FILM DIRECTOR

Alexandre Aja

1978 - Today

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Alexandre Jouan-Arcady, known professionally as Alexandre Aja (French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ aʒa]; born 7 August 1978), is a French filmmaker best known for his work in the horror genre. He rose to international stardom for his 2003 horror film Haute Tension (known as High Tension in the US and Switchblade Romance in the UK). He has also directed the films The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Mirrors (2008), Piranha 3D (2010), Horns (2013) and Crawl (2019). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Alexandre Aja is the 1,538th most popular film director (down from 1,454th in 2024), the 5,182nd most popular biography from France (down from 5,109th in 2019) and the 159th most popular French Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Alexandre Aja ranks 1,538 out of 2,041. Before him are Ettore Giannini, Richard Eyre, Tom Mankiewicz, Vincenzo Natali, Kevin Williamson, and Steven Lisberger. After him are Bert I. Gordon, Nikolaj Arcel, Oscar Apfel, Tatsuya Egawa, Raja Gosnell, and Nikolay Akimov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Alexandre Aja ranks 263. Before him are Aimee Garcia, Tia Hellebaut, Konstrakta, Devon Sawa, Helton Arruda, and Mariano Puerta. After him are Jay Hernandez, Jonathan Zebina, Alfredo Anderson, Pavel Datsyuk, Samuel Sánchez, and Ramūnas Šiškauskas.

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In France

Among people born in France, Alexandre Aja ranks 5,182 out of 6,770. Before him are Bradley Barcola (2002), Ibrahima Konaté (1999), Pierre Laurent (1957), Zhang Liang (null), Victor Wembanyama (2004), and Stéphanie Frappart (1983). After him are Jonathan Zebina (1978), Mamadou Sakho (1990), Earvin N'Gapeth (1991), Olivier Dacourt (1974), Jean Louis (1907), and François Sagat (1979).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Alexandre Aja ranks 159. Before him are Olivier Megaton (1965), François Dupeyron (1950), René Vautier (1928), Stéphane Sednaoui (1963), Catherine Corsini (1956), and Giorgio Capitani (1927). After him are Stéphane Brizé (1966), Nabil Ayouch (1969), Jean-François Richet (1966), Bruno Delbonnel (1957), Erick Zonca (1956), and Julia Ducournau (1983).

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