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Name: Jim Jarmusch
Date of Birth: Thursday January 22 1953
Born: Akron (Ohio)
Nationality: American
Partial Biography: From the time he emerged onto the film scene with Stranger Than Paradise (1984), writer-director Jim Jarmusch defined the true meaning of independent director. Though he decried being labeled as such…Full Jim Jarmusch Biography…

The Limits of Control (2009) NR (for graphic nudity and some language)Director, Screenplay
Explicit Ills (2009) (for language and some drug use)Executive Producer
Broken Flowers (2005) 15 (Contains strong language and nudity)Director, Screenplay
Stranger Than Paradise (2005) Director, screenplay, Editor
Coffee and Cigarettes (2004) 15 (Contains strong language)Director, Screenplay, Editor
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) (2004) Actor/Actress
Z Channel (2003) Actor/Actress
Ghost Dog - The Way Of The Samurai (2000) 15 (for strong violence and language)Director, Producer, screenplay
Divine Trash (2000) Actor/Actress
Year of the Horse (1997) Played "The Director", Director, Director of Photography (super 8)

Screen International Five Continents Award (1996) Best Non-European Film - "Dead Man"
Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or Award (1993) Best Short Subject - "Coffee and Cigarettes (Somewhere in California)"
Cannes Film Festival Meilleure Contribution Artistique/Best Artistic Contribution Award (1989) - "Mystery Train"
National Society of Film Critics Award (1985) Best Picture - "Stranger Than Paradise"
United States (Sundance) Film Festival Special Jury Prize (1985) - "Stranger Than Paradise"