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* ''Film/{{Mirrors}}'' (2008)

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* ''Film/{{Mirrors}}'' ''Film/{{Mirrors|2008}}'' (2008)
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Alexandre Aja (born 7 August 1978) is a French film director and is one of the most notable modern horror auters.

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Alexandre Jouan-Arcady, better known as Alexandre Aja (born 7 August 1978) is a French film director and is one of the most notable modern horror auters.

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** ''The 9th Life Of Louis Drax'', based on the best-selling 2004 novel of the same name by Liz Jensen.

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** ''The 9th Life Of Louis Drax'', based on the best-selling 2004 novel of the same name by Liz Jensen.Jensen, is more fantasy-influenced.

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He has been unofficially dubbed a member of the "Splat Pack", a movement in modern horror towards {{Gorn}}-y realistic depictions of hyper-violence, which includes [[Film/RepoTheGeneticOpera Darren Lynn Bousman]], [[Film/TheDescent Neil Marshall]], Creator/EliRoth, Creator/JamesWan, and Music/RobZombie.

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He has been unofficially dubbed a member of the "Splat Pack", a movement in modern horror towards {{Gorn}}-y realistic depictions of hyper-violence, which includes [[Film/RepoTheGeneticOpera Darren Lynn Bousman]], [[Film/TheDescent Neil Marshall]], [[Film/WolfCreek Greg McLean]], Creator/RobertRodriguez, Creator/EliRoth, Creator/JamesWan, [[Franchise/{{Saw}} Leigh Whannell]], and Music/RobZombie.



* ''The 9th Life Of Louis Drax'' (2016)



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** ''The 9th Life Of Louis Drax'', based on the best-selling 2004 novel of the same name by Liz Jensen.
** ''Film/{{Oxygen}}'' serves as his first foray into the ScienceFiction genre.




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* SpiritualAntithesis: ''Film/{{Crawl}}'' serves as this to ''Film/Piranha3D'', another horror film about killer aquatic animals. Whereas ''Piranha 3D'' was PlayedForLaughs with tons of BlackComedy and BloodyHilarious gore, ''Crawl'' is a straightforward horror movie that treats its predators as a serious threat.
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* ''Film/{{Oxygen}}'' (2021)
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* ''Film/{{Maniac}}'' (2012 remake, writer only)

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* ''Film/{{Maniac}}'' ''Film/{{Maniac|1980}}'' (2012 remake, writer only)
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* ''Film/{{Crawl}}'' (2019)
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* ''Film/HighTension''
* ''Film/TheHillsHaveEyes'' (remake of the Creator/WesCraven film)
* ''Film/{{P2}}'' (writer only)
* ''Film/{{Mirrors}}''
* ''Film/Piranha3D''

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* ''Film/HighTension''
''Film/HighTension'' (2003)
* ''Film/TheHillsHaveEyes'' (remake ''[[Film/TheHillsHaveEyes2006 The Hill Have Eyes]]'' (2006, remake of the Creator/WesCraven film)
* ''Film/{{P2}}'' (writer (2007, writer only)
* ''Film/{{Mirrors}}''
''Film/{{Mirrors}}'' (2008)
* ''Film/Piranha3D''''Film/Piranha3D'' (2010)



* ''Film/{{Horns}}''

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* ''Film/{{Horns}}''
''Film/{{Horns}}'' (2014)
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He has been unofficially dubbed a member of the "Splat Pack", a movement in modern horror towards {{Gorn}}-y realistic depictions of hyper-violence, which includes [[RepoTheGeneticOpera Darren Lynn Bousman]], [[Film/TheDescent Neil Marshall]], Creator/EliRoth, [[{{Saw}} James Wan]], and RobZombie.

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He has been unofficially dubbed a member of the "Splat Pack", a movement in modern horror towards {{Gorn}}-y realistic depictions of hyper-violence, which includes [[RepoTheGeneticOpera [[Film/RepoTheGeneticOpera Darren Lynn Bousman]], [[Film/TheDescent Neil Marshall]], Creator/EliRoth, [[{{Saw}} James Wan]], Creator/JamesWan, and RobZombie.
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Aja rose to international stardom for his 2003 horror film HauteTension, and has since been carving quite a genre career for himself in America with high-profile and high-budget horror remakes.

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Aja rose to international stardom for his 2003 horror film HauteTension, ''Film/HighTension'', and has since been carving quite a genre career for himself in America with high-profile and high-budget horror remakes.
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* The film adaptation of ''Literature/{{Horns}}''

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* The film adaptation of ''Literature/{{Horns}}''
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* The film adaptation of ''Literature/{{Horns}}''
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* ''Film/TheHillsHaveEyes'' (remake of the WesCraven film)

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* ''Film/TheHillsHaveEyes'' (remake of the WesCraven Creator/WesCraven film)

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He has been unofficially dubbed a member of the "Splat Pack", a movement in modern horror towards {{Gorn}}-y realistic depictions of hyper-violence, which includes [[RepoTheGeneticOpera Darren Lynn Bousman]], [[Film/TheDescent Neil Marshall]], EliRoth, [[{{Saw}} James Wan]], and RobZombie.

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He has been unofficially dubbed a member of the "Splat Pack", a movement in modern horror towards {{Gorn}}-y realistic depictions of hyper-violence, which includes [[RepoTheGeneticOpera Darren Lynn Bousman]], [[Film/TheDescent Neil Marshall]], EliRoth, Creator/EliRoth, [[{{Saw}} James Wan]], and RobZombie.
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Alexandre Aja (born 7 August 1978) is a French film director and is one of the most notable modern horror auters.

He has been unofficially dubbed a member of the "Splat Pack", a movement in modern horror towards {{Gorn}}-y realistic depictions of hyper-violence, which includes [[RepoTheGeneticOpera Darren Lynn Bousman]], [[Film/TheDescent Neil Marshall]], EliRoth, [[{{Saw}} James Wan]], and RobZombie.

Aja rose to international stardom for his 2003 horror film HauteTension, and has since been carving quite a genre career for himself in America with high-profile and high-budget horror remakes.

[[AC:He Has Written and/or Directed]]
* ''Film/HighTension''
* ''Film/TheHillsHaveEyes'' (remake of the WesCraven film)
* ''Film/{{P2}}'' (writer only)
* ''Film/{{Mirrors}}''
* ''Film/Piranha3D''

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* BodyHorror
* {{Gorn}}
* SlasherFilm
* {{Squick}}

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