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Jim Jarmusch

Director | Writer | Actor

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Moved to New York City at the age of seventeen from Akron, Ohio. Graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in English, class of '75. Without any prior film experience, he was accepted into the ... read full biography

Known for Broken Flowers (2005), Only Lovers Left Alive (2013), Stranger Than Paradise (1984), Paterson (2016)

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Jan 22, 1953 (age 66) | 6' 2" (1.88m)

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Still of Jim Jarmusch and Billy Bob Thornton in Sling Blade

Still of Jim Jarmusch and Aaron Brookner in Uncle Howard

Still of Jim Jarmusch in Wing: The Fish That Talked Back

Still of Jim Jarmusch in Only Lovers Left Alive

Still of Jim Jarmusch, Isaach De Bankolé and Gael García Bernal in The Limits of Control

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33 wins & 49 nominations

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145 titles

Projects in Development (2 titles)	Budget	Status
Ghost Dog 2 Director, Producer, Writer Director, Producer, Writer See fewer		Treatment
Panarea Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer		Development Unknown

Films in Production (1 title)	Budget	Status
The Dead Don't Die (2019) Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer		Post-Prod

Past Film & Video (70 titles)	Budget	Gross (US & Canada)	Worldwide
Diane (2018) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
Living the Light - Robby Müller (2018) Himself, Composer Himself, Composer See fewer	€332K
Porto (2016) Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer		$15K	$73K
Paterson (2016) Composer (original music written and performed by), Director (directed by), Writer (poem: little girl's poem) Composer (original music written and performed by), Director (directed by), Writer (poem: little girl's poem) See fewer		$2.2MM	$9.6MM
Gimme Danger (2016) Himself (voice), Director, Writer ("Wind Across The Everglades", "MassExtinction#6", "Broken Contract"), Writer Himself (voice), Director, Writer ("Wind Across The Everglades", "MassExtinction#6", "Broken Contract"), Writer See fewer		$441K	$950K
Uncle Howard (2016) Himself, Executive Producer Himself, Executive Producer See fewer			$2K
Parched (2014) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
A Fuller Life (2013) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) Director, Musician (as SQÜRL), Writer Director, Musician (as SQÜRL), Writer See fewer	$7MM	$1.9MM	$7.6MM
Prevertere (2013) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
Jim Jarmusch & Jozef Van Wissem: The Sun of the Natural World Is Pure Fire (2012) (Short) - Composer Composer See fewer	$3K
Cove Road (2012) Very Special Thanks Very Special Thanks See fewer	$22K
For Ellen (2012) Thank You Thank You See fewer		$12K	$21K
Noch' Naprolyot (2011) (Short) - Acknowledgment Acknowledgment See fewer	UAH 50
Genau (2011) Thanks Thanks See fewer
Window on Your Present (2010) Grateful Acknowledgment Grateful Acknowledgment See fewer	$20K
If I Needed Someone (2010) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	$100
Prime of Your Life (2010) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
The Limits of Control (2009) Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer		$427K	$2MM
Explicit Ills (2008) Executive Producer, Special Thanks Executive Producer, Special Thanks See fewer	$1.5MM	$29K	$29K
Idiots and Angels (2008) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	$125K		$94K
The Raconteurs: Steady, As She Goes - Version 1 (2006) (Video) - Director Director See fewer
The Elevator Storeys (2006) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
The Tiger and the Snow (2005) Thanks Thanks See fewer	$35MM	$10K	$25MM
Broken Flowers (2005) Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer	$10MM	$14MM	$47MM
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer		$4.1MM	$4.9MM
Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) Director, Editor (segments: Somewhere in California), Writer Director, Editor (segments: Somewhere in California), Writer See fewer		$2.2MM	$7.9MM
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002) Director (segments: Int. Trailer Night), Writer (segments: Int. Trailer Night) Director (segments: Int. Trailer Night), Writer (segments: Int. Trailer Night) See fewer			$62K
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) Director, Producer, Writer Director, Producer, Writer See fewer		$3.3MM	$9.4MM
Year of the Horse (1997) Himself, Cinematographer, Director Himself, Cinematographer, Director See fewer		$189K
Cannes Man (1997) Jim Jarmusch Jim Jarmusch See fewer
Sling Blade (1996) Frostee Cream Boy Frostee Cream Boy See fewer	$890K	$24MM	$24MM
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Big Time (1996) (Video) - Director Director See fewer
Neil Young: Dead Man (1996) (Video) - Director Director See fewer
Dead Man (1995) Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer	$9MM	$1MM	$1MM
Blue in the Face (1995) Bob Bob See fewer	$2MM	$1.3MM	$1.3MM
Iron Horsemen (1994) Silver Rider Silver Rider See fewer
Clerks (1994) Special Thanks (for leading the way) Special Thanks (for leading the way) See fewer	$28K	$3.2MM	$3.2MM
Love Four (1994) (Video) - Acknowledgment (super duper extra special thanks to) Acknowledgment (super duper extra special thanks to) See fewer	CAD 8K
Coffee and Cigarettes III (1993) (Short) - Director, Editor Director, Editor See fewer
When Pigs Fly (1993) Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer
In the Soup (1992) Monty Monty See fewer		$256K	$256K
Tom Waits: I Don't Wanna Grow Up (1992) (Video) - Director Director See fewer
Night on Earth (1991) Director, Producer, Writer Director, Producer, Writer See fewer	$3.5MM	$2MM	$2MM
American Dream (1990) Grateful Thanks Grateful Thanks See fewer		$270K	$270K
The Golden Boat (1990) Stranger Stranger See fewer
Tom Waits: It's All Right with Me (1990) (Video) - Director Director See fewer
Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989) Car Dealer / New York Car Dealer / New York See fewer
Mystery Train (1989) Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer	$2.8MM	$1.5MM	$1.5MM
Coffee and Cigarettes II (1989) (Short) - Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant (1988) (Video) - Director Director See fewer
Candy Mountain (1987) Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer
Helsinki-Naples All Night Long (1987) Barkeeper #2 Barkeeper #2 See fewer
Straight to Hell (1987) Amos Dade Amos Dade See fewer	$1MM	$210K	$210K
Big Audio Dynamite: Sightsee MC (1987) (Video) - Director Director See fewer
Sleepwalk (1986) Camera Operator, Cinematographer Camera Operator, Cinematographer See fewer
Down by Law (1986) Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer	$1.1MM	$1.4MM	$1.5MM
Talking Heads: The Lady Don't Mind (1986) (Video) - Director Director See fewer
Coffee and Cigarettes (1986) (Short) - Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer
Fräulein Berlin (1984) Jim Jarmusch Jim Jarmusch See fewer
Stranger Than Paradise (1984) Director, Editor, Writer Director, Editor, Writer See fewer	$90K	$2.4MM	$2.4MM
American Autobahn (1984) Movie Producer Movie Producer See fewer
Burroughs: The Movie (1983) Sound Recordist Sound Recordist See fewer
Stranger Than Paradise (1983) (Short) - Director Director See fewer
The State of Things (1982) Composer Composer See fewer			$4K
Vortex (1982) Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	$80K
You Are Not I (1981) Cinematographer, Producer, Writer Cinematographer, Producer, Writer See fewer
Permanent Vacation (1980) Composer, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer Composer, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer See fewer
Lightning Over Water (1980) Observer Observer See fewer	$700K
Underground U.S.A. (1980) Sound Recordist Sound Recordist See fewer

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Past Television (6 titles)	Episodes
Bored to Death (2009) (TV Series) - Jim Jarmusch (1 episode, 2009) Jim Jarmusch (1 episode, 2009) See fewer The Case of the Missing Screenplay (Oct 4, 2009) Season 1, Episode 3 - Jim Jarmusch Jim Jarmusch See fewer	1
The Simpsons (2008) (TV Series) - Jim Jarmusch (1 episode, 2008) Jim Jarmusch (1 episode, 2008) See fewer Any Given Sundance (May 4, 2008) Season 19, Episode 18 - Jim Jarmusch (voice) Jim Jarmusch (voice) See fewer	1
Independent Lens (2005) (TV Series) - Special Thanks (1 episode, 2005) Special Thanks (1 episode, 2005) See fewer Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (Jan 2005) Season 8, Episode 22 - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	1
V.I.P. (2001) (TV Series) - Jim Jarmusch (1 episode, 2001) Jim Jarmusch (1 episode, 2001) See fewer Crouching Tiger, Hidden Val (Nov 24, 2001) Season 4, Episode 10 - Jim Jarmusch (uncredited) Jim Jarmusch (uncredited) See fewer	1
Red Hot and Blue (1990) (TV Movie) - Director (segments: It's All Right With Me) Director (segments: It's All Right With Me) See fewer
Arena (1983) (TV Series) - Sound Recordist (1 episode, 1983) Sound Recordist (1 episode, 1983) See fewer Burroughs (Oct 8, 1983) Season 8, Episode 14 - Sound Recordist Sound Recordist See fewer	1

Self (60 titles)	Budget	Gross (US & Canada)	Worldwide
Carmine Street Guitars (2018) Himself Himself See fewer
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (2018) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2018) Himself (1 episode, 2018) See fewer Lower East Side (Nov 11, 2018) Season 12, Episode 7 - Himself Himself See fewer
The Ravenite (2018) Himself Himself See fewer	$50K
Sukita (2018) Himself Himself See fewer
Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat (2017) Himself Himself See fewer		$167K	$194K
Hot Sugar's Cold World (2015) Himself Himself See fewer
Park Bench with Steve Buscemi (2015) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2015) Himself (1 episode, 2015) See fewer Back in the Day (Jul 9, 2015) Season 2, Episode 4 - Himself Himself See fewer
Citizen Kat (2014) (Short) - Himself Himself See fewer	€11K
Red Carpet (2014) Himself (uncredited) Himself (uncredited) See fewer
Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch (2014) Self Self See fewer
Cinema 3 (1987–2014) (TV Series) - Himself (7 episodes, 1987) Himself (7 episodes, 1987) See fewer Episode dated 12 June 2014 (Jun 12, 2014) Himself Himself See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Song from the Forest (2013) Himself Himself See fewer	€500K		$34K
NYFF51 (2013) (Short) - Himself Himself See fewer
Backstage Baby (2013) (Short) - Himself Himself See fewer
Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film (2013) (TV Movie) - Himself - Filmmaker Himself - Filmmaker See fewer
Don't Expect Too Much (2011) Himself Himself See fewer
Blank City (2010) Self Self See fewer		$116K	$120K
Behind Jim Jarmusch (2010) Himself Himself See fewer
Zigag diario (2010) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2010) Himself (1 episode, 2010) See fewer Episode dated 11 February 2010 (Feb 11, 2010) Himself Himself See fewer
Sodankylä ikuisesti (2010) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2010) Himself (1 episode, 2010) See fewer Ensimmäisen elokuvamuiston kaiho (2010) Season 1, Episode 2 - Himself Himself See fewer
Reel Injun (2009) Himself Himself See fewer
Días de cine (2009) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2009) Himself (1 episode, 2009) See fewer Episode dated 1 October 2009 (Oct 1, 2009) Himself Himself See fewer
No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York (2009) (TV Movie) - Himself Himself See fewer
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009) Himself Himself See fewer
40 x 15 (2008) Himself Himself See fewer
Farmhouse: Jim Jarmusch at Work (2008) (Short) - Himself Himself See fewer	$10K
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007) Himself Himself See fewer		$248K	$1.1MM
In Bed with Carrie (2007) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2007) Himself (1 episode, 2007) See fewer RZA, GZA & Jim Jarmusch (2007) Himself Himself See fewer
Ceremonia de clausura - 54º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (2006) (TV Special) - Himself Himself See fewer
Invasion of the Ideas (2006) (TV Movie) - Himself Himself See fewer
The 15th Annual Gotham Awards (2005) (TV Special) - Himself - Recipient Himself - Recipient See fewer
El Magacine (2005) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2005) Himself (1 episode, 2005) See fewer Episode dated 21 October 2005 (Oct 21, 2005) Himself Himself See fewer
Punk: Attitude (2005) Himself Himself See fewer
Festival international de Cannes (2005) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2005) Himself (1 episode, 2005) See fewer Cérémonie de clôture du 58ème Festival international du film de Cannes (May 21, 2005) Himself Himself See fewer
Excavating Taylor Mead (2005) Himself Himself See fewer	$700K
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) (TV Movie) - Himself Himself See fewer
Rockets Redglare! (2003) Himself Himself See fewer		$2K	$2K
Hollywood High (2003) (TV Special) - Himself Himself See fewer
Chaplin Today: A King in New York (2003) (TV Short) - Himself Himself See fewer
Focus on Jim Jarmusch (2002) (TV Movie) - Himself Himself See fewer
Who Is Alejandro Chomski? (2002) Himself Himself See fewer
Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me (2001) Himself Himself See fewer
The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001) (TV Special) - Himself Himself See fewer
Film-Fest DVD: Issue 3 - Toronto (2000) (Video) - Himself Himself See fewer
In Bad Taste (2000) (TV Special) - Himself Himself See fewer
60 Minutes (1999) (TV Series) - Himself - Director (segment "Roberto Benigni") (1 episode, 1999) Himself - Director (segment "Roberto Benigni") (1 episode, 1999) See fewer The Lobbyist/Roberto Benigni/Choosing Life (Feb 28, 1999) Season 31, Episode 24 - Himself - Director (segment "Roberto Benigni") Himself - Director (segment "Roberto Benigni") See fewer
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman (1998) (TV Movie) - Himself Himself See fewer
Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1998) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 1998) Himself (1 episode, 1998) See fewer Rio Ghosto (Sep 18, 1998) Season 5, Episode 8 - Himself Himself See fewer
Divine Trash (1998) Himself Himself See fewer		$40K
Pop Odyssee 2 - House of the Rising Punk (1998) (TV Special) - Himself Himself See fewer
R.I.P., Rest in Pieces (1997) Himself Himself See fewer
We're Outta Here! (1997) (Video) - Himself Himself See fewer
The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera (1996) Himself Himself See fewer
American Cinema (1995– ) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode) Himself (1 episode) See fewer The Edge of Hollywood Season 1, Episode 10 - Himself Himself See fewer
Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made (1994) Himself Himself See fewer
Cinefile: Made in the USA (1993) (TV Movie) - Himself Himself See fewer
Fishing with John (1991) (TV Mini-series) - Himself (1 episode, 1991) Himself (1 episode, 1991) See fewer Jim Jarmusch (1991) Season 1, Episode 1 - Himself Himself See fewer
The Media Show (1988) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 1988) Himself (1 episode, 1988) See fewer Episode #2.9 (May 10, 1988) Season 2, Episode 9 - Himself Himself See fewer
Apropos Film (1985) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 1985) Himself (1 episode, 1985) See fewer Episode #19.5 (Jul 11, 1985) Season 19, Episode 5 - Himself Himself See fewer
Scab Vendor: The Life and Times of Jonathan Shaw Himself Himself See fewer

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Archive Footage (6 titles)	Budget	Gross (US & Canada)	Worldwide
Sassi nello stagno (2016) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Los 10 magníficos (2008) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2008) Himself (1 episode, 2008) See fewer Jim Jarmusch (Jul 26, 2008) Season 1, Episode 5 - Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer
Cinema mil (2005) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2005) Himself (1 episode, 2005) See fewer Episode #1.3 (Jul 30, 2005) Season 1, Episode 3 - Himself (archive footage) Himself (archive footage) See fewer
Sendung ohne Namen (2003) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2003) Himself (1 episode, 2003) See fewer Es geht um SEX! (Feb 5, 2003) Season 1, Episode 15 - Himself (archive footage) Himself (archive footage) See fewer
SpongeBob SquarePants (2000) (TV Series) - Fisherman (1 episode, 2000) Fisherman (1 episode, 2000) See fewer Hooky/Mermaidman and Barnacleboy II (Apr 7, 2000) Season 1, Episode 20 - Fisherman (archive footage) Fisherman (archive footage) See fewer
60 Minutes (1999) (TV Series) - Himself - Director (segment "Roberto Benigni") (1 episode, 1999) Himself - Director (segment "Roberto Benigni") (1 episode, 1999) See fewer The Magdalen Laundries/Roberto Benigni/Heaven on Earth? (Aug 15, 1999) Season 31, Episode 48 - Himself - Director (segment "Roberto Benigni") (archive footage) Himself - Director (segment "Roberto Benigni") (archive footage) See fewer

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