- Films
- 17
- Avg rating
- 6.99
- Peak run
- 1984’95
- 7+ run
- 5 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes
Jim by the numbers
Average
6.99
17 rated films
Vote weighted
7.01
bigger films count more
Median
7.2
half are better
Consistency
±0.62
rating spread
Career
46y
1980 to 2025
Total votes
985K
across every film
Best
7.6
Night on Earth
Worst
5.4
The Dead Don't Die
Newest first
Filmography
| 2025 |  Father Mother Sister Brother | 6.5 | 15,770 |
| 2019 |  The Dead Don't Die | 5.4 | 104K |
| 2016 |  Paterson | 7.3 | 96,740 |
| 2016 |  Gimme Danger | 7.2 | 7,098 |
| 2013 |  Only Lovers Left Alive | 7.2 | 117K |
| 2009 |  The Limits of Control | 6.2 | 22,064 |
| 2005 |  Broken Flowers | 7.1 | 111K |
| 2003 |  Coffee and Cigarettes | 7.0 | 71,416 |
| 2002 | Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet | 7.1 | 3,792 |
| 1999 |  Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | 7.5 | 104K |
| 1997 | Year of the Horse | 6.6 | 2,065 |
| 1995 |  Dead Man | 7.5 | 110K |
| 1991 |  Night on Earth | 7.6 | 71,879 |
| 1989 |  Mystery Train | 7.5 | 33,371 |
| 1986 |  Down by Law | 7.6 | 59,325 |
| 1984 |  Stranger Than Paradise | 7.4 | 43,759 |
| 1980 |  Permanent Vacation | 6.1 | 11,860 |
Better together?
Jim Jarmusch's regulars
- Frederick ElmesCinematographer · 7 films · 6.86 avg
- Robby MüllerCinematographer · 5 films · 7.42 avg
- John LurieComposer · 4 films · 7.15 avg
- Tom WaitsDirector and actor · 4 films · 6.63 avg▼−0.26
- John LurieDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.03 avg▲+0.08
- Tom DiCilloCinematographer · 3 films · 6.83 avg
- Bill MurrayDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.50 avg▼−0.28
- Adam DriverDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.40 avg▼−0.42
- Tilda SwintonDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.27 avg▼−0.58
- Sara DriverCinematographer · 2 films
- Nicoletta BraschiDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.55 avg▲+0.63
- Roberto BenigniDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.30 avg▲+0.48
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Jim Jarmusch and Frederick Elmes movies · Jim Jarmusch and Robby Müller movies · Jim Jarmusch and John Lurie movies · Jim Jarmusch and Tom Waits movies
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On Jim Jarmusch
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