
Directing
Joe Swanberg
Born August 31, 1981 Detroit, Michigan, USA
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.
Directed Films

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The Sun Never Sets
2026·Romance

3.3
Build the Wall
2020·Comedy

5.7
Win It All
2017·Comedy

5.2
Digging for Fire
2015·Comedy

5.1
Happy Christmas
2014·Comedy

5.0
All the Light in the Sky
2013·Drama

6.0
Drinking Buddies
2013·Romance

4.0
24 Exposures
2013·Thriller

5.2
Privacy Settings
2013

6.1
V/H/S
2012·Thriller

7.0
Stray Bullets
2012·Drama

5.4
Marriage Material
2012·Drama

3.9
Caitlin Plays Herself
2011·Drama

4.1
Silver Bullets
2011·Horror

4.4
Art History
2011·Drama

4.1
Autoerotic
2011·Drama

4.9
The Zone
2011·Drama

5.3
Uncle Kent
2011·Drama

4.2
Blackmail Boys
2010·Drama

3.9
Wrecked
2009·Drama

4.6
Alexander the Last
2009·Drama

5.6
Nights and Weekends
2008·Drama

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Swedish Blueballs
2008

5.2
Hannah Takes the Stairs
2007·Comedy
Upcoming Projects
Also Appeared In

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The Roast of Caveh Zahedi
2026·Documentary

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Loafers
2026

5.7
Invention
2025·Drama

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Chasing the Party
2025·Drama

9.5
Coven of the Black Cube
2024·Horror

6.2
Invader
2024·Horror

5.6
Blackout
2023·Horror

7.7
Good Guy with a Gun
2022·Drama

5.3
Offseason
2022·Drama

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90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
2019·Documentary

5.3
Flames
2017·Romance

5.4
Uncle Kent 2
2016·Comedy