Joe Swanberg Movies

After an unexpected tragedy, Suzanne searches for the true meaning of Christmas during one sad, strange December in suburban Virginia.

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...

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...

An insomniac actress is facing the waning days of her career, when her niece pays a visit to her Malibu house.

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...

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...

An actress and her filmmaker boyfriend experience turbulence in their relationship when she accepts a role in a werewolf film.

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...

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...

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...

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 destitute dogwalker finds a wealthy client who saves him from financial ruin. But this is no ordinary dog…

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

In this eye-popping, spiritually rollicking film, queer femme dominatrix Trinity huffs a magic aerosol can and develops the ability to speak to the...

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...

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...

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

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 ...

Paul - a workaholic independent filmmaker - takes charge of his sleepless baby, Pearl, when his wife, Mary, returns to work. He is slowly driven...