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Pisutoru opera (2001) -- As powerful and energetic as ever, Seijun Suzuki's "STYLE" is still stayin' alive. In his lurid, extreme tale of a hit man, Makiko Esumi leads the story as a Nikita-like killer, a woman assassin, strong but uncertain.
Broken Flowers (2005) -- Clip: Where do you work?
The Limits of Control (2009) -- The story of a mysterious loner (De Bankolé), a stranger, whose activities remain meticulously outside the law. He is in the process of completing a job, yet he trusts no one, and his objectives are not initially divulged.
Broken Flowers (2005) -- Clip: Here's The Plan
The Limits of Control (2009) -- Trailer for the crime drama from Director, Jim Jarmusch

Overview

Date of Birth:
22 January 1953, Akron, Ohio, USA more
Contact:
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Mini Biography:
Jarmusch came to New York City from Akron, Ohio to study at Columbia and... more
Trivia:
Up until 2005, has never made a film under a studio's watch. more
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Awards:
22 wins & 17 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(143 articles)
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London Film Festival: The Unbearable Inarticulateness of Being
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US TV Schedule:
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Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Director, Writer, Actor, Producer, Editor, Cinematographer, Sound Department, Composer, Camera and Electrical Department, Miscellaneous Crew, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Limits of Control (2009)   2009 $455K 6.7 (1,085)
AKAs:
  • No Limtis No Control (USA: closing credits title)
- 2. Broken Flowers (2005) 2005 - 7.3 (35,476)
- 3. Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) 2003 - 6.8 (17,498)
- 4. Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002) (segment "Int. Trailer Night") 2002 - 7.2 (1,409)
- 5. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)   1999 - 7.5 (32,869)
AKAs:
  • Ghost Dog (Australia)
  • Ghost Dog - Der Weg des Samurai (Germany)
  • Ghost Dog, la voie du samouraï (France)
- 6. Year of the Horse (1997)   1997 - 6.4 (877)
AKAs:
  • Year of the Horse: Neil Young and Crazy Horse Live (USA: complete title)
- 7. Dead Man (1995)   1995 - 7.7 (29,328)
AKAs:
  • Dead Man (Germany)
  • Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man (USA: complete title)
- 8. Coffee and Cigarettes III (1993)   1993 - 7.7 (811)
AKAs:
  • Coffee and Cigarettes: Somewhere in California (USA: alternative title)
- 9. Night on Earth (1991)   1991 - 7.6 (13,795)
AKAs:
  • Une nuit sur terre (France)
- 10. Red Hot and Blue (1990) (TV) (segment "It's All Right With Me") 1990 - 7.1 (68)
- 11. Mystery Train (1989) 1989 - 7.4 (6,929)
- 12. Coffee and Cigarettes II (1989)   1989 - 7.0 (556)
AKAs:
  • Coffee and Cigarettes: Memphis Version (USA: alternative title)
- 13. Down by Law (1986)   1986 - 7.8 (12,919)
AKAs:
  • Down by Law (West Germany)
  • Down by Law - Alles im Griff (Germany: TV title)
- 14. Coffee and Cigarettes (1986) 1986 - 7.2 (933)
- 15. Stranger Than Paradise (1984) 1984 - 7.5 (8,363)
- 16. Stranger Than Paradise (1982) 1982 - 8.0 (242)
- 17. Permanent Vacation (1980) 1980 - 6.1 (1,843)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Limits of Control (2009)   (written by) 2009 $455K 6.7 (1,085)
AKAs:
  • No Limtis No Control (USA: closing credits title)
- 2. Broken Flowers (2005) (written by) 2005 - 7.3 (35,476)
- 3. Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) (written by) 2003 - 6.8 (17,498)
- 4. Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002) (segment Int. Trailer Night) 2002 - 7.2 (1,409)
- 5. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)   (written by) 1999 - 7.5 (32,869)
AKAs:
  • Ghost Dog (Australia)
  • Ghost Dog - Der Weg des Samurai (Germany)
  • Ghost Dog, la voie du samouraï (France)
- 6. Dead Man (1995)   (written by) 1995 - 7.7 (29,328)
AKAs:
  • Dead Man (Germany)
  • Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man (USA: complete title)
- 7. Night on Earth (1991)   (written by) 1991 - 7.6 (13,795)
AKAs:
  • Une nuit sur terre (France)
- 8. Mystery Train (1989) (written by) 1989 - 7.4 (6,929)
- 9. Coffee and Cigarettes II (1989)   (writer) 1989 - 7.0 (556)
AKAs:
  • Coffee and Cigarettes: Memphis Version (USA: alternative title)
- 10. Down by Law (1986)   (written by) 1986 - 7.8 (12,919)
AKAs:
  • Down by Law (West Germany)
  • Down by Law - Alles im Griff (Germany: TV title)
- 11. Coffee and Cigarettes (1986) (co-writer) 1986 - 7.2 (933)
- 12. Stranger Than Paradise (1984) (written by) 1984 - 7.5 (8,363)
- 13. You Are Not I (1981) (writer) 1981 - 7.7 (24)
- 14. Permanent Vacation (1980) (written by) 1980 - 6.1 (1,843)
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Sling Blade (1996) Frostee Cream Boy 1996 $34.2M 8.0 (39,593)
- 2. Blue in the Face (1995)   Bob 1995 - 6.4 (4,527)
AKAs:
  • Brooklyn Boogie (UK)
- 3. Iron Horsemen (1994)   Silver Rider 1994 - 4.9 (71)
AKAs:
  • Bad Trip
- 4. In the Soup (1992)   Monty 1992 - 6.9 (1,011)
AKAs:
  • In the Soup - Alles Kino (Germany)
  • In the soup - un mare di guai (Italy)
- 5. The Golden Boat (1990) Stranger 1990 - 6.2 (41)
- 6. Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989) Car Dealer/New York 1989 - 6.5 (2,158)
- 7. Candy Mountain (1988) 1988 - 6.4 (165)
- 8. Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987)   Barkeeper #2 1987 - 6.6 (240)
AKAs:
  • Helsinki-Naples All Night Long (International: English title)
- 9. Straight to Hell (1987) Amos Dade 1987 - 5.4 (1,087)
- 10. American Autobahn (1984) Movie Producer 1984 - 6.4 (6)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Explicit Ills (2008) (executive producer) 2008 - 5.9 (275)
- 2. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)   (producer) 1999 - 7.5 (32,869)
AKAs:
  • Ghost Dog (Australia)
  • Ghost Dog - Der Weg des Samurai (Germany)
  • Ghost Dog, la voie du samouraï (France)
- 3. When Pigs Fly (1993)   (executive producer) 1993 - 4.9 (81)
AKAs:
  • Wenn Schweine fliegen (Germany)
- 4. Night on Earth (1991)   (producer) 1991 - 7.6 (13,795)
AKAs:
  • Une nuit sur terre (France)
- 5. You Are Not I (1981) (producer) 1981 - 7.7 (24)
- 6. Permanent Vacation (1980) (producer) 1980 - 6.1 (1,843)
Editor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) (segment "Somewhere in California") 2003 - 6.8 (17,498)
- 2. Coffee and Cigarettes III (1993)   1993 - 7.7 (811)
AKAs:
  • Coffee and Cigarettes: Somewhere in California (USA: alternative title)
- 3. Stranger Than Paradise (1984) 1984 - 7.5 (8,363)
- 4. Permanent Vacation (1980) 1980 - 6.1 (1,843)
Cinematographer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Year of the Horse (1997)   1997 - 6.4 (877)
AKAs:
  • Year of the Horse: Neil Young and Crazy Horse Live (USA: complete title)
- 2. Sleepwalk (1986) 1986 - 5.2 (66)
- 3. You Are Not I (1981) 1981 - 7.7 (24)
Sound Department
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Burroughs (1983) (sound recordist) 1983 - 7.7 (74)
- 2. Underground U.S.A. (1980) (sound recordist) 1980 - 4.2 (13)
Composer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Der Stand der Dinge (1982)   1982 - 7.2 (784)
AKAs:
  • O Estado das Coisas (Portugal)
  • The State of Things
- 2. Permanent Vacation (1980) 1980 - 6.1 (1,843)
Camera and Electrical Department
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Sleepwalk (1986) (camera operator) 1986 - 5.2 (66)
Miscellaneous Crew
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Lightning Over Water (1980)   (observer) 1980 - 6.7 (459)
AKAs:
  • Nick's Film - Lightning Over Water (West Germany)
  • Nicks Movie (West Germany)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Independent Lens" (1999)   special thanks (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 8.2 (92)
- 2. Clerks. (1994)   (special thanks: for leading the way) 1994 - 8.0 (84,136)
AKAs:
  • Clerks X: Tenth Anniversary Edition (USA: DVD title)
  • cLeRKs (USA: poster title)
- 3. American Dream (1990) (grateful thanks) 1990 - 7.9 (378)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Bored to Death" (2009)   Himself (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - -
- 2. "Cinema tres" (1984)   Himself (3 episodes, 1987-2009) 2009 - 6.0 (27)
AKAs:
  • Informatiu cinema (Spain: Catalan title)
- 3. "Días de cine" (1991)   Himself (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - 7.6 (31)
1 TV episode:
- 4. No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York (2009) (TV) Himself 2009 - 6.5 (7)
- 5. Blank City (2009) 2009 - 8.0 (14)
- 6. Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009) Himself 2009 - 7.3 (21)
- 7. 40 x 15 (2008) Himself 2008 - 4.6 (10)
- 8. "The Simpsons" (1989)   Himself (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - 9.2 (392)
1 TV episode:
- 9. Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007)   Himself 2007 - 7.6 (1,362)
AKAs:
  • Strummer (International: English title: informal short title)
  • Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (Australia: poster title)
- 10. Ceremonia de clausura - 54º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (2006) (TV) Himself 2006 - -
- 11. Die Invasion der Ideen (2006) (TV)   Himself 2006 - 6.9 (6)
AKAs:
  • Invasion of the Ideas (International: English title)
  • L'invasion des idées (Germany)
- 12. The 15th Annual Gotham Awards (2005) (TV) Himself - Recipient 2005 - 4.2 (12)
- 13. "Magacine" (1996)   Himself (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 5.0 (18)
1 TV episode:
- 14. Punk: Attitude (2005) (TV) Himself 2005 - 7.5 (643)
- 15. Excavating Taylor Mead (2005) Himself 2005 - 7.9 (6)
- 16. Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) (TV) Himself 2004 - 7.4 (645)
- 17. Rockets Redglare! (2003) Himself 2003 - 6.6 (57)
- 18. Hollywood High (2003) (TV) Himself 2003 - 6.0 (40)
- 19. Chaplin Today: A King in New York (2003) (TV) Himself 2003 - 6.4 (29)
- 20. Focus on Jim Jarmusch (2002) (TV) Himself 2002 - -
- 21. ¿Quién es Alejandro Chomski? (2002)   Himself 2002 - 7.2 (35)
AKAs:
  • Who Is Alejandro Chomski? (International: English title)
- 22. "V.I.P." (1998)   Himself (1 episode, 2001) 2001 - 3.8 (1,248)
AKAs:
  • V.I.P. - Die Bodyguards (Germany)
- 23. The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001) (TV) Himself 2001 - 4.0 (134)
- 24. Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me (2001) Himself 2001 - 7.7 (49)
- 25. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (1999)   Himself (1 episode, 2000) 2000 - 8.2 (57)
AKAs:
  • SpongeBob (USA: short title)
- 26. Film-Fest DVD: Issue 3 - Toronto (2000) (V) Himself 2000 - 6.8 (59)
- 27. Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman (1998) (TV) Himself 1998 - 7.2 (30)
- 28. "Space Ghost Coast to Coast" (1994)   Himself (1 episode, 1998) 1998 - 8.2 (926)
AKAs:
  • SGC2C (USA: short title)
- 29. Divine Trash (1998) Himself 1998 - 7.6 (424)
- 30. Pop Odyssee 2 - House of the Rising Punk (1998) (TV) Himself 1998 - 8.5 (12)
- 31. Year of the Horse (1997)   Himself 1997 - 6.4 (877)
AKAs:
  • Year of the Horse: Neil Young and Crazy Horse Live (USA: complete title)
- 32. R.I.P., Rest in Pieces (1997)   Himself 1997 - 8.1 (63)
AKAs:
  • Rest in Pieces - Joe Coleman (Austria)
- 33. We're Outta Here! (1997) (V)   Himself 1997 - 7.7 (71)
AKAs:
  • The Ramones: We're Outta Here! (USA: reissue title)
- 34. The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera (1996) Himself 1996 - 7.1 (152)
- 35. Cannes Man (1996)   Himself 1996 - 5.4 (259)
AKAs:
  • Canne$ Man (USA: video box title)
  • Con Man (USA: DVD box title)
- 36. "American Cinema" (1995)   Himself (1 episode) 1995 - 7.0 (56)
- 37. Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made (1994)   Himself 1994 - 6.4 (167)
AKAs:
  • Tigrero - Ein Film der nie gedreht wurde (Germany)
  • Tigrero - elokuva joka ei valmistunut (Finland)
  • Tigrero: Ein Film, der nie gemacht wurde (Germany)
- 38. "Fishing with John" (1991) Himself 1991 - 8.0 (438)
- 39. Fräulein Berlin (1983) Himself 1983 - -
Archive Footage
- 1. "Cinema mil"  
1 TV episode:

Additional Details

Other Works:
Provdes the voice for Hunter S. Thompson in the audiobook adaptation of Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" more
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