Ari Aster

Ari Aster

Ari Aster (born July 15, 1986) is a Jewish-American filmmaker. Having garnered some initial recognition for the short film The Strange Thing About the Johnsons (2011), he became best known for writing and directing Hereditary (2018), Midsommar (2019), and Beau Is Afraid (2023), all of which were released by A24. His films have been noted for their unsettling combination of horror, dark comedy, and depictions of graphic violence. In 2018, he co-founded the production company Square Peg with Danish producer Lars Knudsen, which has since helped finance Robert Eggers' The Northman (2022), Kristoffer Borgli's Dream Scenario (2023), and more.

  • Title: Ari Aster
  • Popularity: 11.005
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1986-07-15
  • Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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Ari Aster Movies

  • 2020
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    30 Years of the Film Foundation: Martin Scorsese and Ari Aster in Conversation

    30 Years of the Film Foundation: Martin Scorsese and Ari Aster in Conversation

    10 2020 HD

    In the following conversation, recorded remotely in 2020, filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Ari Aster discuss the mission, evolution, and ongoing work...

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  • 2019
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    Let the Festivities Begin: Manifesting Midsommar

    Let the Festivities Begin: Manifesting Midsommar

    10 2019 HD

    A featurette where Ari Aster and the cast break down the story and give us a behind the scenes look at the making of the film. It gives a fascinating...

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  • 2018
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    Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary

    Cursed: The True Nature of Hereditary

    8.667 2018 HD

    A featurette that sheds light on the filmmaker’s approach, and how he turned a character-driven domestic drama into one of the 2018’s...

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  • 2023
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    Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

    Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

    10 2023 HD

    A documentary about the making of Ari Aster's Kafkaesque epic Beau is Afraid.

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  • 2019
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    Midsommar

    Midsommar

    7.165 2019 HD

    Several friends travel to Sweden to study as anthropologists a summer festival that is held every ninety years in the remote hometown of one of them....

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  • 2023
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    Beau Is Afraid

    Beau Is Afraid

    6.741 2023 HD

    Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque...

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  • 2011
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    Untitled

    Untitled

    1 2011 HD

    Cough it up or Kopelson gets it!

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  • 2018
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    Hereditary

    Hereditary

    7.29 2018 HD

    Following the death of Ellen Leigh, the matriarch of their family, her daughter Annie and the rest of the family start to uncover disturbing secrets...

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  • 2023
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    The Bones

    The Bones

    6.6 2023 HD

    Using human corpses and invoking the spirits of two damned Secretaries of State, a girl performs a ritual to free the kingdom of Chile from its...

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  • 2011
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    The Strange Thing About the Johnsons

    The Strange Thing About the Johnsons

    6.931 2011 HD

    A dark domestic drama about the familial ties that bind and the ties that really bind.

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  • 2019
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    Midsommar

    Midsommar

    7.165 2019 HD

    Several friends travel to Sweden to study as anthropologists a summer festival that is held every ninety years in the remote hometown of one of them....

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  • 1970
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    Death of a Unicorn

    Death of a Unicorn

    1 1970 HD

    Father-Daughter duo, Ridley and Elliot, hit a unicorn with their car and bring it to the wilderness retreat of a mega-wealthy pharmaceutical CEO.

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  • 2014
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    Basically

    Basically

    6.2 2014 HD

    A bright but acid-tongued young actress walks the viewer through the drudgeries of her privileged life in a series of clinical tableaux.

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  • 2011
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    The Strange Thing About the Johnsons

    The Strange Thing About the Johnsons

    6.931 2011 HD

    A dark domestic drama about the familial ties that bind and the ties that really bind.

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  • 2024
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    Sasquatch Sunset

    Sasquatch Sunset

    5.9 2024 HD

    In the misty forests of North America, a family of Sasquatches—possibly the last of their enigmatic kind—embark on an absurdist, epic,...

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  • 2023
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    Dream Scenario

    Dream Scenario

    6.697 2023 HD

    Hapless family man Paul Matthews finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his...

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  • 1970
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    Butterfly Jam

    Butterfly Jam

    1 1970 HD

    The story of a complex relationship between father and son, in which the son imbues his father with qualities he doesn’t actually possess

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  • 2024
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    Rumours

    Rumours

    1 2024 HD

    En route to the annual G7 summit, the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest liberal democracies get lost in the woods and face increasing...

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  • 2014
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    Basically

    Basically

    6.2 2014 HD

    A bright but acid-tongued young actress walks the viewer through the drudgeries of her privileged life in a series of clinical tableaux.

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  • 1970
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    Antarctica

    Antarctica

    1 1970 HD

    Described as a “big” existential horror animation that Hertzfeldt has been working on for 15 years.

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  • 2023
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    El Padre Bueno

    El Padre Bueno

    4 2023 HD

    Damián, a dowser and family man suffocated by debt, receives an assignment to find water that becomes his last chance to keep his family...

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  • 1970
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    Eddington

    Eddington

    1 1970 HD

    Follows a small-town New Mexico sheriff with higher aspirations.

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  • 1970
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    The Looming

    The Looming

    1 1970 HD

    A feature adaptation of Masha Ko’s Sundance short of the same name. When a virtual home assistant speaker picks up the strange noise a man has...

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  • 1970
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    Hansel & Gretel

    Hansel & Gretel

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Gummy

    Gummy

    1 1970 HD

    The feature length directorial debut of Michael Cera. It has been described as "a family story with a sort of mystery element too, with a somewhat...

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  • 2013
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    Munchausen

    Munchausen

    6.705 2013 HD

    A mother, unable to confront the heartbreak of her son leaving for college, delays his departure by making him sick. Unfortunately, she goes too far.

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  • 2013
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    Munchausen

    Munchausen

    6.705 2013 HD

    A mother, unable to confront the heartbreak of her son leaving for college, delays his departure by making him sick. Unfortunately, she goes too far.

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  • 2014
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    Basically

    Basically

    6.2 2014 HD

    A bright but acid-tongued young actress walks the viewer through the drudgeries of her privileged life in a series of clinical tableaux.

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  • 2021
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    The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

    The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

    7.457 2021 HD

    In 1971, due to the world premiere of Death in Venice, Italian director Lucino Visconti proclaimed his Tadzio as the world’s most beautiful...

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  • 2019
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    Midsommar

    Midsommar

    7.165 2019 HD

    Several friends travel to Sweden to study as anthropologists a summer festival that is held every ninety years in the remote hometown of one of them....

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  • 1970
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    Why Don't You Love Me?

    Why Don't You Love Me?

    1 1970 HD

    A miserable couple, Claire and Mark, struggles through their marriage while “feeling like something is not quite right in their reality.”

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  • 2011
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    Untitled

    Untitled

    1 2011 HD

    Cough it up or Kopelson gets it!

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  • 2011
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    Untitled

    Untitled

    1 2011 HD

    Cough it up or Kopelson gets it!

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  • 1970
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    The Drama

    The Drama

    1 1970 HD

    Described as a romance that takes an unexpected turn before a couple’s big day. Plot TBA.

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  • 2018
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    Hereditary

    Hereditary

    7.29 2018 HD

    Following the death of Ellen Leigh, the matriarch of their family, her daughter Annie and the rest of the family start to uncover disturbing secrets...

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  • 1970
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    Eddington

    Eddington

    1 1970 HD

    Follows a small-town New Mexico sheriff with higher aspirations.

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  • 1970
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    Eddington

    Eddington

    1 1970 HD

    Follows a small-town New Mexico sheriff with higher aspirations.

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  • 2025
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    Bugonia

    Bugonia

    1 2025 HD

    Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

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  • 2018
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    Hereditary

    Hereditary

    7.29 2018 HD

    Following the death of Ellen Leigh, the matriarch of their family, her daughter Annie and the rest of the family start to uncover disturbing secrets...

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  • 2023
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    Beau Is Afraid

    Beau Is Afraid

    6.741 2023 HD

    Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque...

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  • 2023
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    Beau Is Afraid

    Beau Is Afraid

    6.741 2023 HD

    Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque...

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  • 2023
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    Beau Is Afraid

    Beau Is Afraid

    6.741 2023 HD

    Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque...

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  • 2018
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    Eli Roth's History of Horror

    Eli Roth's History of Horror

    6.4 2018 HD

    An in-depth look at the history and pop cultural significance of horror films.

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