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Jim Jarmusch

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James Robert Jarmusch ( JAR-məsh; born January 22, 1953) is an American filmmaker and musician. He has been a major proponent of independent cinema since the 1980s, directing films such as Stranger Than Paradise (1984), Down by Law (1986), Mystery Train (1989), Night on Earth (1991), Dead Man (1995), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), Coffee and Cigarettes (2003), Broken Flowers (2005), Only Lovers Left Alive (2013), and Paterson (2016). Stranger Than Paradise was added to the National Film Registry in December 2002. As a musician, he has been part of the no wave band The Del-Byzanteens and in addition composed music for some of his films. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Jarmusch is the 145th most popular film director (down from 89th in 2019), the 1,237th most popular biography from United States (down from 600th in 2019) and the 44th most popular American Film Director.

Jim Jarmusch is an American independent filmmaker who is most famous for his films Stranger Than Paradise, Down by Law, and Dead Man.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jim Jarmusch ranks 145 out of 2,041. Before him are Jiří Menzel, Michael Powell, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Sergei Bondarchuk, Volker Schlöndorff, and Bille August. After him are Nikita Mikhalkov, Wong Kar-wai, Ang Lee, Robert Benton, Erich von Stroheim, and Masaki Kobayashi.

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Among people born in 1953, Jim Jarmusch ranks 45. Before him are Carlos Queiroz, Guy Verhofstadt, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Jean-Marie Pfaff, Paul Allen, and Malcolm Young. After him are Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Mohammed Waheed Hassan, James Horner, Kitarō, Ségolène Royal, and Alfred Molina.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Jarmusch ranks 1,237 out of 20,380. Before him are Scott Joplin (1868), J. K. Simmons (1955), Thomas Harris (1940), Mike Johnson (1972), David J. Wineland (1944), and Chick Corea (1941). After him are James Hetfield (1963), Daniel Nathans (1928), Matthew McConaughey (1969), Angelo Badalamenti (1937), R. Lee Ermey (1944), and William R. Pogue (1930).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Jim Jarmusch ranks 44. Before him are Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909), David Fincher (1962), Michael Cimino (1939), George A. Romero (1940), Terrence Malick (1943), and Jonathan Demme (1944). After him are Robert Benton (1932), Don Siegel (1912), Tom Holland (1943), Spike Lee (1957), Robert Rodriguez (1968), and Robert Wise (1914).

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