Jim Jarmusch films, ranked by your taste

Director and actor · 14 films on Boxlist

Known for Stranger Than Paradise, Paterson and Mystery Train.

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Stranger Than Paradise
1984 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
Rootless Hungarian émigré Willie, his pal Eddie, and visiting sixteen-year-old cousin Eva always manage to make the least of any situation, whether aimlessly traversing the drab interiors and environs of New York City, Cleveland, or an...
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Paterson
2016 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
A week in the life of Paterson, a poet bus driver, and his wife Laura, a very creative artist, who live in Paterson, New Jersey, hometown of many famous poets and artists.
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Mystery Train
1989 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
In Memphis, Tennessee, over the course of a single night, the Arcade Hotel, run by an eccentric night clerk and a clueless bellboy, is visited by a young Japanese couple traveling in search of the roots of rock; an Italian woman in...
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Down by Law
1986 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.
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Only Lovers Left Alive
2013 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
A depressed musician reunites with his lover in the desolate streets of Detroit. Though their romance has endured several centuries, it is tested by the arrival of her capricious and unpredictable younger sister.
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Broken Flowers
2005 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
As the devoutly single Don Johnston is dumped by his latest girlfriend, he receives an anonymous pink letter informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him.
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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
An African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob. Jarmusch's spiritual gangster film tells the story of an inner-city hit man (Whitaker) who lives on a rooftop...
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Father Mother Sister Brother
2025 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Three stories concerning the relationships between adult children, their somewhat distant parent (or parents), and each other: a reclusive father visited by his grown children in the US, sisters visiting their novelist mother in Dublin...
Night on Earth
1991 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
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Dead Man
1995 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
On the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange North American man named Nobody who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.
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Coffee and Cigarettes
2003 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
Coffee And Cigarettes is a collection of eleven films from cult director Jim Jarmusch. Each film hosts star studded cast of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking...
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The Dead Don't Die
2019 · Film
5.5/10 · TMDB
In a small peaceful town, zombies suddenly rise to terrorize the town. Now three bespectacled police officers and a strange Scottish morgue expert must band together to defeat the undead.
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The Limits of Control
2009 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a journey that not only takes him across Spain, but also...
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Jim Jarmusch films, ranked by your taste

Starring Jim Jarmusch

Directed by Jim Jarmusch