Portrait of Joe Swanberg

Directing

Joe Swanberg

Career

Active from 2001 to 2026, busiest in 2013 with 8 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Kings of Yorktown
The Kings of Yorktown
GoodWatch score80/100

Characters

1

The characters Joe Swanberg played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joe Swanberg Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.5, average 2.5
  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Politics
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Crime
    2.4, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Relationship Drama 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Mystery 3
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Independent Film 2
  • Isolation 2
  • Mumblecore Romance 2
  • Slow Burn 2
  • Indie Film 2
  • Quirky Characters 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

98
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Joe Swanberg's Quiet City
Joe Swanberg's Quiet City

as Charlie

Untitled Joe Swanberg Rock Comedy
Untitled Joe Swanberg Rock Comedy

Producer, Screenplay

Helldorado
Helldorado

Producer

2020s

22 titles · average score 62
The Sun Never Sets
The Sun Never Sets (2026)
GoodWatch score 69

as Keith

Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round
Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round (2026)
GoodWatch score 48

Producer

Yellow Eyes
Yellow Eyes (2026)
GoodWatch score 46

Producer

Castration Movie Chapter iii.ii Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage
Castration Movie Chapter iii.ii Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage (2026)
GoodWatch score 84

Thanks

Thingy
Thingy (2026)

Producer

Chasing the Party
Chasing the Party (2025)

as Staten

Invader
Invader (2024)
GoodWatch score 54

as Invader

Castration Movie Anthology I. Traps
Castration Movie Anthology I. Traps (2024)
GoodWatch score 73

Thanks

Offseason
Offseason (2022)
GoodWatch score 51

as George Darrow

Good Guy with a Gun
Good Guy with a Gun (2022)
GoodWatch score 77

as Tom Greenwood

The Rental
The Rental (2020)
GoodWatch score 60

Producer, Story

Build the Wall
Build the Wall (2020)

Director, Screenplay

2010s

50 titles · average score 59
Win It All
Win It All (2017)
GoodWatch score 71

Editor, Writer

Digging for Fire
Digging for Fire (2015)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Producer

The Sacrament
The Sacrament (2014)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jake

Happy Christmas
Happy Christmas (2014)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jeff

Thou Wast Mild and Lovely
Thou Wast Mild and Lovely (2014)
GoodWatch score 54

as Akin

Drinking Buddies
Drinking Buddies (2013)
GoodWatch score 68

as Angry Car Guy

You're Next
You're Next (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

as Drake Davison

24 Exposures
24 Exposures (2013)
GoodWatch score 34

as Literary Agent

V/H/S
V/H/S (2012)
GoodWatch score 55

as Sam (segment "Second Honeymoon")

Art History
Art History (2011)
GoodWatch score 33

as Sam

Autoerotic
Autoerotic (2011)
GoodWatch score 31

Director, Writer

Blackmail Boys
Blackmail Boys (2010)
GoodWatch score 34

as Andrew Kenneth Tucker

2000s

23 titles · average score 54
Alexander the Last
Alexander the Last (2009)
GoodWatch score 54

Producer, Editor

Wrecked
Wrecked (2009)
GoodWatch score 37

Director

Nights and Weekends
Nights and Weekends (2008)
GoodWatch score 63

as James

Present Company
Present Company (2008)

as Archibald King

Hannah Takes the Stairs
Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007)
GoodWatch score 55

Director of Photography, Producer

Quiet City
Quiet City (2007)
GoodWatch score 71

as Adam

Hohokam
Hohokam (2007)

as The Jeffery

Grammy's
Grammy's (2007)

as Clarence

Young American Bodies
Young American Bodies (2006)

TV show · as Ben

LOL
LOL (2006)
GoodWatch score 64

as Tim

Thanks for the Add!
Thanks for the Add! (2006)

Editor, Cinematography

Kissing on the Mouth
Kissing on the Mouth (2005)
GoodWatch score 37

as Patrick