Directing
Alexandre Aja
Aug 7, 1978 (48 years) 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 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).
Known for
6.5
The Hills Have Eyes
Director, Screenplay
6.3
Crawl
Director, Producer
5.8
47 Meters Down
Executive Producer
5.4
Piranha 3D
Director, Producer
6.3
Mirrors
Director, Screenplay
6.3
Horns
Director, Producer
6.8
High Tension
Director, Writer
5.3
The Pyramid
Producer
6.1
Never Let Go
Director, Producer
6.6
Oxygen
Producer, Director
5.5
The Other Side of the Door
Producer
6.2
P2
Story, Screenplay, Producer
6.0
Maniac
Screenplay, Producer
6.4
The 9th Life of Louis Drax
Director, Producer
6.1
Night of the Hunted
Producer
Filmography
Under Paris 2
Director, Writer, Associate Producer
Crawl 2
2027 · Director, Producer, Writer
Strawberries
2027 · Co-Producer
6.3
Jaws, a Monstrous Success
2024 · Self - director
6.1
Never Let Go
2024 · Director, Producer
6.1
Night of the Hunted
2023 · Producer
5.3
The Blond Boy from the Casbah
2023 · Second Unit Director
5.8
Under the Stars
2022 · Narrator (voice)
6.6
Oxygen
2021 · Producer, Director
Beyond Blood
2019 · Self
6.3
Crawl
2019 · Director, Producer
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
2017 · Self
5.8
47 Meters Down
2017 · Executive Producer
3.0
Urban Nightmares
2017 · Producer
7.0
Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam
2017 · Director, Writer, Producer
6.4
Fury of the Demon
2016 · Self
5.5
The Other Side of the Door
2016 · Producer
6.4
The 9th Life of Louis Drax
2016 · Director, Producer
7.2
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
2015 · Self
5.9
Why Horror?
2014 · Self
5.3
The Pyramid
2014 · Producer
6.6
24 Days
2014 · Assistant Director
Maniac: The Making of Documentary
2013 · Self
Du sang sur la neige
2013 · Self
6.3
Horns
2013 · Director, Producer
6.3
Rock the Casbah
2013 · Associate Producer, Script Consultant
6.0
Maniac
2012 · Screenplay, Producer
5.3
French Meat
2010 · Self
Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies
2010 · Self
5.4
Piranha 3D
2010 · Director, Producer