Ari Aster

Age: 39

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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 the feature films Hereditary (2018) and Midsommar (2019), both released by A24, making a name as a filmmaker of elevated horror. After pivoting away from the genre with Beau Is Afraid (2023), his next film, Eddington, premiered in competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. His films are notable for their unsettling combination of horror, dark comedy, and graphic violence. He co-founded the production company Square Peg with Danish producer Lars Knudsen in 2019.

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Gollum (Horror Movie)

Young Hobbit’s Sméagol and Deagol are out fishing one day when Sméagol sees something shiny at the bottom of the lake. He dives in thinking it could be lost treasure, but what he finds is a golden ring. The two discuss what they should do with it when they decide to put it on, the ring apparently has some powers that are unknown to the pair. Sméagol goes completely crazy for this ring however, becoming an obsession. Eventually he kills Deagol to get the ring from him, then he runs off into the caves to worship his precious.

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