James Robert "Jim" Jarmusch (born January 22, 1953 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) is an American writer-director and musician. Jarmusch has been a major figure in American independent cinema since the 1980s. He is best known for his work on "Dead Man" (1995), "Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai" (1999), "Broken Flowers" (2005), and "Only Lovers Left Alive" (2013).
Cannes Film Festival
Short Film Palme d'Or
Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix
Caméra d'Or
Grand Prix
Known For
Paterson
(2016)
Director
The Dead Don't Die
(2019)
Director
Only Lovers Left Alive
(2013)
Director
Coffee and Cigarettes
(2004)
Director
Dead Man
(1995)
Director
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
(1999)
Director
Mystery Train
(1989)
Director
Night on Earth
(1991)
Director
Broken Flowers
(2005)
Director
Down by Law
(1986)
Director
Stranger Than Paradise
(1984)
Director
The Limits of Control
(2009)
Director
Permanent Vacation
(1981)
Director
Gimme Danger
(2016)
Director
Coffee and Cigarettes
(1986)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Permanent Vacation
(1981)
Director
Stranger Than Paradise
(1983)
Director
Stranger Than Paradise
(1984)
Director
Down by Law
(1986)
Director
Coffee and Cigarettes
(1986)
Director
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
(1988)
Director
Mystery Train
(1989)
Director
Coffee and Cigarettes II
(1989)
Director
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
(1990)
Director
Night on Earth
(1991)
Director
BAD I+II
(1992)
Director
Dead Man
(1995)
Director
Year of the Horse
(1997)
Director
Coffee and Cigarettes III
(1997)
Director
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
(1999)
Director
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
(2002)
Director
Int. Trailer. Night
(2002)
Director
Coffee and Cigarettes
(2004)
Director
Broken Flowers
(2005)
Director
The Limits of Control
(2009)
Director
Only Lovers Left Alive
(2013)
Director
Paterson
(2016)
Director
Gimme Danger
(2016)
Director
The Dead Don't Die
(2019)
Director
French Water
(2021)
Director
Acting
Lightning Over Water
(1980)
Self
Only You
(1981)
Vortex
(1982)
Voice Over
Fräulein Berlin
(1984)
himself
Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch
(1984)
Interviewee
American Autobahn
(1984)
Movie Producer
The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
(1985)
Straight to Hell
(1987)
Amos Dade
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
(1987)
Barkeeper Two
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
(1988)
Self - Audience Member
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
(1989)
Car Dealer
The Golden Boat
(1991)
Stranger
In the Soup
(1992)
Monty
Strummer
(1993)
Made in the USA
(1993)
Self
Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made
(1994)
Self
Blue in the Face
(1995)
Bob
Iron Horsemen
(1995)
Silver Rider
The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera
(1996)
Self
Sling Blade
(1996)
Frostee Cream Boy
Cannes Man
(1997)
Self
R.I.P. Rest in Pieces: A Portrait of Joe Coleman
(1997)
Year of the Horse
(1997)
Self
Divine Trash
(1998)
Himself
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
(1998)
Self
In Bad Taste
(1999)
Self
Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me
(2001)
Himself
Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai
(2001)
Some Days in January, 1984
(2001)
Rockets Redglare!
(2003)
Self
Chaplin Today: 'A King in New York'
(2003)
Self
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
(2004)
Self
Ramones: We're Outta Here!
(2004)
Himself
Punk: Attitude
(2005)
Self
Excavating Taylor Mead
(2005)
Himself
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
(2007)
Self
No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York
(2009)
Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
(2009)
Self
Reel Injun
(2010)
Himself
Sodankylä Forever
(2010)
Self
Behind Jim Jarmusch
(2010)
Self
Blank City
(2011)
Self
Don't Expect Too Much
(2011)
Himself
Picasso Baby
(2013)
Himself
A Tribute To Ron Asheton
(2013)
Self
Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch
(2014)
Self
Song from the Forest
(2014)
Himself
Hot Sugar's Cold World
(2015)
Himself
Gimme Danger
(2016)
Self (voice)
Uncle Howard
(2017)
Self
Living the Light: Robby Müller
(2018)
Self
Carmine Street Guitars
(2018)
Self
The Ravenite
(2018)
Himself
Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat
(2018)
Self
The Raconteurs Live at Electric Lady
(2020)
Self
Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
(2022)
Jim Jarmusch
Fragments of Paradise
(2022)
Self
Scab Vendor
(2022)
Self
The Butthole Surfers Movie
(2023)
Self
Cinéma Laika
(2023)
Self
Production
Permanent Vacation
(1981)
Producer
You Are Not I
(1981)
Producer
Night on Earth
(1991)
Producer
When Pigs Fly
(1993)
Executive Producer
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
(1999)
Producer
Explicit Ills
(2008)
Executive Producer
Porto
(2017)
Executive Producer
Uncle Howard
(2017)
Executive Producer
Editing
Permanent Vacation
(1981)
Editor
Stranger Than Paradise
(1984)
Editor
Coffee and Cigarettes
(2004)
Editor
Writing
Permanent Vacation
(1981)
Story and Screenplay
You Are Not I
(1981)
Writer
Stranger Than Paradise
(1984)
Screenplay
Coffee and Cigarettes
(1986)
Writer
Down by Law
(1986)
Writer
Mystery Train
(1989)
Screenplay
Coffee and Cigarettes II
(1989)
Writer
Night on Earth
(1991)
Screenplay
Dead Man
(1995)
Screenplay
Coffee and Cigarettes III
(1997)
Writer
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
(1999)
Writer
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
(2002)
Writer
Coffee and Cigarettes
(2004)
Screenplay
Broken Flowers
(2005)
Writer
The Limits of Control
(2009)
Writer
Only Lovers Left Alive
(2013)
Writer
Paterson
(2016)
Writer
Gimme Danger
(2016)
Writer
The Dead Don't Die
(2019)
Writer
French Water
(2021)
Writer
Sound
Permanent Vacation
(1981)
Music
The State of Things
(1982)
Original Music Composer
Burroughs: The Movie
(1984)
Sound Recordist
Only Lovers Left Alive
(2013)
Musician
Paterson
(2016)
Original Music Composer
Living the Light: Robby Müller
(2018)
Original Music Composer
Pre-Prom
(2023)
Music
Return to Reason: Four Films by Man Ray
(2024)
Original Music Composer
Crew
Camera