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).

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Alexandre Aja

Directing Born August 7, 1978 Paris, France

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

Sacrée soirée poster

Sacrée soirée

Self
The Big Pardon 2 poster

The Big Pardon 2

Alexander Atlan
Jaws, a Monstrous Success poster

Jaws, a Monstrous Success

Self - director
Du sang sur la neige poster

Du sang sur la neige

Self
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw poster

Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw

Self
The Big Pardon poster

The Big Pardon

L'enfant
Why Horror? poster

Why Horror?

Self
Le Grand Carnaval poster

Le Grand Carnaval

Raphaël Labrouche
Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies poster

Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies

Self
Maniac: The Making of Documentary poster

Maniac: The Making of Documentary

Self
Brothers in Arms poster

Brothers in Arms

The child with the skateboard
French Meat poster

French Meat

Self