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Jim Jarmusch

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Jim Jarmusch

Born January 22, 1953 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA27 films

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).

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Dead Man posterFirst watchDead Man19957.3On the run after committing murder, an accountant encounters a strange Native American man who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.View film

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Filmography

27 films as director
  1. TBASheep & WolfDirector
  2. 2025Father Mother Sister BrotherDirector
  3. 2025A Short Film by Jim Jarmusch, Starring Beatrice DomondDirector
  4. 2019The Dead Don't DieDirector
  5. 2016PatersonDirector
  6. 2016Gimme DangerDirector
  7. 2013Only Lovers Left AliveDirector
  8. 2009The Limits of ControlDirector
  9. 2005Broken FlowersDirector
  10. 2004Coffee and CigarettesDirector
  11. 2002Ten Minutes Older: The TrumpetDirector
  12. 2002Int. Trailer. NightDirector
  13. 1999Ghost Dog: The Way of the SamuraiDirector
  14. 1997Year of the HorseDirector
  15. 1997Coffee and Cigarettes IIIDirector
  16. 1995Dead ManDirector
  17. 1992BAD I+IIDirector
  18. 1991Night on EarthDirector
  19. 1990Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole PorterDirector
  20. 1989Mystery TrainDirector
  21. 1989Coffee and Cigarettes IIDirector
  22. 1988Talking Heads: Storytelling GiantDirector
  23. 1987Coffee and CigarettesDirector
  24. 1986Down by LawDirector
  25. 1984Stranger Than ParadiseDirector
  26. 1983Stranger Than ParadiseDirector
  27. 1981Permanent VacationDirector