Highest rated as cast or director
Biography
Alexandre Jouan-Arcady (born August 7, 1978), known professionally as Alexandre Aja, is a French filmmaker. He created the pseudonym "Aja" by taking the initial letters of his full name. Aja has primarily worked in the horror genre, beginning with his breakthrough sophomore film, the acclaimed 2003 French-language psychological slasher High Tension, after which he made the transition to American films with his 2006 remake of Wes Craven's 1977 film The Hills Have Eyes. He has gone on to direct other notable horror films such as Mirrors (2008), Piranha 3D (2010), Horns (2013), Crawl (2019), and Never Let Go (2024). Aja is the son of French-Algerian director Alexandre Arcady.
Directed 20
2020s
- 2027
Crawl 2
Director
- 2024
- 2023
The Blond Boy from the Casbah
Second Unit Director
- 2021
2010s
- 2019
- 2017
Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam
Director
- 2016
- 2014
- 2013
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
The Esseker File
Director
- 2008
- 2006
- 2004
Mixed Marriage
Second Unit Director
- 2003
- 2002
Break of Dawn
Second Unit Director
- 2000
Return to Algiers
Second Unit Director
1990s
- 1999
Furia
Director
- 1997
Over the Rainbow
Director
No release date
Under Paris 2
Director
Produced 19
2020s
- 2027
Crawl 2
Producer
Strawberries
Co-Producer
- 2024
- 2023
- 2021
2010s
- 2019
- 2017
Urban Nightmares
Producer
Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam
Producer
- 2016
- 2014
- 2013
Rock the Casbah
Associate Producer
- 2012
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
The Esseker File
Producer
- 2007
No release date
Under Paris 2
Associate Producer
Wrote 13
2020s
- 2027
Crawl 2
Writer
2010s
- 2017
Campfire Creepers: The Skull of Sam
Writer
- 2013
Rock the Casbah
Script Consultant
- 2012
2000s
- 2009
The Esseker File
Writer
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
- 2003
- 2002
Break of Dawn
Screenplay
1990s
- 1999
Furia
Screenplay
- 1997
Over the Rainbow
Writer
No release date
Under Paris 2
Writer
Acted in 4
1990s
- 1992
The Big Pardon 2
Alexander Atlan
1980s
- 1989
Brothers in Arms
The child with the skateboard
- 1983
Le Grand Carnaval
Raphaël Labrouche
- 1982
The Big Pardon
L'enfant
Appearances12
2020s
- 2024
- 2022
Under the Stars
Narrator (voice)
2010s
- 2019
Beyond Blood
Self
- 2017
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
Self
- 2016
Fury of the Demon
Self
- 2015
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
Self
- 2014
Why Horror?
Self
- 2013
Du sang sur la neige
Self
Maniac: The Making of Documentary
Self
- 2010
French Meat
Self
Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies
Self
1980s
- 1987
