Joe Swanberg Movies

A blend of reality and fiction, "Open Five" follows the story of Jake, a struggling musician and his sidekick, Kentucker, a maker of "poor" films and...

After moving to Chicago for art school, Sam begins turning tricks to help pay the bills. His longtime, long-distance boyfriend Aaron can't stand to...

Emily and Andrew, a young couple living in Memphis, agree to babysit their friend’s 6-month-old for a day. The experience causes them to...

Caitlin, a young Chicago performance artist, struggles to create work that is both personal and political. A piece she performs about the BP oil...

A children’s TV show host, ensnared in a case of amnesia, must confront his missing memories as his puppet co-stars turn on him.

A romantic tale of two body-swapping aliens trying to find their place on this big, dumb planet.

Middle-aged Lonnie hasn't done much since he graduated high school. His only shot at greatness is to take his relationship to the next level.

Two sisters, one white and one black, spend a week together at their famous father's summer home. A microscopic examination of the new American...

The story of two people caught in the routines of work and circles of friends. The days begin with an alarm and end with the fading sound of a...

A mysterious coven helps unhappy wives murder their husbands. A deadbeat stoner turns a pizzeria into a video rental headshop, and a lost soul falls...

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 peeping Tom (Frank V. Ross) stumbles into a mutually beneficial relationship with an exhibitionist.

After an old friend's visit ends, Lori is feeling a bit down. Bored with her job, agitated at home, and frustrated with money problems, Lori takes...

Leading very separate lives, Christy and her boyfriend Buddy live together in her parent's basement with their baby Mikey. As Christy, a waitress and...

A young woman arrives in the Chicago suburbs and begins to suspect that something terrible has happened to her missing cousin, but soon realizes that...

Kent is turning 50. He's not thrilled about it. His plans for a fun weekend with Sarah are upended when his friend Kev unexpectedly arrives to build...

An anthology film consisting of four segments, entitled "Hot Boys," "The Sleep Creep," "The Meat Man," and "Silver Bullets," each of which obliquely...

Jeff, a wannabe writer flailing at his career, his romantic relationships and any effort to be a responsible adult, takes a road trip to flee his...

Follows a young man who after his father is murdered starts making bad choices, goes through life-threatening consequences and, of course, gets into...

A short film by Joe Swanberg included on the DVD of Silver Bullets. "footage from the first month of shooting a film that became Silver Bullets ...