Alexandre Aja
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Alexandre Aja

Born 7 August 1978 · Paris, France
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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

The Hills Have Eyes
Crawl
47 Meters Down
Horns
Piranha 3D
Mirrors
Oxygen
High Tension
The Pyramid
Maniac
P2
The Other Side of the Door
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