Jim Jarmusch
Directing
Born: January 22, 1953 (age 73) · Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
James 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).
Known for
The Simpsons
1989
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
The Dead Don't Die
2019
Only Lovers Left Alive
2013
Paterson
2016
Dead Man
1995
Broken Flowers
2005
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999
Night on Earth
1991
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
What We Do in the Shadows
2019
Sling Blade
1996
Photos (4)
Movies (17)
Sling Blade
Frostee Cream Boy
Blue in the Face
Bob
In the Soup
Monty
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Car Dealer | New York
Straight to Hell
Amos Dade
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
Barkeeper #2
Adios
2025
Candy Mountain
(uncredited)
Iron Horsemen
Silver Rider
American Autobahn
Movie Producer
The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
1985
The Golden Boat
Stranger
Some Days in January, 1984
2001
Vortex
Voice Over
Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch
Interviewee
R.I.P. Rest in Pieces: A Portrait of Joe Coleman
1997
Only You
1981
TV Shows (5)
Self / Appearances (42)
Bored to Death
Self · 1 eps
Fishing with John
Self · 1 eps
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Self - Audience Member
Gimme Danger
Self (voice)
Don't Expect Too Much
Himself
Divine Trash
Self
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
Self
Cannes Man
Self
Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch
Self
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
Self
Scab Vendor: The Life and Times of Jonathan Shaw
Self
Uncle Howard
Self
Blank City
Self
In Bad Taste
Self
The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera
Self
Fräulein Berlin
himself
Spirit of Golf
Self
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Self
Hot Sugar's Cold World
Self
Ramones: We're Outta Here!
Self
Come with Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
Self
Reel Injun
Self
Fragments of Paradise
Self
Carmine Street Guitars
Self
The Ravenite
Himself
Made in the USA
Self
Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat
Self
Rockets Redglare!
Self
Punk: Attitude
Self
Cinéma Laika
Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
Self
Year of the Horse
Self
Lightning Over Water
Self (uncredited)
Living the Light: Robby Müller
Self
Excavating Taylor Mead
Self
The Raconteurs Live at Electric Lady
Self
Song from the Forest
Himself
Jim Jarmusch: I Love to Take the Subway by Myself
Himself
Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me
Himself
Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made
Self
A Tribute To Ron Asheton
Self
Chaplin Today: A King in New York
Self
Directing (25)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Director
The Dead Don't Die
Director
Father Mother Sister Brother
Director
Dead Man
Director
Only Lovers Left Alive
Director
Mystery Train
Director
Paterson
Director
Night on Earth
Director
Coffee and Cigarettes
Director
Broken Flowers
Director
The Limits of Control
Director
Down by Law
Director
Stranger Than Paradise
Director
Gimme Danger
Director
Permanent Vacation
Director
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Director
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Director
Coffee and Cigarettes II
Director
Coffee and Cigarettes
Director
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
Director
Year of the Horse
Director
Coffee and Cigarettes III
Director
Stranger Than Paradise
Director
BAD I+II
Director
Int. Trailer. Night
Director
Writing (21)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Writer
The Dead Don't Die
Writer
Father Mother Sister Brother
Writer
Dead Man
Writer
Only Lovers Left Alive
Writer
Mystery Train
Writer
Paterson
Writer
Night on Earth
Screenplay
Coffee and Cigarettes
Screenplay
Broken Flowers
Writer
The Limits of Control
Writer
Down by Law
Writer
Stranger Than Paradise
Screenplay
Gimme Danger
Writer
Permanent Vacation
Story
Permanent Vacation
Screenplay
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Writer
Coffee and Cigarettes II
Writer
Coffee and Cigarettes
Writer
You Are Not I
Writer
Coffee and Cigarettes III
Writer
Producing (9)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Producer
Father Mother Sister Brother
Executive Producer
Night on Earth
Producer
Permanent Vacation
Producer
Uncle Howard
Executive Producer
Porto
Executive Producer
Explicit Ills
Executive Producer
When Pigs Fly
Executive Producer
You Are Not I
Producer
Other Crew (19)
Father Mother Sister Brother
Original Music Composer
Only Lovers Left Alive
Musician
Paterson
Original Music Composer
Coffee and Cigarettes
Editor
Stranger Than Paradise
Editor
Nova '78
Sound
Me
Thanks
Permanent Vacation
Editor
Permanent Vacation
Music
The State of Things
Music
Fathom
Music
Burroughs: The Movie
Sound Recordist
Pre-Prom
Music
Sleepwalk
Camera Operator
You Are Not I
Director of Photography
Year of the Horse
Director of Photography
Living the Light: Robby Müller
Original Music Composer
Return to Reason: Four Films by Man Ray
Original Music Composer
Underground U.S.A.
Sound Recordist