Directed credits
25
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Joe Swanberg
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.3
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Directed movies: 24Directed series: 1All crew credits: 57
TMDB ID: 40863
IMDb ID: nm1846132
Known for: Directing
Born: August 31, 1981
Age: 45
Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2001 - 2026
Years active: 26
Average TMDB rating: 5.46
Wikidata: Q6212564
Also known as
Джо Сванберг • The Shumanski Brothers • Bernard Shumanski • Harry Shumanski • Richard Shumanski
Frequent jobs
Director (22)Director of Photography (3)Producer (10)Executive Producer (8)Thanks (6)Writer (5)Cinematography (1)Creator (1)Screenplay (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Joe Swanberg.
The Sun Never Sets
Director
2026 Movie
Build the Wall
Director
2020 Movie
Win It All
Director
2017 Movie
Digging for Fire
Director
2015 Movie
Happy Christmas
Director
2014 Movie
All the Light in the Sky
Director
2013 Movie
24 Exposures
Director
2013 Movie
Privacy Settings
Director
2013 Movie
V/H/S
Director
2012 Movie
Stray Bullets
Director
2012 Movie
Marriage Material
Director
2012 Movie
Caitlin Plays Herself
Director
2011 Movie
Art History
Director
2011 Movie
The Zone
Director
2011 Movie
Open Five
Director of Photography
2010 Movie
Blackmail Boys
Director
2010 Movie
Wrecked
Director
2009 Movie
Alexander the Last
Director
2009 Movie
Nights and Weekends
Director
2008 Movie
Ginger Sand
Director of Photography
2008 Movie
Swedish Blueballs
Director
2008 Movie
Hannah Takes the Stairs
Director of Photography
2007 Movie
Kissing on the Mouth
Director
2005 Movie
Bless Me Father
Director
2001 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Joe Swanberg.
Looking
Director • 1 eps
2014 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Joe Swanberg.
You're Next
as Drake Davison
2013 Movie
In Search of a Midnight Kiss
Thanks
2007 Movie
V/H/S
Director
2012 Movie
Queen of Earth
Producer
2015 Movie
Little Sister
Executive Producer
2016 Movie
Sword of Trust
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
Drinking Buddies
Writer
2013 Movie
Madeline's Madeline
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
The Sacrament
as Jake
2014 Movie
Listen Up Philip
Thanks
2014 Movie
Win It All
Director
2017 Movie
LOL
Writer
2006 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Joe Swanberg.
Looking
Director • 1 eps
2014 Series
Easy
Writer • 23 eps
2016 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Joe Swanberg.
You're Next
as Drake Davison
2013 Movie
Yellow Eyes
Producer
2026 Movie
The Rental
Producer
2020 Movie
V/H/S
Director
2012 Movie
Castration Movie Chapter iii.ii Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage
Thanks
2026 Movie
Drinking Buddies
Writer
2013 Movie
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever
as Hazmat Team
2009 Movie
The Sacrament
as Jake
2014 Movie
The Sun Never Sets
Director
2026 Movie
Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round
Producer
2026 Movie
Thingy
Producer
2026 Movie
Happy Christmas
Director
2014 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Joe Swanberg.
Easy
Writer • 23 eps
2016 Series
Looking
Director • 1 eps
2014 Series
Young American Bodies
Creator
2006 Series
The Show About the Show
1 eps
2015 Series
Prisma
as Joe • 4 eps
2024 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Joe Swanberg.
Castration Movie Chapter iii.ii Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage
Thanks
2026 Movie
Yellow Eyes
Producer
2026 Movie
Strange Egg
Executive Producer
2026 Movie
Thingy
Producer
2026 Movie
Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round
Producer
2026 Movie
Castration Movie Expansion Pack i. You're Weird, But I Love You!
Thanks
2026 Movie
Kenneled
Producer
2025 Movie
Castration Movie Anthology I. Traps
Thanks
2024 Movie
The Becomers
Producer
2024 Movie
Invader
Producer
2024 Movie
The Rental
Producer
2020 Movie
Depraved
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
Holy Trinity
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
Sword of Trust
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
Madeline's Madeline
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
Golden Exits
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Joe Swanberg.
Easy
Writer • 23 eps
2016 Series
Young American Bodies
Creator
2006 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Joe Swanberg.
The Sun Never Sets
as Keith
2026 Movie
The Roast of Caveh Zahedi
as Self
2026 Movie
Loafers
as Cameron's Boss
2026 Movie
Invention
as John
2025 Movie
Chasing the Party
as Staten
2025 Movie
Coven of the Black Cube
as Officer Lindley
2024 Movie
Invader
as Invader
2024 Movie
Blackout
as Stuart
2023 Movie
Good Guy with a Gun
as Tom Greenwood
2022 Movie
Offseason
as George Darrow
2022 Movie
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
as Self
2019 Movie
Nobody Likes You as Much as I Do
as Pauly
2019 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Joe Swanberg.
Prisma
as Joe • 4 eps
2024 Series
The Show About the Show
1 eps
2015 Series
Young American Bodies
as Ben • 37 eps
2006 Series