EDDINGTON writer/director Ari Aster
The Movies That Made Me
Black Comedy and Comedies of Menace Influences
Ari lists films and writers (Happiness, Pinter, Bunuel) that shaped his taste for unsettling, dark humor.
Writer, director, producer Ari Aster discusses a few of his favorite films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Eddington (2025)
Midsommar (2019)
Beau Is Afraid (2023)
Heathers (1988)
Batman Returns (1992)
3 Ninjas (1992)
A Face In The Crowd (1957)
Surf Ninjas (1993)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Babe: Pig In The City (1998)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Goodfellas (1990)
Taxi Driver (1976)
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
A History of Violence (2005)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
Black Narcissus (1947)
Peeping Tom (1960)
Age of Consent (1969)
Happiness (1998)
The Piano Teacher (2001)
Cul-de-sac (1966)
The Servant (1963)
Wake in Fright (1971)
Four Lions (2010)
Jam (2006)
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1996)
Abigail’s Party (1977)
Grown-Ups (1980)
Home Sweet Home (1982)
Nuts in May (1976)
Hard Labor (1973)
Naked (1991)
Secrets and Lies (1996)
Vera Drake (2004)
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
Mr. Turner (2014)
Topsy-Turvy (1999)
Breaking The Waves (1996)
Dogville (2003)
Europa (1991)
An Element of Crime (1984)
Seventh Continent (1989)
Benny’s Video (1992)
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1994)
Caché (2005)
The White Ribbon (2009)
Funny Games (1997)
Funny Games (2007)
Punishment Park (1971)
Edvard Munch (1974)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
The War Game (1966)
Threads (1984)
Ghost World (2001)
Crumb (1995)
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