Biography
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).
Directed
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The Dead Don't Die (2019) — Director
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Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) — Director
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Paterson (2016) — Director
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Dead Man (1995) — Director
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Broken Flowers (2005) — Director
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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) — Director
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Night on Earth (1991) — Director
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Coffee and Cigarettes (2004) — Director
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Down by Law (1986) — Director
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Stranger Than Paradise (1984) — Director
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Mystery Train (1989) — Director
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The Limits of Control (2009) — Director
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Father Mother Sister Brother (2025) — Director
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Permanent Vacation (1981) — Director
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Gimme Danger (2016) — Director
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Coffee and Cigarettes (1987) — Director
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Coffee and Cigarettes III (1997) — Director
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Coffee and Cigarettes II (1989) — Director
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Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002) — Director
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Stranger Than Paradise (1983) — Director
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Year of the Horse (1997) — Director
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Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant (1988) — Director
- A Short Film by Jim Jarmusch, Starring Beatrice Domond (2025) — Director
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BAD I+II (1992) — Director
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Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter (1990) — Director
- Sheep & Wolf — Director
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Int. Trailer. Night (2002) — Director
Also appeared in
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The Simpsons (1989) — Jim Jarmusch (voice)
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SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) — Fisherman
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What We Do in the Shadows (2019) — Jim Jarmusch
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Sling Blade (1996) — Frostee Cream Boy
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Bored to Death (2009) — Self
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Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989) — Car Dealer | New York
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Blue in the Face (1995) — Bob
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Gimme Danger (2016) — Self (voice)
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Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994)
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In the Soup (1992) — Monty
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Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007) — Self
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V.I.P. (1998) — Jim Jarmusch
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Straight to Hell (1987) — Amos Dade
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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) — Self
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Reel Injun (2010) — Self
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Punk: Attitude (2005) — Self
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Divine Trash (2000) — Self
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Fishing with John (1991) — Self
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Lightning Over Water (1980) — Self (uncredited)
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Year of the Horse (1997) — Self
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Cannes Man (1996) — Self
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Blank City (2011) — Self
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Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night (1988) — Self - Audience Member
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Vortex (1982) — Voice Over
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Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat (2018) — Self
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Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made (1994) — Self
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Candy Mountain (1988) — (uncredited)
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Uncle Howard (2017) — Self
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In Bad Taste (1999) — Self
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Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987) — Barkeeper #2
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Carmine Street Guitars (2018) — Self
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The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera (1996) — Self
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Song from the Forest (2014) — Himself
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R.I.P. Rest in Pieces: A Portrait of Joe Coleman (1997)
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Hot Sugar's Cold World (2015) — Self
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The Golden Boat (1991) — Stranger
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Living the Light: Robby Müller (2018) — Self
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Don't Expect Too Much (2011) — Himself
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Chaplin Today: A King in New York (2003) — Self
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Fragments of Paradise (2022) — Self