Jim Jarmusch
Director · Actor · WriterJames Robert "Jim" Jarmusch (born January 22, 1953 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) is an American writer-director and musician. Jarmusch has been a major figure in American independent cinema since the 1980s. He is best known for his work on "Dead Man" (1995), "Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai" (1999), "Broken Flowers" (2005), and "Only Lovers Left Alive" (2013).
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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR63
Adios
2025
Scab Vendor: The Life and Times of Jonathan Shaw
2024
Self
Cinéma Laika
2023
Self
Spirit of Golf
2023
Self
- SQÜRL, Man Ray's Backing Band
SQÜRL, Man Ray's Backing Band
2023
Member of SQÜRL
Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
2022
Self
Fragments of Paradise
2022
Self
Jim Jarmusch: I Love to Take the Subway by Myself
2021
Himself
The Raconteurs Live at Electric Lady
2020
Self
Living the Light: Robby Müller
2018
Self
Carmine Street Guitars
2018
Self
The Ravenite
2018
Himself
Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat
2018
Self
Uncle Howard
2017
Self
Gimme Danger
2016
Self (voice)
Hot Sugar's Cold World
2015
Self
Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch
2014
Self
Song from the Forest
2014
Himself
- Picasso Baby
Picasso Baby
2013
Self
A Tribute To Ron Asheton
2013
Self
Don't Expect Too Much
2011
Himself
Blank City
2011
Self
Reel Injun
2010
Self
- Behind Jim Jarmusch
Behind Jim Jarmusch
2010
Self
- No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York
No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York
2009
Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
2009
Self
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007
Self
Punk: Attitude
2005
Self
Excavating Taylor Mead
2005
Self
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004
Self
Ramones: We're Outta Here!
2004
Self
Rockets Redglare!
2003
Self
Chaplin Today: A King in New York
2003
Self
Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me
2001
Himself
- Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai
Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai
2001
Some Days in January, 1984
2001
Divine Trash
2000
Self
In Bad Taste
1999
Self
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
1998
Self
Year of the Horse
1997
Self
R.I.P. Rest in Pieces: A Portrait of Joe Coleman
1997
Sling Blade
1996
Frostee Cream Boy
The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera
1996
Self
Cannes Man
1996
Self
Blue in the Face
1995
Bob
Iron Horsemen
1995
Silver Rider
Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made
1994
Self
Made in the USA
1993
Self
- Strummer
Strummer
1993
In the Soup
1992
Monty
The Golden Boat
1991
Stranger
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
1989
Car Dealer | New York
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
1988
Self - Audience Member
Candy Mountain
1988
(uncredited)
Straight to Hell
1987
Amos Dade
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
1987
Barkeeper #2
The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
1985
Fräulein Berlin
1984
himself
Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch
1984
Interviewee
American Autobahn
1984
Movie Producer
Vortex
1982
Voice Over
Only You
1981
Lightning Over Water
1980
Self (uncredited)
DIRECTOR27
Father Mother Sister Brother
2025
Director
- A Short Film by Jim Jarmusch, Starring Beatrice Domond
A Short Film by Jim Jarmusch, Starring Beatrice Domond
2025
Director
The Dead Don't Die
2019
Director
Paterson
2016
Director
Gimme Danger
2016
Director
Only Lovers Left Alive
2013
Director
The Limits of Control
2009
Director
Broken Flowers
2005
Director
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
Director
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
2002
Director
Int. Trailer. Night
2002
Director
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999
Director
Year of the Horse
1997
Director
Coffee and Cigarettes III
1997
Director
Dead Man
1995
Director
BAD I+II
1992
Director
Night on Earth
1991
Director
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990
Director
Mystery Train
1989
Director
Coffee and Cigarettes II
1989
Director
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
1988
Director
Coffee and Cigarettes
1987
Director
Down by Law
1986
Director
Stranger Than Paradise
1984
Director
Stranger Than Paradise
1983
Director
Permanent Vacation
1981
Director
- Untitled Jim Jarmusch Project
Untitled Jim Jarmusch Project
Director
WRITER21
Father Mother Sister Brother
2025
Writer
The Dead Don't Die
2019
Writer
Paterson
2016
Writer
Gimme Danger
2016
Writer
Only Lovers Left Alive
2013
Writer
The Limits of Control
2009
Writer
Broken Flowers
2005
Writer
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
Screenplay
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
2002
Writer
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999
Writer
Coffee and Cigarettes III
1997
Writer
Dead Man
1995
Writer
Night on Earth
1991
Screenplay
Coffee and Cigarettes II
1989
Writer
Mystery Train
1989
Writer
Coffee and Cigarettes
1987
Writer
Down by Law
1986
Writer
Stranger Than Paradise
1984
Screenplay
Permanent Vacation
1981
Story, Screenplay
You Are Not I
1981
Writer
- Untitled Jim Jarmusch Project
Untitled Jim Jarmusch Project
Writer
PRODUCER11
Father Mother Sister Brother
2025
Executive Producer
- SQÜRL, Man Ray's Backing Band
SQÜRL, Man Ray's Backing Band
2023
Executive Producer
Porto
2017
Executive Producer
Uncle Howard
2017
Executive Producer
Explicit Ills
2008
Executive Producer
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999
Producer
When Pigs Fly
1993
Executive Producer
Night on Earth
1991
Producer
Permanent Vacation
1981
Producer
You Are Not I
1981
Producer
- Garden of Ashes
Garden of Ashes
Producer
CINEMATOGRAPHER3
SOUND12
Father Mother Sister Brother
2025
Original Music Composer
Fathom
2025
Music
Nova '78
2025
Sound
Return to Reason: Four Films by Man Ray
2024
Original Music Composer
Pre-Prom
2023
Music
Living the Light: Robby Müller
2018
Original Music Composer
Paterson
2016
Original Music Composer
Only Lovers Left Alive
2013
Musician
Burroughs: The Movie
1984
Sound Recordist
The State of Things
1982
Music
Permanent Vacation
1981
Music
Underground U.S.A.
1980
Sound Recordist
