Directing
Jim Jarmusch
- Titles
- 96movies8TV shows
- Career
Active from 1981 to 2025, busiest in 1984 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 28titles as director
- Average score
70/100
- Highest rated
Stranger Than Paradise84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Absurdist Humor3.7average 2.0
- Contemporary Realism6.7average 5.2
- Nostalgia5.1average 3.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.0average 3.7
- Pop Culture3.5average 2.2
- Melancholy5.9average 4.7
- Dark Humor3.5average 2.9
- Wonder3.9average 3.4
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.9, average 5.1
- Tension4.3, average 6.1
- Violence2.8, 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 RabinowitzActorGhost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, Broken Flowers, Dead Man, Night on Earth, Coffee and Cigarettes, +4 more
Frederick ElmesCinematographerThe Dead Don't Die, Father Mother Sister Brother, Broken Flowers, Paterson, Night on Earth, +4 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, 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 LondonEditorCoffee and Cigarettes, Mystery Train, Down by Law, Stranger Than Paradise, Coffee and Cigarettes II, +1 more
Affonso GonçalvesEditorThe Dead Don't Die, Father Mother Sister Brother, Only Lovers Left Alive, Paterson, 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
22Upcoming
1 title
Sheep & Wolf
Director, Writer
2020s
2 titles · average score 59
69
Father Mother Sister Brother (2025)
Executive Producer, Director
50
French Water (2021)
Writer, Director
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
4 titles · average score 68
49
The Limits of Control (2009)
Writer, Director
76
Broken Flowers (2005)
Director, Writer
67
Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)
Screenplay, Editor
79
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)
Director, Writer
1990s
4 titles · average score 74
76
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
Producer, Writer
73
Coffee and Cigarettes III (1997)
Director, Writer
71
Dead Man (1995)
Director, Writer
75
Night on Earth (1991)
Producer, Screenplay
1980s
7 titles · average score 73
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)
Writer, Director
84
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
Director, Editor
63
Permanent Vacation (1981)
Story, Director
66
You Are Not I (1981)
Writer, Director of Photography