director, Screenplay |
| TBA | Under Paris 2 Film | Director, Writer, Associate Producer |
| TBA | Dead by Daylight Film | Screenplay |
| 2027 | Crawl 2 Film | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 2027 | Strawberries Film | Co-Producer |
| 2024 | Never Let Go Film | Director, Producer |
| 2023 | The Blond Boy from the Casbah Film | Second Unit Director |
| 2023 | Night of the Hunted Film | Producer |
| 2021 | Oxygen Film | Producer, Director |
| 2019 | Crawl Film | Director, Producer |
| 2019 | Crawl Film | Director, Producer |
| 2017 | Urban Nightmares TV | Producer (7 ep) |
| 2017 | Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2017 | 47 Meters Down Film | Executive Producer |
| 2016 | The 9th Life of Louis Drax Film | Director, Producer |
| 2016 | The Other Side of the Door Film | Producer |
| 2014 | The Pyramid Film | Producer |
| 2014 | 24 Days Film | Assistant Director |
| 2013 | Rock the Casbah Film | Associate Producer, Script Consultant |
| 2013 | Horns Film | Director, Producer |
| 2012 | Maniac Film | Screenplay, Producer |
| 2010 | Piranha 3D Film | Director, Producer |
| 2009 | The Esseker File Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2008 | Mirrors Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 2007 | P2 Film | Story, Screenplay, Producer |
| 2006 | The Hills Have Eyes Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 2004 | Mixed Marriage Film | Second Unit Director |
| 2003 | High Tension Film | Director, Writer |
| 2002 | Break of Dawn Film | Second Unit Director, Screenplay |
| 2000 | Return to Algiers Film | Second Unit Director |
| 1999 | Furia Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 1997 | Over the Rainbow Film | Writer, Director |