6 Movies Directed by Joe Swanberg

Nights and Weekends

Nights and Weekends

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-10-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

80 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (810 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Greta Gerwig (screenplay)

Joe Swanberg (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A man and woman must face the tension that builds between them during a long-distance relationship.

V/H/S

V/H/S

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-09-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

116 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (39392 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Brad Miska (concept)

Simon Barrett

David Bruckner

Nicholas Tecosky

Ti West

Glenn McQuaid

Simon Barrett

Radio Silence

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin

Tyler Gillett

Justin Martinez

Chad Villella

Fullplot:

A POV, found footage horror film from the perspective of America's top genre filmmakers. A group of misfits are hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house in the countryside and acquire a rare tape. Upon searching the house, the guys are confronted with a dead body, a hub of old televisions and an endless supply of cryptic footage, each video stranger than the last.

Drinking Buddies

Drinking Buddies

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-07-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (41848 Reviews)

Director:

Joe Swanberg

Fullplot:

Luke and Kate are co-workers at a Chicago brewery, where they spend their days drinking and flirting. They're perfect for each other, except that they're both in relationships. Luke is in the midst of marriage talks with his girlfriend of six years, Kate is playing it cool with her music producer boyfriend Chris. But you know what makes the line between "friends" and "more than friends" really blurry? Beer.

All the Light in the Sky

All the Light in the Sky

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-12-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

79 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (264 Reviews)

Director:

Joe Swanberg

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Jane Adams

Joe Swanberg

Fullplot:

Jane Adams is an actress living in a house precariously perched above the beach in Malibu. Her age exempts her from more and more acting opportunities. That's when her young, aspiring-actress niece arrives for a weekend stay - a weekend filled with confronting fears, burgeoning relationships, and navigating life in the early 21st century.

Drinking Buddies

Drinking Buddies

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-07-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (41858 Reviews)

Director:

Joe Swanberg

Fullplot:

Luke and Kate are co-workers at a Chicago brewery, where they spend their days drinking and flirting. They're perfect for each other, except that they're both in relationships. Luke is in the midst of marriage talks with his girlfriend of six years, Kate is playing it cool with her music producer boyfriend Chris. But you know what makes the line between "friends" and "more than friends" really blurry? Beer.

Happy Christmas

Happy Christmas

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-06-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

82 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (4592 Reviews)

Director:

Joe Swanberg

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Joe Swanberg (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Irresponsible 20-something Jenny arrives in Chicago to live with her older brother Jeff, a young film-maker living a happy existence with his novelist wife Kelly and their two-year-old son. Jenny's arrival shakes up their quiet domesticity as she and her friend Carson instigate an evolution in Kelly's life and career. Meanwhile, Jenny strikes up a rocky relationship with the family's baby sitter-cum-pot dealer.

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