Ari Aster (born July 15, 1986) is an American filmmaker. After garnering 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), Beau Is Afraid (2023) and Eddington (2025), all of which were released by A24 .

Ari Aster is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for writing and directing the A24 horror films Hereditary (2018) and Midsommar (2019). Aster was born into a Jewish family in New York City on July 15, 1986, the son of a poet mother and musician father.

Jun 4, 2023 · Not only is Ari Aster known as a household name in his own right, but a self-proclaimed film buff with an encyclopedic knowledge about the history of cinema.

Apr 10, 2025 · Ari Aster (born July 15, 1986, New York City, New York, U.S.) is an American film director and screenwriter known for combining wrenching psychological drama with darkly humorous horror spectacle.

Jan 29, 2024 · From Midsommar to Hereditary, these are Ari Aster's movies ranked from worst to best.

Prodigious director Ari Aster broke onto the scene in a huge way with his twisted feature debut, Hereditary, in 2018. A viscerally disturbing psychological horror film featuring unprecedented ...

American director Ari Aster perfected his craft in short films before finally breaking through with his feature debut. A New York native, he studied fimmaking at the AFI Conservatory in Los...

Jan 15, 2025 · As a filmmaker, Ari Aster is completely unique in the modern era of cinema. His voice is distinctive, and his movies always generate strong reactions from viewers. This fact hold true even looking back to his earliest short films.

Apr 17, 2025 · Ari Aster wrote, directed, and produced alongside Lars Knudsen under their Square Peg banner, and Academy Award nominee Darius Khondji served as the director of photography. Eddington is Aster’s fourth film for A24, which also released Aster’s Hereditary (2018), Midsommar (2019), and Beau Is Afraid (2023).

Apr 10, 2025 · Ari Aster is heading to the Croisette as Eddington will premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. Eddington will compete for the coveted Palme d’Or. To accompany the Cannes announcement, A24 ...