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Alexandre Aja
Director 48 years old

Alexandre Aja

Paris, France

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... Read full bio →

Directed Films

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10 titles
Never Let Go

Never Let Go

Alexandre Aja 2024 1h 41m 5.0

As an evil takes over the world beyond their front doorstep, the only protection for a mother and her twin sons is their house and their family’s protective bond.

Oxygène

Oxygène

Alexandre Aja 2021 1h 40m 6.5

A woman wakes in a cryogenic chamber with no recollection of how she got there, and must find a way out before running out of air.

Crawl

Crawl

Alexandre Aja 2019 1h 27m 6.8

When a huge hurricane hits her hometown in Florida, Haley ignores evacuation orders to look for her father. After finding him badly wounded, both are trapped by the flood. With virtually no time to escape the storm, they discover that rising water levels are the least of their problems.

The 9th Life of Louis Drax

The 9th Life of Louis Drax

Alexandre Aja 2016 1h 48m 6.0

A psychologist who begins working with a young boy who has suffered a near-fatal fall finds himself drawn into a mystery that tests the boundaries of fantasy and reality.

Horns

Horns

Alexandre Aja 2013 2h 5.5

In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples.

Piranha 3D

Piranha 3D

Alexandre Aja 2010 1h 28m 5.7

After a sudden underwater tremor sets free scores of the prehistoric man-eating fish, an unlikely group of strangers must band together to stop themselves from becoming fish food for the area's new razor-toothed residents.

Mirrors

Mirrors

Alexandre Aja 2008 1h 51m 5.9

French director Alexandre Aja adds to his growing canon of horror features with this remake of the Korean feature GEOUL SOKEURO (2003). Kiefer Sutherland stars as Ben Carson, a disgraced former New York City cop who attempts to put his checkered past behind him by taking a job as a security guard.

The Hills Have Eyes

The Hills Have Eyes

Alexandre Aja 2006 1h 47m 6.9

A suburban American family is being stalked by a group of psychotic people who live in the desert, far away from civilization.

Haute tension

Haute tension

Alexandre Aja 2003 1h 31m 7.4

French college students, Marie and Alex, go to Alex's farmhouse to study for their exams without distractions. While settling in, a man breaks into the home and brutally murders Alex's family while Marie tries to hide herself. When the killer kidnaps Alex, Marie follows him, attempting to save her friend.

Furia

Furia

Alexandre Aja 1999 1h 30m 2.0

In a desert town, sometime in the future, a repressive government regime restricts all forms of artistic expression. At night, Theo breaks the law, risking torture and death, to paint his work on public spaces.

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