Jim Jarmusch
Jim Jarmusch is an American independent filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter known for his unique style and offbeat narratives. He gained recognition for films like 'Stranger Than Paradise' and 'Down by Law'. Jarmusch's work often blends dry humor with existential themes, showcasing a distinctive visual and... Read More
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| 2025 |
Adios"Shortly after Amos went into home hospice he began filming ‘Adios’, a short film, compiled of 16mm and Super 8... |
Unknown character | |
| 2024 |
Scab Vendor: The Life and Times of Jonathan ShawBorn with a silver spoon, Jonathan Shaw chose, at the height of his career as a tattoo artist, to give... |
Self | |
| 2023 |
Spirit of GolfIn his new film, Spirit of Golf, photographer and documentary filmmaker Christopher Felver traces his personal 20-year odyssey in search... |
Self | |
| 2023 |
Cinéma LaikaIn the heart of the Finnish forest, the long-closed foundry of the little town of Karkkila has come back to... |
Self | |
| 2022 |
Come With Me to the Cinema – The GregorsFrom the 1950s onwards, Erika and Ulrich Gregor brought countless film historical milestones to Berlin and shaped cinema discourse in... |
Self | |
| 2022 |
Fragments of ParadiseFor over 70 years, Jonas Mekas, internationally known as the "godfather" of avant-garde cinema, documented his life in what came... |
Self | |
| 2021 |
Jim Jarmusch: I Love to Take the Subway by MyselfIndependent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch talks at length about his journey from Akron, Ohio to Cannes, France, via punk-rock period New... |
Himself | |
| 2020 |
The Raconteurs Live at Electric Lady‘The Raconteurs: Live at Electric Lady’ is a documentary and concert film showcasing the day, including their explosive 7-song live... |
Self | |
| 2019 |
What We Do in the ShadowsA documentary-style look into the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of a group of vampires in Staten Island who have... |
Jim Jarmusch | |
| 2018 |
Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel BasquiatExploring the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New York City, its people, and tectonically... |
Self | |
| 2018 |
The Ravenite1980s New York was a very different place to the bustling cosmopolitan tourist magnet we know now, and the neighborhood... |
Himself | |
| 2018 |
Living the Light: Robby MüllerFor her extraordinary film essay, Living the Light, Director and Director of Photography Claire Pijman had access to the thousands... |
Self | |
| 2018 |
Carmine Street GuitarsFive days in the life of fabled Greenwich Village guitar store Carmine Street Guitars. |
Self | |
| 2017 |
Uncle HowardWhen Howard Brookner lost his life to AIDS in 1989, the 35-year-old director had completed two feature documentaries and was... |
Self | |
| 2016 |
Gimme DangerNo other band in rock'n'roll history has rivaled The Stooges' combination of heavy primal throb, spiked psychedelia, blues-a-billy grind, complete... |
Self (voice) | |
| 2015 |
Hot Sugar's Cold WorldNick Koenig, aka Hot Sugar, is in a hot mess. Considered a modern-day Mozart, the young electronic musician/producer records sounds... |
Self | |
| 2014 |
Song from the Forest25 years ago, Louis Sarno, an American, heard a song on the radio and followed its melody into the Central... |
Himself | |
| 2014 |
Travelling at Night with Jim JarmuschA portrait of the American director Jim J. at work on the set of his latest film, Only Lovers Left... |
Self | |
| 2013 |
Picasso BabyJay Z performs Picasso Baby at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. |
Self | |
| 2013 |
A Tribute To Ron AshetonLive performance by Iggy and the Stooges in tribute to their former guitarist Ron Asheton. Recorded at the Michigan Theater... |
Self | |
| 2011 |
Don't Expect Too MuchDocumentary about director/artist Nicholas Ray and his time as a University professor |
Himself | |
| 2011 |
Blank CityIn the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort,... |
Self | |
| 2010 |
Behind Jim Jarmusch"Behind Jim Jarmusch" is an intimate an intriguing portrait of director Jim Jarmusch, at work on the set of his... |
Self | |
| 2010 |
Reel InjunThe evolution of the depiction of the various Native American peoples in cinema, from the silent era to the present... |
Self | |
| 2009 |
Bored to DeathJonathan Ames, a young Brooklyn writer, is feeling lost. He's just gone through a painful break-up, thanks in part to... |
Self | |
| 2009 |
No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New Yorkthe connections and energy flow between the various artists populating the 1980s sub-cultures of New York and Berlin. Features Jim... |
Self | |
| 2009 |
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGBAn East Village performance space fought against the Bowery homeless shelter who threatened to shut them down. Some of the... |
Self | |
| 2007 |
Joe Strummer: The Future Is UnwrittenAs the front man of the Clash from 1977 onwards, Joe Strummer changed people's lives forever. Four years after his... |
Self | |
| 2005 |
Excavating Taylor MeadThe film icon/Andy Warhol darling is interviewed is his legendary cluttered apartment. |
Self | |
| 2005 |
Punk: AttitudeFrom London's 1970 mod scene to Sonic Youth, punk music has always been about attitude and anarchy. This comprehensive rockumentary... |
Self | |
| 2004 |
Ramones: We're Outta Here!Documentary covering The Ramones' long and eventful history, with footage from their final ever show at the Palace in Hollywood,... |
Self | |
| 2004 |
Z Channel: A Magnificent ObsessionA documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief,... |
Self | |
| 2003 |
Rockets Redglare!A portrait of Rockets Redglare, the morbidly obese fixture of New York's underground until his death in 2001. Rockets was... |
Self | |
| 2003 |
Chaplin Today: A King in New YorkAn examination of Charles Chaplin's final starring film. |
Self | |
| 2001 |
Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on MePortrait of an important American musician through the testimonies of fellow musicians and people from his environment, but also through... |
Himself | |
| 2001 |
Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a SamuraiA documentary about the making of Jim Jarmusch's 1999 film GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI, including interviews with... |
Unknown character | |
| 2001 |
Some Days in January, 1984A short behind-the-scenes documentary shot and edited on Super 8 by filmmaker Tom Jarmusch, director Jim Jarmusch’s brother, during the... |
Unknown character | |
| 2000 |
Divine TrashThe life and times of Baltimore film maker and midnight movie pioneer, John Waters. |
Self | |
| 1999 |
In Bad TasteA documentary on the career of filmmaker John Waters. Featuring interviews with actors and fellow film-makers. The life and death... |
Self | |
| 1999 |
SpongeBob SquarePantsDeep down in the Pacific Ocean in the subterranean city of Bikini Bottom lives a square yellow sponge named SpongeBob... |
Fisherman | |
| 1998 |
V.I.P.While attending a Hollywood premiere with a famous action star, a crazed fan pulls a gun—but her movie hunk turns... |
Jim Jarmusch | |
| 1998 |
Independent FocusIn these insightful one-on-one interviews, the industry’s biggest and brightest join host Elvis Mitchell (film authoritarian and critic for The... |
Self | |
| 1998 |
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John BoormanJohn Boorman met Lee Marvin in London when the latter was making The Dirty Dozen and immediately they struck up... |
Self | |
| 1997 |
Year of the HorseA document of Neil Young and Crazy Horse's 1996 concert tour. Director Jarmusch conducts interviews about the band's long history,... |
Self | |
| 1997 |
R.I.P. Rest in Pieces: A Portrait of Joe ColemanR.I.P Rest in Pieces is an intimate portrait of artist Joe Coleman, who is known around the world as a... |
Unknown character | |
| 1996 |
Sling BladeKarl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of... |
Frostee Cream Boy | |
| 1996 |
The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie CameraIn a documentary about Samuel Fuller, the spectator gets different impressions about the Hollywood director and his films. The film... |
Self | |
| 1996 |
Cannes ManFilm producer Sy Lerner makes a bet with a fellow film executive that he can turn any nobody into a... |
Self | |
| 1995 |
Blue in the FaceA wacky group of locals visit the neighborhood cigar shop, looking for good times and finding plenty of hilarious fun.... |
Bob | |
| 1995 |
Iron HorsemenBad Trip, a biker who has been freshly inducted into a gang, flees from them after stealing one of their... |
Silver Rider | |
| 1994 |
Space Ghost Coast to CoastA cartoon superhero interacts with live guests via his television set in this parody talk show based on 1960s Hanna-Barbera... |
Unknown character | |
| 1994 |
Tigrero: A Film That Was Never MadeIn 1993, Sam Fuller takes Jim Jarmusch on a trip into Brazil's Mato Grosso, up the River Araguaia to the... |
Self | |
| 1993 |
Made in the USAA Paul Joyce documentary on the American independent film scene. |
Self | |
| 1993 |
StrummerA 30 minute film shot by Jim Jarmusch at Rockfield Studio, Wales with never before seen footage of Joe Strummer... |
Unknown character | |
| 1992 |
In the SoupAn aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film. |
Monty | |
| 1991 |
Fishing with JohnMusician John Lurie knows nothing about fishing, but that doesn't stop him from embarking on fishing in exotic locations with... |
Self | |
| 1991 |
The Golden BoatInspired in form by American police TV shows and soap operas, The Golden Boat is a madcap, surreal dash through... |
Stranger | |
| 1989 |
The SimpsonsSet in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family;... |
Jim Jarmusch (voice) | |
| 1989 |
Leningrad Cowboys Go AmericaThe Leningrad Cowboys, a group of Siberian musicians, and their manager, travel to America seeking fame and fortune. As they... |
Car Dealer | New York | |
| 1988 |
Candy MountainA mediocre musician goes on the road in search of the world's greatest guitar maker. |
(uncredited) | |
| 1988 |
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White NightRecorded live at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles, Roy is joined by an eclectic ensemble of rock and roll... |
Self - Audience Member | |
| 1987 |
Helsinki Napoli All Night LongA Finnish taxi driver in Berlin gets in over his head when he accepts a fare from two men with... |
Barkeeper #2 | |
| 1987 |
Straight to HellA gang of bank robbers with a suitcase full of money go to the desert to hide out. After burying... |
Amos Dade | |
| 1985 |
The Ballad of Sexual DependencyNan Goldin's slide show “The Ballad of Sexual Dependency” converted, mixed and screened as a film by the artist, portraying... |
Unknown character | |
| 1984 |
Kino '84: The Making of Jim JarmuschDocumentary on American film director Jim Jarmusch made for German television. featuring interviews with cast and crew from 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯... |
Interviewee | |
| 1984 |
American AutobahnA German journalist on the run from mobsters in New York embarks on a road trip across the United States,... |
Movie Producer | |
| 1984 |
Fräulein BerlinBerlin Underground-star Ulrike S. went to the Toronto-Filmfestival and then to New York - to find out something about the... |
himself | |
| 1982 |
VortexA film noirish atmosphere is created to show detective Lunch (a popular underground musician and poet) plow her way through... |
Voice Over | |
| 1981 |
Only YouIn this ostensible murder mystery, the genre elements are merely a pretext for the series of haunting (if inconclusive and... |
Unknown character | |
| 1980 |
Lightning Over WaterDirector 'Nicholas Ray' is eager to complete a final film before his imminent death from cancer. Wim Wenders is working... |
Self (uncredited) |
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Got a question about Jim Jarmusch?
Jim Jarmusch is known for several acclaimed films including 'Stranger Than Paradise', 'Down by Law', 'Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai', and 'Only Lovers Left Alive'.
Yes, Jim Jarmusch won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for 'Patterson' in 2016 and has received numerous nominations for other prestigious awards throughout his career.
Jim Jarmusch's first feature film was 'Permanent Vacation', released in 1980, which laid the groundwork for his signature style.
Jim Jarmusch began his career by studying at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where he developed a passion for filmmaking and storytelling.
Jim Jarmusch's style is characterized by its minimalism, deadpan humor, and an emphasis on character-driven narratives, often exploring themes of isolation and connection.
Jim Jarmusch's estimated net worth is around $15 million, reflecting his success in independent cinema and various artistic endeavors.
Recurring themes in Jim Jarmusch's films include existentialism, the passage of time, and the exploration of cultural identity, often with a focus on the unconventional.
Jim Jarmusch often works with actors such as Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, and Adam Driver, creating a collaborative family-like atmosphere in his projects.