Joe Swanberg Movies

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...

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

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...

Opting to sleep in the allegedly-haunted guest house while spending a weekend in the Hamptons with friends, Ruth, a lonely young woman in her...

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

A kaleidoscopic film portrait of Shelly Brown, a twenty-three year-old alienated urban misfit recently released from a psychiatric hospital.

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.

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...

A queer femme dominatrix Trinity huffs a magic aerosol can and develops the ability to speak to the dead.

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

A disgruntled veteran unable to adjust back into society justifies domestic terrorism by interpreting his actions with alien invasion.

Nominated for two Chicago/Midwest Emmy awards including Outstanding Historical Documentary and Outstanding Off-Camera Directing, "90 Years of the...

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...

A spoof behind-the-scenes look at Joe Swanberg's (non-existent) new film, Birthday Suit, about a young couple's "on again, off again" sexual...

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...

From rocker to family man, this captivating debut reveals the strife we face when it’s time to grow up. The rhythm of Sully’s (Lawrence...

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 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 ...

A snapshot of a day in the life of a few young men passing the hours on their skateboards and wasting time out in the garage.