Joe Swanberg

Joe Swanberg

August 31, 1981 · 45 years old

Joe Swanberg (born August 31, 1981) is an American independent film director, producer, writer, and actor. Known for micro-budget films which make extensive use of improvisation, Swanberg is considered a major figure in the mumblecore film movement. His films often focus on relationships, sex, techn…

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34 titles
1
The Rental

The Rental

2020 · 1h 28m · Movie

Two couples rent a vacation home for what should be a celebratory weekend get-away.

5.4
2
You're Next

You're Next

2013 · 1h 35m · Movie

When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of the victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.

6.6
3
V/H/S

V/H/S

2012 · 1h 56m · Movie

When a group of misfits are hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire a rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they bargained for.

5.8
4
Drinking Buddies

Drinking Buddies

2013 · 1h 30m · Movie

Luke and Kate are coworkers at a brewery who spend their nights drinking and flirting heavily. One weekend away together with their significant others proves who really belongs together and who doesn't.

6.1
5
Queen of Earth

Queen of Earth

2015 · 1h 30m · Movie

Two women who grew up together discover they have drifted apart when they retreat to a lake house together.

6.6
6
Win It All

Win It All

2017 · 1h 28m · Movie

A small-time gambler agrees to stash a bag for an acquaintance who is heading to prison. When he discovers cash in the bag, he can't resist the urge to dip into the funds.

6.3
7
The Sacrament

The Sacrament

2014 · 1h 39m · Movie

A news team trails a man as he travels into the world of Eden Parish to find his missing sister, where it becomes apparent that this paradise may not be as it seems.

6.1
8
Digging for Fire

Digging for Fire

2015 · 1h 25m · Movie

The discovery of a bone and a gun send a husband and wife on separate adventures over the course of a weekend.

6.0
9
Joshy

Joshy

2016 · 1h 33m · Movie

Joshy's fiancée kills herself. 4 months later, Joshy's friends hope to cheer him up at the cabin in Ojai, CA, rented for his bachelor party weekend. Starting at the local bar, things get wild.

5.9
10
Proxy

Proxy

2014 · 2h 2m · Movie

The life of three parents who have all shared the loss of a child. Motives are not what they seem and sanity is in short supply in this thriller.

5.7
11
Madeline's Madeline

Madeline's Madeline

2018 · 1h 33m · Movie

A theatre director's latest project takes on a life of its own when her young star takes her performance too seriously.

6.3
12
Sword of Trust

Sword of Trust

2019 · 1h 28m · Movie

Cynthia and Mary show up to collect Cynthia's inheritance from her deceased grandfather, but the only item she receives is an antique sword that was believed by her grandfather to be proof that the South won the Civil War.

6.3
13
A Horrible Way to Die

A Horrible Way to Die

2010 · 1h 27m · Movie

An escaped murderer is in pursuit of his ex-girlfriend, who has fled to start a new life in a small town.

5.2
14
Little Sister

Little Sister

2016 · 1h 31m · Movie

Young nun Colleen is avoiding all contact from her family, returning to her childhood home in Asheville NC, she finds her old room exactly how she left it: painted black and covered in goth/metal posters.

6.3
15
Offseason

Offseason

2022 · 1h 23m · Movie

After receiving a mysterious letter, a woman travels to a desolate island town and soon becomes trapped in a nightmare.

4.9
16
Golden Exits

Golden Exits

2018 · 1h 34m · Movie

An intersectional narrative of two families in Brooklyn and the unraveling of unspoken unhappiness that occurs when a young foreign girl spending time abroad upsets the balance on both sides.

5.7
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Hannah Takes the Stairs

Hannah Takes the Stairs

2007 · 1h 23m · Movie

Hannah is a recent college graduate interning at a Chicago production company. She is crushing on two writers at work, Matt and Paul, who share an office and keep her entertained. Will a relationship with one of them disrupt the d...

5.6
18
Depraved

Depraved

2019 · 1h 54m · Movie

A disillusioned field surgeon suffering from PTSD makes a man out of body parts and brings him to life in a Brooklyn loft.

5.5
19
Nights and Weekends

Nights and Weekends

2008 · 1h 20m · Movie

A man and woman must face the tension that builds between them during a long-distance relationship.

5.9
20
Person to Person

Person to Person

2017 · 1h 24m · Movie

Follows a variety of New York characters as they navigate personal relationships and unexpected problems over the course of one day.

5.7
21
Quiet City

Quiet City

2007 · 1h 18m · Movie

Jamie is 21. She's from Atlanta. She's come to Brooklyn to visit her friend Samantha, but she can't find her. Jamie meets a stranger named Charlie on the subway and spends 24 hours hanging out with him.

6.3
22
White Reindeer

White Reindeer

2013 · 1h 22m · Movie

After an unexpected tragedy, Suzanne struggles to put her life back together during a sad, strange Christmastime in suburban Virginia.

5.7
23
Alexander the Last

Alexander the Last

2009 · 1h 12m · Movie

An ensemble drama about a married actress, her sister and their myriad sexual and creative temptations.

5.1
24
Thou Wast Mild and Lovely

Thou Wast Mild and Lovely

2014 · 1h 18m · Movie

There are places you go, where the things you do will matter to a lot of people. Then there are places you will go, where the things you will do matter only to a very few. But to those few, they will matter - a lot.

6.0
25
All the Light in the Sky

All the Light in the Sky

2013 · 1h 19m · Movie

Jane Adams is an actress living in a house precariously perched above the beach in Malibu. Her age exempts her from more and more acting opportunities. That's when her young, aspiring-actress niece arrives for a weekend stay - a w...

6.4
26
Autoerotic

Autoerotic

2011 · 1h 12m · Movie

Follow four interconnected Chicago couples as they explore the boundaries of self-pleasure and sexual exploration.

4.4
27
24 Exposures

24 Exposures

2013 · 1h 17m · Movie

In this sexy thriller a photographer who specializes in erotic photo shoots is suspected of murder when one of his models is found dead. Starring the creators of 'You're Next.'

4.2
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Blackout

Blackout

2023 · 1h 44m · Movie

A Fine Arts painter is convinced that he is a werewolf wreaking havoc on a small American town under the full moon.

5.2
29
Art History

Art History

2011 · 1h 14m · Movie

Tension mounts between a director and his lead actress on the set of a sexually explicit low-budget film. As the actress and her co-star develop real feelings for each other, the director's jealousy erupts, sabotaging his own prod...

4.7
30
The Zone

The Zone

2011 · 1h 10m · Movie

A mysterious visitor spends the night at an apartment belonging to a young engaged couple and their friend.

4.8
31
Uncle Kent 2

Uncle Kent 2

2016 · 1h 13m · Movie

In a desperate search to create a follow-up to Joe Swanberg's 2011 film UNCLE KENT, Kent Osborne travels to a comic book convention where he loses his mind and confronts the end of the world.

5.4
32
Flames

Flames

2017 · 1h 24m · Movie

A real romance filmed over five years. Josephine and Zefrey simmer in the white hot apocalypse of first love until the throw of a dart finds them on a spontaneous trip to the Maldives and cracks open the question -- is their love ...

6.8
33
The Becomers

The Becomers

2024 · 1h 26m · Movie

A body-snatching alien comes to Earth, reconnects with their partner, and tries to find their way in modern America.

5.5
34
Holy Trinity

Holy Trinity

2019 · 1h 37m · Movie

A queer girl named Trinity huffs the contents of a magic aerosol can and develops the ability to talk to the dead.

6.1