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 Humor3.7average 2.0
- Nostalgia5.2average 3.7
- Contemporary Realism6.8average 5.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.0average 3.7
- Pop Culture3.5average 2.2
- Melancholy5.9average 4.7
- Dark Humor3.5average 2.8
- Wonder3.9average 3.4
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.8, average 5.0
- Tension4.3, average 6.0
- Violence2.7, average 4.3
- Scare1.2, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Deadpan Humor 4
- Meditative 3
- Cult Classic 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Conversational 2
- Slice of Life 2
- Offbeat 2
- Anthology Film 2
- Music-Centric 2
- Existential Reflection 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- JJay RabinowitzActorBroken Flowers, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, Night on Earth, Dead Man, Coffee and Cigarettes, +4 more
Frederick ElmesCinematographerThe Dead Don't Die, Broken Flowers, Father Mother Sister Brother, Paterson, Night on Earth, +3 more
Robby MüllerActorGhost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, Dead Man, Mystery Train, Coffee and Cigarettes, Down by Law, +2 more
Carter LoganActorThe Dead Don't Die, Paterson, Only Lovers Left Alive, The Limits of Control, Living the Light: Robby Müller, +2 more
John LurieActorMystery Train, Stranger Than Paradise, Down by Law, Permanent Vacation, Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch, +1 more
Tom WaitsActorThe Dead Don't Die, Father Mother Sister Brother, Night on Earth, Coffee and Cigarettes, Down by Law, +1 more- MMelody LondonEditorMystery Train, Coffee and Cigarettes, Stranger Than Paradise, Down by Law, Coffee and Cigarettes II, +1 more
Affonso GonçalvesEditorThe Dead Don't Die, Father Mother Sister Brother, Paterson, Only Lovers Left Alive, 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, Mystery Train, Coffee and Cigarettes, Coffee and Cigarettes II
Movies and TV shows
27Upcoming
1 title
Sheep & Wolf
Director, Writer
2020s
2 titles · average score 69
69
Father Mother Sister Brother (2025)
Executive Producer, Original Music Composer
A Short Film by Jim Jarmusch, Starring Beatrice Domond (2025)
Director, Cinematography
2010s
4 titles · average score 72
51
The Dead Don't Die (2019)
Director, Writer
83
Paterson (2016)
Director, Original Music Composer
78
Gimme Danger (2016)
Director, Writer
77
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
Writer, Musician
2000s
5 titles · average score 68
49
The Limits of Control (2009)
Writer, Director
76
Broken Flowers (2005)
Writer, Director
67
Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)
Screenplay, Director
79
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)
Director, Writer
Int. Trailer. Night (2002)
Director
1990s
7 titles · average score 70
76
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
Producer, Writer
52
Year of the Horse (1997)
Director of Photography, Director
73
Coffee and Cigarettes III (1997)
Director, Writer
71
Dead Man (1995)
Director, Writer
BAD I+II (1992)
Director
75
Night on Earth (1991)
Producer, Screenplay
1980s
8 titles · average score 74
81
Mystery Train (1989)
Director, Writer
69
Coffee and Cigarettes II (1989)
Writer, Director
70
Coffee and Cigarettes (1987)
Writer, Director
79
Down by Law (1986)
Director, Writer
84
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
Editor, Screenplay
76
Stranger Than Paradise (1983)
Director
63
Permanent Vacation (1981)
Story, Director