Ari Aster
Known for DirectingBorn 1986-07-15New 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.
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Known for
Hereditary
2018 · as Archer Gallery Representative (voice) (uncredited)
Midsommar
2019 · as Podcast on Mark's Phone (voice) (uncredited)
Eddington
2025 · as Radio Journalist (voice) (uncredited)
Beau Is Afraid
2023 · as A Neighbor of Beau's (uncredited)
Made in Eddington
2025 · as Self
Let the Festivities Begin: Manifesting Midsommar
2019 · as Self
30 Years of the Film Foundation: Martin Scorsese and Ari Aster in Conversation
2020 · as Self
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
2023 · as Self
Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary
2018 · as Self