List of the best Jim Jarmusch movies: Night on Earth(1992), Down by Law(1986), Mystery Train(1989), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai(1999), Stranger Than Paradise(1984), Paterson(2016), Only Lovers Left Alive(2013), Broken Flowers(2005), Gimme Danger(2016), Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet(2002), Coffee and Cigarettes(2003), Year of the Horse(1997) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
France|UK|Germany|USA|Japan
1992
128 Minutes
Director
Winona Ryder Gena Rowlands Giancarlo Esposito Armin Mueller-Stahl Rosie Perez Isaach De Bankolé Béatrice Dalle Roberto Benigni Paolo Bonacelli Matti Pellonpää
cab driver passenger agent priest diplomat quirky brooding amusing los angeles new york city rome helsinki paris taxicab business confession class distinctions culture clash underdog discovery 1990s
An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
Comedy
USA|West Germany
1986
106 Minutes
Director
Tom Waits John Lurie Roberto Benigni Ellen Barkin Billie Neal Rockets Redglare Vernel Bagneris Nicoletta Braschi
pimp disc jockey italian charming bayou prison break wrongful conviction male bonding escape 1980s
Two men are framed and sent to jail, where they meet a murderer who helps them escape and leave the state.
Comedy, Drama
Japan|USA
1989
113 Minutes
Director
Masatoshi Nagase Nicoletta Braschi Joe Strummer Youki Kudoh Screamin' Jay Hawkins Cinqué Lee Elizabeth Bracco Rick Aviles Steve Buscemi Tom Noonan Rockets Redglare
brother-in-law husband night clerk teen girl robber dark offbeat hotel store train station bedroom hospitality robbery tourism grief discovery fall love metamorphosis 1980s
Three stories are connected by a Memphis hotel and the spirit of Elvis Presley.
Crime, Drama
France|Germany|USA|Japan
1999
116 Minutes
Director
Forest Whitaker John Tormey Cliff Gorman Henry Silva Isaach De Bankolé Tricia Vessey Victor Argo Gene Ruffini Richard Portnow Camille Winbush
hitman mobster daughter friend child dark quirky inner city jersey city, n.j. mansion park mafia murder loyalty samurai quest revenge 2000s
An African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.
Comedy, Drama
USA|West Germany
1984
90 Minutes
Director
John Lurie Eszter Balint Richard Edson Cecillia Stark Danny Rosen Rammellzee Tom DiCillo Richard Boes Rockets Redglare Harvey Perr Brian J. Burchill
slacker best friend cousin gambler aunt drug dealer offbeat calm witty quirky new york city cleveland florida movie theater car hotel boredom luck road trip culture clash
A New Yorker's life is thrown into a tailspin when his younger cousin surprise-visits him, starting a strange, unpredictable adventure.
Comedy, Drama
France|Germany|USA
2016
118 Minutes
Director
Adam Driver Golshifteh Farahani Barry Shabaka Henley Cliff "Method Man" Smith Chasten Harmon William Jackson Harper Masatoshi Nagase Sterling Jerins Rizwan Manji
bus driver passenger dog bartender wife writer calm emotional heartwarming inspiring profound new jersey bus bar house small-town life writing working class work-life balance discovery
A quiet observation of the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details.
Sci-Fi, Romance, Drama, Horror, Fantasy
UK|Germany|Greece|France
2013
122 Minutes
Director
Tilda Swinton Tom Hiddleston Anton Yelchin Mia Wasikowska John Hurt Jeffrey Wright Slimane Dazi Carter Logan Yasmine Hamdan Aurélie Thépaut
vampire musician married woman married man author sister bleak emotional melodramatic creative intense dark united states tangiers, morocco detroit house vampires relationships love depression
A depressed musician reunites with his lover. Though their romance, which has already endured several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.
Drama, Comedy
France|USA
2005
107 Minutes
Director
Bill Murray Jeffrey Wright Sharon Stone Frances Conroy Jessica Lange Tilda Swinton Julie Delpy Mark Webber Chloë Sevigny Christopher McDonald Alexis Dziena
retiree girlfriend neighbor designer animal trainer real estate agent amusing winsome offbeat house car suburbia retirement nostalgia investigation family mystery discovery quest 2000s
As the extremely withdrawn Don Johnston is dumped by his latest woman, he receives an anonymous letter from a former lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him. A freelance sleuth neighbor moves Don to embark on a cross-country search for his old flames in search of answers.
Documentary, Music
USA
2016
108 Minutes
Director
iggy pop band frontman guitarist drummer band manager fan brash confident cool michigan concert stage bus dressing room backstage bar music passion punk rock creative process travel
An in-depth look at the legendary punk band, The Stooges.
Drama
Spain|UK|Germany|Finland|China|USA|Japan|Canada
2002
91 Minutes
Director
Aki Kaurismäki Werner Herzog Spike Lee Markku Peltola Kati Outinen Marko Haavisto Frédérique Tirmont Ana Sofia Liaño
actress farmer husband elderly person sick person tribesman dense fascinating profound south america florida new york city rural community desert time fate illness scandal delusions humanity
This series of vignettes offers ruminations on time, fate and other human mysteries, Each of the film's seven directors conjures a scenario that speaks to some facet of universal experience.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Japan|Italy
2003
96 Minutes
Director
Roberto Benigni Steven Wright Joie Lee Cinqué Lee Steve Buscemi Iggy Pop Tom Waits Vinny Vella Vinny Vella Jr. Renee French E.J. Rodriguez
iggy pop steve buscemi waiter actor tom waits musician amusing cheeky uneasy coffee shop house restaurant california brooklyn, n.y. coffee cigarettes conversation communication nikola tesla misunderstanding
A series of vignettes that all have coffee and cigarettes in common.
Documentary
USA
1997
106 Minutes
Director
Larry Cragg Elliot Roberts Keith Wissmar Scott Young
neil young crazy horse fascinating inspiring interview concert stage concert tour rock music rise 1980s
This film documents Neil Young and Crazy Horse's 1996 concert tour. Jim Jarmusch interviews the band about their long history, and we see backstage footage from the 1970s and 1980s.
Drama
USA|Japan
2009
116 Minutes
Director
Isaach De Bankolé Gael García Bernal Tilda Swinton John Hurt Bill Murray Hiam Abbass Paz de la Huerta Alex Descas Youki Kudoh Jean-François Stévenin Luis Tosar
loner assassin woman target man criminal suspenseful emotional airport madrid seville, spain desert compound café mission crime journey murder consciousness instructions
The story of a mysterious loner, a stranger in the process of completing a criminal job.
Horror, Comedy
USA|Sweden|South Africa
2019
103 Minutes
Director
Bill Murray Adam Driver Tilda Swinton Chloë Sevigny Steve Buscemi Danny Glover Caleb Landry Jones Selena Gomez Austin Butler Luka Sabbat Rosie Perez
zombie police officer waitress local mortician teenager hilarious cheeky brutal thrilling lighthearted small town police station car cemetery zombies survival teamwork danger friendship
The peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their graves.
Comedy, Drama
1982
75 Minutes
Director
Chris Parker Leila Gastil John Lurie Richard Boes Sara Driver Charlie Spademan Jane Fire Ruth Bolton
slacker dark new york city united states meaning of life discovery transformation 1980s
A drifter (Chris Parker) wanders Manhattan searching for purpose and meaning, seeing his girlfriend (Leila Gastil) and meeting strangers.
Biography, Documentary
2016
96 Minutes
Executive Producer
Aaron Brookner John Giorno Jim Jarmusch Tom DiCillo James Grauerholz Hisami Kuroiwa
speaker film producer journalist interviewee interviewer actor airy amusing inspiring intense charming villa united states documentary filmmaking filmmaker filmmaking informing discovery love rise
Drama
USA
1995
83 Minutes
Bob
Harvey Keitel Paul Auster Lou Reed Roseanne Arnold Michael J. Fox Jim Jarmusch Lily Tomlin Mel Gorham Jared Harris Giancarlo Esposito Victor Argo
manager customer employee family member friend owner brash confident cool brooklyn, n.y. shop office street apartment car conversation work friendship business life
Brooklyn Cigar Store is a neighborhood hangout in Brooklyn with Auggie Wren/H.Keitel as center. Some people are interviewed about Brooklyn, spiced up with statistics on Brooklyn.
Documentary
USA
1998
105 Minutes
John Waters Jeanine Basinger Steve Buscemi Brad Ganson Hal Hartley Ken Jacobs Jim Jarmusch George Kuchar Mike Kuchar Herschell Gordon Lewis David Lochary
filmmaker actor parent friend campy amusing engaging offbeat baltimore movie set john waters filmmaking divine queer cinema cult films rise underdog 1990s
The life and times of Baltimore film maker and midnight movie pioneer, John Waters. Intercut with a 1972 interview of Waters are clips from his first films and recent interviews with his ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA|France|Germany|Japan|Italy|Spain
1992
93 Minutes
Monty
Steve Buscemi Seymour Cassel Jennifer Beals Pat Moya Will Patton Sully Boyer Steven Randazzo Francesco Messina Jim Jarmusch Carol Kane Stanley Tucci
writer neighbor con artist producer actor director offbeat playful witty gritty new york city apartment restaurant street film set aspirations filmmaking unrequited love unlikely allies petty crime
New Yorker Adolpho Rollo is your classic head-movie auteur. In his mind, he's creating deathless classics of the screen. Back in the real world, he can't pay the rent on the downtown grothole he calls home.
Comedy
Finland|France|Italy
1994
80 Minutes
Silver Rider
Dominic Gould Laura Favali Kari Väänänen Nicky Tesco Matti Pellonpää Sakari Kuosmanen Puntii Valtonen Antti Reini Jean-Marc Barr Jim Jarmusch Aki Kaurismäki
While fleeing througout northern California from a 60s biker gang, Bad Trip - an outcast cyclist - has a variety of encounters.
Drama
USA
1996
136 Minutes
Billy Bob Thornton Dwight Yoakam J.T. Walsh John Ritter Lucas Black Natalie Canerday James Hampton Robert Duvall Rick Dial Brent Briscoe Christy Ward
mentally challenged young boy mother boyfriend father somber powerful bleak endearing offbeat arkansas small town mental institution small-town life mental illness violence abuse redemption sacrifice rescue
Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town.