Joe Swanberg Movies

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

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

After returning to her childhood home, young nun Colleen finds her old room exactly how she left it: painted black and covered in goth and metal...

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

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 pothead kid's show cartoonist in Los Angeles spends a weekend trying to sleep with his visiting house guest - a woman from New York who he met on...

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

Two brothers have a really bad time on a fishing trip until a stranger makes them a bizarre but lucrative offer.

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

The relationships of three men are examined through their use of technology.

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...

'LOL' director Joe Swanberg was given an early screenplay draft of 'Quiet City' the day before he and friends Tipper Newton and Kevin Bewersdorf flew...

From an audacious opening scene that runs over 22 minutes (before the credits!) to an ending that is as quiet as it is disquieting, SON OF A SEAHORSE...

Melissa and Stephanie fantasize about becoming downtown "IT" girls , but their dreams come crashing down on them when the photographer they idolize...

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...

Made up entirely of stills, 'Paintbrush' presents portraits of ten users of a fictitious online social networking website. By detailing the...

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

After moving to a farmhouse with her newly single mother and leaving her father behind, a teenage girl's curiosity awakens something strange within...

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...