Alexandre Aja

Alexandre Aja

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Paris, France
August 7, 1978

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).

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Representative Works

Crawl
Crawl
6.3
/ English
The Hills Have Eyes
The Hills Have Eyes
6.5
/ English
Never Let Go
Never Let Go
6.1
/ English
Piranha 3D
Piranha 3D
5.4
/ English
High Tension
High Tension
6.8
/ French
47 Meters Down
47 Meters Down
5.8
/ English
Mirrors
Mirrors
6.3
/ English
Oxygen
Oxygen
6.6
/ French
The Pyramid
The Pyramid
5.3
/ English
P2
P2
6.2
/ English
Horns
Horns
6.3
/ English
Night of the Hunted
Night of the Hunted
6.1
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Crawl
2019Nominee

Best Director

Crawl

The Hills Have Eyes
2006Nominee

Best Director

The Hills Have Eyes

Never Let Go
2024Nominee

Best Director

Never Let Go

Career Highlights

Piranha 3D
2010Highlight

Best Director

Piranha 3D

High Tension
2003Highlight

Best Director

High Tension

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