
Joe Swanberg
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.
Filmography

The Show About the Show
2015 · 8.8

Good Guy with a Gun
2022 · 8.0

Coven of the Black Cube
2024 · 8.0

The Sun Never Sets
2026 · 7.2

Chasing the Party
2025 · 7.0

You're Next
2013 · 6.6

Invader
2024 · 6.2

V/H/S
2012 · 6.1
Birthday Suit
2009 · 6.0

Drinking Buddies
2013 · 6.0

The Sacrament
2014 · 5.9

Quiet City
2007 · 5.8

Invention
2025 · 5.7

Blackout
2023 · 5.7

Audrey the Trainwreck
2010 · 5.7

LOL
2006 · 5.7

Joshy
2016 · 5.6

Nights and Weekends
2008 · 5.6

Proxy
2014 · 5.5

Marriage Material
2012 · 5.4

Thou Wast Mild and Lovely
2014 · 5.3

Uncle Kent
2011 · 5.3

Flames
2017 · 5.3

Offseason
2022 · 5.2

Happy Christmas
2014 · 5.1

Kissing on the Mouth
2005 · 5.1

A Horrible Way to Die
2010 · 5.0

Hohokam
2007 · 5.0

Uncle Kent 2
2016 · 5.0

Lace Crater
2015 · 5.0
The Mountain, the River and the Road
2009 · 5.0
Empire Builder
2012 · 5.0
Present Company
2008 · 5.0

The Zone
2011 · 4.9

You Wont Miss Me
2009 · 4.9

White Reindeer
2013 · 4.8

Blackmail Boys
2010 · 4.6

Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever
2009 · 4.6

Everyone Says I Look Just Like Her
2010 · 4.5

Art History
2011 · 4.4

Autoerotic
2011 · 4.1

Silver Bullets
2011 · 4.1

24 Exposures
2013 · 4.0

Bloomin Mud Shuffle
2015 · 3.9

Caitlin Plays Herself
2011 · 3.9

Young American Bodies
2006 · 3.3

What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape
2011 · 3.0

Prisma
2024 · 0.0

Nobody Likes You as Much as I Do
2019 · 0.0

Loafers
2026 · 0.0
Untitled Joe Swanberg Rock Comedy
— · 0.0

Be Good
2012 · 0.0
Grammy's
2007 · 0.0
Son of a Seahorse
2009 · 0.0

The Kings of Yorktown
2013 · 0.0
Paintbrush
2008 · 0.0

Joe Swanberg's Quiet City
— · 0.0
There
2015 · 0.0
The Timebox Twins
2007 · 0.0
Cats and Trees
2012 · 0.0

Bless Me Father
2001 · 0.0
Detonator
2013 · 0.0