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Jim Jarmusch

Film Director / Actor / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Writer / Musician | * 01/22/1953 (71) | Akron, Ohio (United States of America (USA))
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James Robert Jarmusch ( JAR-məsh; born January 22, 1953) is an American film director and screenwriter. He has been a major proponent of independent cinema since the 1980s, directing films such as Stranger Than Paradise (1984), Down by Law (1986), Mystery Train (1989), Dead Man (1995), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), Coffee and Cigarettes (2003), Broken Flowers (2005), Only Lovers Left Alive (2013), and Paterson (2016). Stranger Than Paradise ()
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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).

Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Comedies | Drama

Known for these Movies & Shows

Rootless Hungarian émigré Willie, his pal Eddie, and visiting sixteen-year-old cousin Eva always manage to make the least of any situation, whether aimlessly traversing the drab interiors and enviro ...

Stranger Than Paradise

FSK: 12+ years

1984 | 3.6/5 | 1h 29min
Comedy, Drama
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As the devoutly single Don Johnston is dumped by his latest girlfriend, he receives an anonymous pink letter informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him. ...

Broken Flowers

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2005 | 3.5/5 | 1h 46min
Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance / Love
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A week in the life of Paterson, a poet bus driver, and his wife Laura, a very creative artist, who live in Paterson, New Jersey, hometown of many famous poets and artists. ...

Paterson

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2016 | 3.6/5 | 1h 58min
Drama, Romance / Love, Comedy
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A depressed musician reunites with his lover in the desolate streets of Detroit. Though their romance has endured several centuries, it is tested by the arrival of her capricious and unpredictable you ...

Only Lovers Left Alive

FSK: 12+ years

2013 | 3.6/5 | 2h 3min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Jim Jarmusch

Golden Leopard Caméra d'Or Independent Spirit Awards Short Film Palme d'Or Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival) Carrosse d'Or Officer of Arts and Letters European Film Award for Best Non-European Film Chevalier Des Arts Et Des Lettres European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
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Movies with Jim Jarmusch as Actor(50)

as himself2023 Cinéma Laika
as himself2023 The Butthole Surfers Movie
as himself2022 Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
2022 Scab Vendor
2022 Fragments of Paradise
as himself2018 Carmine Street Guitars
as himself2018 Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat
as himself2018 Living the Light: Robby Muller
as himself2018 The Ravenite
as himself2017 Uncle Howard
as himself2016 Gimme Danger
as himself2015 Hot Sugar's Cold World
as himself2014 Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch
as himself2014 Song from the Forest
as himself2013 Picasso Baby
as himself2011 Don't Expect Too Much
as himself2011 Blank City
as himself2010 Reel Injun
as himself2009 No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York
as himself2009 Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
as himself2007 Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
as himself2005 Punk: Attitude
as himself2005 Excavating Taylor Mead
as himself2004 Ramones: We're Outta Here!
as himself2004 Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
as himself2003 Chaplin Today: 'A King in New York'
as himself2003 Rockets Redglare!
as himself2001 Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me
2001 Some Days in January
as himself2000 In Bad Taste
as himself1998 Divine Trash
as himself1998 Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
1997 R.I.P. Rest in Pieces: A Portrait of Joe Coleman
as himself1996 The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera
as Frostee Cream Boy1996 Sling Blade
as himself1996 Cannes Man
as Silver Rider1995 Iron Horsemen
as Bob1995 Blue in the Face
as himself1994 Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made
as himself1993 Made in the USA
as Monty1992 In the Soup
as Stranger1990 The Golden Boat
as Car Dealer1989 Leningrad Cowboys Go America
as Self - Audience Member1988 Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
as Barkeeper Two1987 Helsinki Napoli - All Night Long
as Amos Dade1987 Straight to Hell
1986 The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
as himself1984 Fräulein Berlin
as Movie Producer1984 American Autobahn
as Voice Over1982 Vortex

TV Shows/Series with Jim Jarmusch as Actor(7)

as himself2019 What We Do in the Shadows
2009 Bored to Death
as himself1998 V.I.P.
as himself1998 Independent Focus
1994 Space Ghost Coast to Coast
as himself1991 Fishing with John
as Jim Jarmusch (voice)1989 The Simpsons

Movies with Jim Jarmusch as Crew(63)

Sound/Original Music Composer2023 Return to Reason: Short Films by Man Ray
Directing/Director2021 French Water
Writing/Writer2021 French Water
Directing/Director2019 The Dead Don't Die
Writing/Writer2019 The Dead Don't Die
Sound/Original Music Composer2018 Living the Light: Robby Muller
Production/Executive Producer2017 Uncle Howard
Production/Executive Producer2017 Porto
Directing/Director2016 Paterson
Sound/Original Music Composer2016 Paterson
Writing/Writer2016 Paterson
Directing/Director2016 Gimme Danger
Writing/Writer2016 Gimme Danger
Directing/Director2013 Only Lovers Left Alive
Writing/Writer2013 Only Lovers Left Alive
Directing/Director2009 The Limits of Control
Writing/Screenplay2009 The Limits of Control
Production/Executive Producer2008 Explicit Ills
Directing/Director2005 Broken Flowers
Writing/Screenplay2005 Broken Flowers
Directing/Director2003 Coffee and Cigarettes
Editing/Editor2003 Coffee and Cigarettes
Writing/Screenplay2003 Coffee and Cigarettes
Directing/Director2002 Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Writing/Writer2002 Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Directing/Director1999 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Production/Producer1999 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Writing/Writer1999 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Crew/Cinematography1997 Year of the Horse
Directing/Director1997 Year of the Horse
Directing/Director1995 Dead Man
Writing/Screenplay1995 Dead Man
Production/Executive Producer1993 When Pigs Fly
Directing/Director1993 Coffee and Cigarettes III
Writing/Writer1993 Coffee and Cigarettes III
Directing/Director1991 Night on Earth
Production/Producer1991 Night on Earth
Writing/Screenplay1991 Night on Earth
Directing/Director1989 Coffee and Cigarettes II
Writing/Writer1989 Coffee and Cigarettes II
Directing/Director1989 Mystery Train
Writing/Screenplay1989 Mystery Train
Directing/Director1988 Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
Directing/Director1986 Down by Law
Writing/Author1986 Down by Law
Directing/Director1986 Coffee and Cigarettes
Writing/Writer1986 Coffee and Cigarettes
Camera/Camera Operator1986 Sleepwalk
Directing/Director1984 Stranger Than Paradise
Editing/Editor1984 Stranger Than Paradise
Writing/Screenplay1984 Stranger Than Paradise
Sound/Sound Recordist1984 Burroughs: The Movie
Directing/Director1983 Stranger Than Paradise
Sound/Original Music Composer1982 The State of Things
Crew/Cinematography1981 You Are Not I
Production/Producer1981 You Are Not I
Writing/Writer1981 You Are Not I
Directing/Director1980 Permanent Vacation
Editing/Editor1980 Permanent Vacation
Production/Producer1980 Permanent Vacation
Sound/Music1980 Permanent Vacation
Writing/Story1980 Permanent Vacation
Writing/Screenplay1980 Permanent Vacation

Full Name: Jim Jarmusch
Born: Thursday, 01/22 1953 (January) in Akron, Ohio (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 71 years + 87 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Columbia University, Medill School of Journalism, New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Cuyahoga Falls High School
Member of: Sqürl
Other names for Jim Jarmusch (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Джим Джармуш"
"جيم جارموش"
"짐 자머시"
"ジム・ジャームッシュ"
"吉姆·賈木許"
"짐 자무쉬"
"James Robert Jarmusch"
"James Jarmusch"
"James Roberto Jarmusch"
Jim Jarmusch frequently works together with these people:
Tress MacNeille (36x, Actress)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
Sara Driver (21x, Crew)
Kevin Michael Richardson (17x, Actor)
Maggie Roswell (17x, Actress)
Steve Buscemi (13x, Actor)
John Lurie (13x, Actor)
Aki Kaurismäki (11x, Crew)
Jay Rabinowitz (11x, Crew)
Carter Logan (10x, Crew)
Wim Wenders (9x, Crew)
Robby Müller (9x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:9135, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/11/2024