
Jim Jarmusch
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 22, 1953
- Birthplace
- Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA
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).
Filmography
- Garden of Ashes
Garden of Ashes TBA
Producer
- Sheep & Wolf
Sheep & Wolf TBA
Director, Writer

Nova '78 2026
Sound

Father Mother Sister Brother 2025
Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Original Music Composer

Fathom 2025
Music
- A Short Film by Jim Jarmusch, Starring Beatrice Domond
A Short Film by Jim Jarmusch, Starring Beatrice Domond 2025
Director, Cinematography

Adios 2025
Actor

Scab Vendor: The Life and Times of Jonathan Shaw 2024
as Self

Return to Reason: Four Films by Man Ray 2024
Original Music Composer

Spirit of Golf 2023
as Self

Cinéma Laika 2023
as Self

Pre-Prom 2023
Music
- SQÜRL, Man Ray's Backing Band
SQÜRL, Man Ray's Backing Band 2023
as Member of SQÜRL, Executive Producer

Come with Me to the Cinema – The Gregors 2022
as Self

Fragments of Paradise 2022
as Self

Jim Jarmusch: I Love to Take the Subway by Myself 2021
as Himself

The Raconteurs Live at Electric Lady 2020
as Self

The Dead Don't Die 2019
Director, Writer

Diane 2019
Thanks

Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat 2018
as Self

The Ravenite 2018
as Himself

Living the Light: Robby Müller 2018
as Self, Original Music Composer

Carmine Street Guitars 2018
as Self

Porto 2017
Executive Producer

Uncle Howard 2017
as Self, Executive Producer

Paterson 2016
Director, Original Music Composer, Writer

Gimme Danger 2016
as Self (voice), Writer, Director

Hot Sugar's Cold World 2015
as Self

Song from the Forest 2014
as Himself

Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch 2014
as Self

Only Lovers Left Alive 2013
Director, Writer, Musician
- Picasso Baby
Picasso Baby 2013
as Self

A Tribute To Ron Asheton 2013
as Self

Don't Expect Too Much 2011
as Himself

Blank City 2011
as Self
- Behind Jim Jarmusch
Behind Jim Jarmusch 2010
as Self

Reel Injun 2010
as Self
- No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York
No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York 2009
as Self

The Limits of Control 2009
Director, Writer

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB 2009
as Self

Explicit Ills 2008
Executive Producer

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten 2007
as Self

Excavating Taylor Mead 2005
as Self

Broken Flowers 2005
Director, Writer

Punk: Attitude 2005
as Self

Ramones: We're Outta Here! 2004
as Self

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession 2004
as Self

Coffee and Cigarettes 2004
Director, Screenplay, Editor

Rockets Redglare! 2003
as Self

Chaplin Today: A King in New York 2003
as Self

Int. Trailer. Night 2002
Director

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet 2002
Director, Writer

Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me 2001
as Himself
- Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai
Ghost Dog: The Odyssey: The Journey Into the Life of a Samurai 2001
Actor

Some Days in January, 1984 2001
Actor

Divine Trash 2000
as Self

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai 1999
Director, Producer, Writer

In Bad Taste 1999
as Self

Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman 1998
as Self

Year of the Horse 1997
as Self, Director, Director of Photography

Coffee and Cigarettes III 1997
Writer, Director

R.I.P. Rest in Pieces: A Portrait of Joe Coleman 1997
Actor

Sling Blade 1996
as Frostee Cream Boy

Cannes Man 1996
as Self

The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera 1996
as Self

Dead Man 1995
Director, Writer

Blue in the Face 1995
as Bob

Iron Horsemen 1995
as Silver Rider

Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made 1994
as Self

Made in the USA 1993
as Self

When Pigs Fly 1993
Executive Producer
- Strummer
Strummer 1993
Actor

In the Soup 1992
as Monty

BAD I+II 1992
Director

Night on Earth 1991
Producer, Screenplay, Director

The Golden Boat 1991
as Stranger

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter 1990
Director

Mystery Train 1989
Director, Writer

Leningrad Cowboys Go America 1989
as Car Dealer | New York

Coffee and Cigarettes II 1989
Director, Writer

Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant 1988
Director

Me 1988
Thanks

Candy Mountain 1988
as (uncredited)

Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night 1988
as Self - Audience Member

Helsinki Napoli All Night Long 1987
as Barkeeper #2

Straight to Hell 1987
as Amos Dade

Coffee and Cigarettes 1987
Director, Writer

Down by Law 1986
Director, Writer

Sleepwalk 1986
Camera Operator

The Ballad of Sexual Dependency 1985
Actor

Stranger Than Paradise 1984
Director, Screenplay, Editor

Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch 1984
as Interviewee

Burroughs: The Movie 1984
Sound Recordist

American Autobahn 1984
as Movie Producer

Fräulein Berlin 1984
as himself

Stranger Than Paradise 1983
Director

The State of Things 1982
Music

Vortex 1982
as Voice Over

You Are Not I 1981
Writer, Producer, Director of Photography

Permanent Vacation 1981
Director, Producer, Editor, Story, Screenplay, Music

Only You 1981
Actor

Underground U.S.A. 1980
Sound Recordist

Lightning Over Water 1980
as Self (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.