James Robert Jarmusch (/ˈdʒɑːrməʃ/; born January 22, 1953) is an American movie director, screenwriter, actor, producer, editor, and composer. He directed Stranger Than Paradise (1984), Down by Law (1986), Mystery Train (1989), Dead Man (1995), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), Coffee and Cigarettes (2003), Broken Flowers (2005), Only Lovers Left Alive (2013), and Paterson (2016).