Directing
Jim Jarmusch
- Titles
- 95movies8TV shows
- Career
Active from 1981 to 2025, busiest in 1984 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 27titles as director
- Average score
71/100
- Highest rated
Stranger Than Paradise84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Absurdist Humor3.8average 2.0
- Nostalgia5.3average 3.7
- Contemporary Realism6.9average 5.4
- Pop Culture3.6average 2.2
- Wit & Wordplay5.0average 3.7
- Melancholy6.0average 4.7
- Dark Humor3.6average 2.8
- Social Commentary5.5average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.9, average 4.9
- Tension4.3, average 6.0
- Violence2.7, average 4.2
- Scare1.2, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Meditative 3
- Deadpan Humor 3
- Character-Driven 2
- Conversational 2
- Slice of Life 2
- Offbeat 2
- Melancholy Atmosphere 2
- Existential Reflection 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- JJay RabinowitzActorBroken Flowers, Night on Earth, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, Dead Man, Coffee and Cigarettes, +4 more
Frederick ElmesCinematographerThe Dead Don't Die, Broken Flowers, Paterson, Night on Earth, Father Mother Sister Brother, +3 more
Robby MüllerActorGhost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, Dead Man, Coffee and Cigarettes, Mystery Train, Down by Law, +2 more
Carter LoganActorThe Dead Don't Die, Only Lovers Left Alive, Paterson, The Limits of Control, Living the Light: Robby Müller, +2 more
John LurieActorMystery Train, Down by Law, Stranger Than Paradise, Permanent Vacation, Stranger Than Paradise, +1 more
Tom WaitsActorThe Dead Don't Die, Night on Earth, Father Mother Sister Brother, Coffee and Cigarettes, Down by Law, +1 more- MMelody LondonEditorCoffee and Cigarettes, Mystery Train, Down by Law, Stranger Than Paradise, Coffee and Cigarettes II, +1 more
Affonso GonçalvesEditorThe Dead Don't Die, Only Lovers Left Alive, Paterson, Father Mother Sister Brother, Gimme Danger
Roberto BenigniActorNight on Earth, Coffee and Cigarettes, Down by Law, Coffee and Cigarettes
Tilda SwintonActorThe Dead Don't Die, Broken Flowers, Only Lovers Left Alive, The Limits of Control
Iggy PopActorDead Man, Coffee and Cigarettes, Gimme Danger, Coffee and Cigarettes III
Steve BuscemiActorThe Dead Don't Die, Coffee and Cigarettes, Mystery Train, Coffee and Cigarettes II
Movies and TV shows
61Upcoming
2 titles
Director, Writer
Producer
2020s
7 titles · average score 67
Sound
Executive Producer, Original Music Composer
Director, Cinematography
Music
Original Music Composer
as Member of SQÜRL
Music
2010s
8 titles · average score 70
Director, Writer
TV show · as Jim Jarmusch
Original Music Composer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Director, Original Music Composer
Director, Writer
Writer, Musician
2000s
6 titles · average score 63
Writer, Director
Executive Producer
Writer, Director
Screenplay, Director
Director, Writer
Director
1990s
16 titles · average score 69
Producer, Writer
TV show · as Fisherman
TV show · as Jim Jarmusch
Director of Photography, Director
Director, Writer
as Frostee Cream Boy
Director, Writer
Producer, Screenplay
as Stranger
1980s
22 titles · average score 70
Director, Writer
Writer, Director
TV show · as Jim Jarmusch (voice)
Writer, Director
Director, Writer
Editor, Screenplay
as Movie Producer
Director
Story, Director
Writer, Director of Photography