Highest rated as cast or director
You're Next
2013
Drinking Buddies
2013
Digging for Fire
2015
Happy Christmas
2014
The Sacrament
2014
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 30
2020s
- 2026
- 2020
Build the Wall
Director
2010s
- 2017
Win It All
Director
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
All the Light in the Sky
Director
24 Exposures
Director
Privacy Settings
Director
- 2012
Stray Bullets
Director
Marriage Material
Director
- 2011
Caitlin Plays Herself
Director
Silver Bullets
Director
Art History
Director
Autoerotic
Director
The Zone
Director
Uncle Kent
Director
- 2010
Blackmail Boys
Director
2000s
- 2009
Wrecked
Director
Alexander the Last
Director
- 2008
Swedish Blueballs
Director
- 2007
- 2006
Thanks for the Add!
Director
LOL
Director
- 2005
Kissing on the Mouth
Director
- 2001
Bless Me Father
Director
Acted in 50
2020s
- 2026
Loafers
Cameron's Boss
- 2025
Invention
John
Chasing the Party
Staten
- 2024
Prisma
Joe · 4 episodes
Coven of the Black Cube
Officer Lindley
Invader
Invader
- 2023
Blackout
Stuart
- 2022
Offseason
George Darrow
2010s
- 2019
Nobody Likes You as Much as I Do
Pauly
- 2017
Flames
Joe Swanberg
- 2016
Uncle Kent 2
Joe
- 2015
The Show About the Show
TV
Lace Crater
Dean
- 2014
Thou Wast Mild and Lovely
Akin
- 2013
White Reindeer
George
24 Exposures
Literary Agent
The Kings of Yorktown
Bartender
- 2012
Marriage Material
Movie
Be Good
Joe
- 2011
Caitlin Plays Herself
Joe
Silver Bullets
Ethan
Art History
Sam
What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape
Movie
Autoerotic
Movie
The Zone
Director
Uncle Kent
Joe
- 2010
A Horrible Way to Die
Kevin
Blackmail Boys
Andrew Kenneth Tucker
Everyone Says I Look Just Like Her
Brandon
Audrey the Trainwreck
Jeremy Roth
2000s
- 2009
You Wont Miss Me
Movie
- 2008
- 2007
Hohokam
The Jeffery
- 2006
Young American Bodies
Ben · 37 episodes
LOL
Tim
- 2005
Kissing on the Mouth
Patrick
- 2001
Bless Me Father
Father Sexy
No release date
Joe Swanberg's Quiet City
Charlie
Produced 36
2020s
- 2026
Strange Egg
Executive Producer
- 2025
Kenneled
Producer
- 2024
The Becomers
Producer
Invader
Producer
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
Holy Trinity
Executive Producer
- 2018
Golden Exits
Executive Producer
- 2017
Win It All
Producer
- 2016
- 2015
Queen of Earth
Producer
- 2014
- 2013
All the Light in the Sky
Producer
- 2012
Stray Bullets
Producer
Marriage Material
Producer
- 2011
Caitlin Plays Herself
Producer
Silver Bullets
Producer
Art History
Producer
What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape
Producer
Autoerotic
Producer
The Zone
Producer
2000s
- 2009
Alexander the Last
Producer
- 2008
- 2007
- 2005
Kissing on the Mouth
Producer
- 2001
Bless Me Father
Producer
Wrote 24
2020s
- 2026
- 2020
Build the Wall
Screenplay
2010s
- 2017
Win It All
Writer
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
All the Light in the Sky
Writer
24 Exposures
Writer
- 2012
Stray Bullets
Screenplay
Marriage Material
Writer
- 2011
Caitlin Plays Herself
Writer
Silver Bullets
Writer
Art History
Writer
Autoerotic
Writer
The Zone
Writer
Uncle Kent
Screenplay
2000s
- 2009
Alexander the Last
Writer
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
LOL
Writer
- 2005
Kissing on the Mouth
Story, Writer
- 2001
Bless Me Father
Writer
Edited 17
2020s
- 2026
- 2020
Build the Wall
Editor
2010s
- 2017
Win It All
Editor
- 2013
All the Light in the Sky
Editor
24 Exposures
Editor
- 2012
- 2011
Caitlin Plays Herself
Editor
Silver Bullets
Editor
Art History
Editor
The Zone
Editor
2000s
- 2009
Alexander the Last
Editor
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
Thanks for the Add!
Editor
- 2005
Kissing on the Mouth
Editor
- 2001
Bless Me Father
Editor
Camera 12
2020s
- 2020
Build the Wall
Director of Photography
2010s
- 2013
All the Light in the Sky
Director of Photography
- 2011
Caitlin Plays Herself
Director of Photography
Silver Bullets
Director of Photography
Art History
Director of Photography
The Zone
Director of Photography
- 2010
Open Five
Director of Photography
2000s
- 2009
Alexander the Last
Director of Photography
- 2008
Ginger Sand
Director of Photography
- 2007
- 2006
LOL
Director of Photography
- 2005
Kissing on the Mouth
Director of Photography
Other crew 2
2010s
- 2011
Autoerotic
Makeup Effects
2000s
- 2006
Thanks for the Add!
Cinematography
Sound 2
2010s
- 2011
Silver Bullets
Sound
2000s
- 2009
Alexander the Last
Sound Designer
Created 2
2010s
- 2016
2000s
- 2006
Young American Bodies
Creator
Appearances4
2020s
- 2026
The Roast of Caveh Zahedi
Self
2010s
- 2019
90 Years of the Music Box Theatre
Self
- 2017
The Show About Sundance
Self
- 2012
Stage Brother
Self
Thanked in the credits7
2020s
- 2026
Castration Movie Chapter iii. Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage
Thanks
Castration Movie Expansion Pack i. You're Weird, But I Love You!
Thanks
- 2025
Castration Movie Anthology ii. The Best of Both Worlds
Thanks
- 2024
Castration Movie Anthology I. Traps
Thanks
2010s
- 2014
Listen Up Philip
Thanks
- 2013
The Unspeakable Act
Thanks
2000s
- 2007
In Search of a Midnight Kiss
Thanks