Joe Swanberg

Joe Swanberg

Directing
Born 1981-08-31Detroit, Michigan, USA

Biography

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, technology, and the filmmaking process, and include V/H/S (2012), Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007), Win It All (2017), Digging For Fire (2015), and Nights and Weekends (2008), the last of which was co-directed by Academy Award nominee Greta Gerwig.

Movies (64)

You're Next
6.6

You're Next

2013Movie6.6
V/H/S
6.1

V/H/S

2012Movie6.1
The Sacrament
6.0

The Sacrament

2014Movie6.0
The Sun Never Sets

The Sun Never Sets

2026Movie
Offseason
5.2

Offseason

2022Movie5.2
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever
4.5

Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever

2009Movie4.5
Proxy
5.5

Proxy

2014Movie5.5
Drinking Buddies
6.0

Drinking Buddies

2013Movie6.0
Happy Christmas
5.1

Happy Christmas

2014Movie5.1
Killing the Canary

Killing the Canary

Movie
Art History
4.4

Art History

2011Movie4.4
Invention
5.7

Invention

2025Movie5.7
Joshy
5.6

Joshy

2016Movie5.6
Quiet City
5.8

Quiet City

2007Movie5.8
Blackmail Boys
4.2

Blackmail Boys

2010Movie4.2
Loafers

Loafers

2026Movie
Uncle Kent 2
5.4

Uncle Kent 2

2016Movie5.4
The Show About Sundance

The Show About Sundance

2017Movie
Bloomin Mud Shuffle
3.9

Bloomin Mud Shuffle

2015Movie3.9
Stage Brother
2.0

Stage Brother

2012Movie2.0
Good Guy with a Gun
8.0

Good Guy with a Gun

2022Movie8.0
Nights and Weekends
5.6

Nights and Weekends

2008Movie5.6
Uncle Kent
5.3

Uncle Kent

2011Movie5.3
Audrey the Trainwreck
5.7

Audrey the Trainwreck

2010Movie5.7
The Roast of Caveh Zahedi

The Roast of Caveh Zahedi

2026Movie
Paintbrush

Paintbrush

2008Movie
Invader
6.2

Invader

2024Movie6.2
Grammy's

Grammy's

2007Movie
Regional Bloodshed

Regional Bloodshed

2016Movie
Nobody Likes You as Much as I Do

Nobody Likes You as Much as I Do

2019Movie
Be Good

Be Good

2012Movie
Thou Wast Mild and Lovely
5.3

Thou Wast Mild and Lovely

2014Movie5.3
Kissing on the Mouth
5.1

Kissing on the Mouth

2005Movie5.1
The Zone
4.9

The Zone

2011Movie4.9
Chasing the Party
7.0

Chasing the Party

2025Movie7.0
Autoerotic
4.1

Autoerotic

2011Movie4.1
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre

90 Years of the Music Box Theatre

2019Movie
Birthday Suit
6.0

Birthday Suit

2009Movie6.0
24 Exposures
4.0

24 Exposures

2013Movie4.0
A Horrible Way to Die
5.1

A Horrible Way to Die

2010Movie5.1
Hohokam
5.0

Hohokam

2007Movie5.0
What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape
2.5

What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape

2011Movie2.5
Blackout
5.4

Blackout

2023Movie5.4
Silver Bullets
4.1

Silver Bullets

2011Movie4.1
Lace Crater
5.0

Lace Crater

2015Movie5.0
You Wont Miss Me
4.9

You Wont Miss Me

2009Movie4.9
Coven of the Black Cube
9.5

Coven of the Black Cube

2024Movie9.5
Cats and Trees

Cats and Trees

2012Movie
Untitled Joe Swanberg Rock Comedy

Untitled Joe Swanberg Rock Comedy

Movie
Bless Me Father

Bless Me Father

2001Movie
White Reindeer
4.9

White Reindeer

2013Movie4.9
Marriage Material
5.4

Marriage Material

2012Movie5.4
Empire Builder
5.0

Empire Builder

2012Movie5.0
LOL
5.7

LOL

2006Movie5.7
Detonator

Detonator

2013Movie
Flames
5.3

Flames

2017Movie5.3
The Kings of Yorktown

The Kings of Yorktown

2013Movie
The Timebox Twins

The Timebox Twins

2007Movie
Caitlin Plays Herself
3.9

Caitlin Plays Herself

2011Movie3.9
Present Company
5.0

Present Company

2008Movie5.0
Everyone Says I Look Just Like Her
4.5

Everyone Says I Look Just Like Her

2010Movie4.5
There

There

2015Movie
The Mountain, the River and the Road
5.0

The Mountain, the River and the Road

2009Movie5.0
Joe Swanberg's Quiet City

Joe Swanberg's Quiet City

Movie

TV Shows (3)

Prisma

Prisma

2024Series
The Show About the Show
8.8

The Show About the Show

2015Series8.8
Young American Bodies
3.3

Young American Bodies

2006Series3.3