Jason Schwartzman
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Jason Francesco Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American actor and musician. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the Hollywood films Rushmore, Spun, I Heart Huckabees, Shopgirl, Marie Antoinette, The Darjeeling Limited, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. He is currently in the band Coconut Records; formerly, he was the drummer of the rock band Phantom Planet. Schwartzman is also the star of the HBO series Bored to Death, where he plays a writer who moonlights as an unlicensed detective advertising himself on Craigslist.
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The French Dispatch (2020)
As: Hermes Jones
The staff of a European publication decides to publish a memorial edition highlighting the three best stories from the last decade: an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Stars: Bill Murray | Adrien Brody | Frances McDormand | Jeffrey Wright | Benicio del Toro
The Disney Family Singalong: Volume II (2020)
As: Himself
Ryan Seacrest hosts the second Disney Family Singalong featuring celebrities and their families as they take on their favorite Disney tunes from their homes. Special guests include John Legend, Christina Aguilera, Shakira, and Katy Perry.
Runtime: 60 min.
Directed by: Hamish Hamilton
Stars: Ryan Seacrest | Christina Aguilera | Sabrina Carpenter | Lindsay Arnold | Alan Bersten
Mainstream (2020)
As: Mark
An eccentric love triangle story and cautionary tale of preserving self identity within the fast-moving internet age.
Directed by: Gia Coppola
Stars: Chris Messina | Andrew Garfield | Jason Schwartzman | Nat Wolff | Maya Hawke
Klaus (2019)
A postman is posted to a frozen town in the North - where he discovers Santa Claus is hiding out.
Directed by: Sergio Pablos
Stars: J.K. Simmons | Rashida Jones | Jason Schwartzman | Joan Cusack | Norm Macdonald
Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019)
As: Himself
Galifianakis dreamed of becoming a star. But when Will Ferrell discovered his public access TV show, 'Between Two Ferns' and uploaded it to Funny or Die, Zach became a viral laughing stock. Now Zach and his crew are taking a road trip to complete a series of high-profile celebrity interviews and restore his reputation.
Runtime: 82 min.
Directed by: Scott Aukerman
Stars: Will Ferrell | Zach Galifianakis | Lauren Lapkus | Ryan Gaul | Jiavani Linayao
Wine Country (2019)
As: Devon
A group of friends head to the land of oaky Chardonnays and big, bold Cabernet Sauvignons for one member of the squad’s 50th birthday party.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Amy Poehler
Stars: Maya Rudolph | Amy Poehler | Ana Gasteyer | Rachel Dratch | Paula Pell
Other Music (2019)
As: Himself
A documentary highlighting the 20 year history of influential indie record store Other Music in Manhattan's East Village.
Runtime: 83 min.
Directed by: Puloma Basu | Rob Hatch-Miller
Stars: Jason Schwartzman | Tunde Adebimpe | Regina Spektor | Matt Berninger | Ezra Koenig
Jenny Lewis' On The Line Online (2019)
As: Himself
With a little help from her friends, Jenny Lewis' three hour LIVE event featured music, magic, and a call-in hotline.
Runtime: 210 min.
Directed by: Eric Notarnicola
Stars: Jeff Goldblum | Jenny Lewis | Tim Heidecker | Beck | Vanessa Bayer
To Plant a Flag (2018)
In preparation for the moon landing in 1969, NASA sends a team of astronaut to the lunar landscapes of Iceland. Their hi-tech training mission soon discovers what obstacles one can meet when facing an Icelandic sheep farmer.
Runtime: 15 min.
Directed by: Bobbie Peers
Stars: Jason Schwartzman | Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson | Jake Johnson
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary (2018)
As: Himself
The creators and actors from the TV show 'Freaks and Geeks' share their untold stories and pivotal moments from the making of the series that only aired for one season.
Runtime: 72 min.
Directed by: Brent Hodge
Stars: James Franco | Linda Cardellini | Paul Feig | Judd Apatow | Busy Philipps
Golden Exits (2017)
As: Buddy
An intersectional narrative of two families in Brooklyn and the unraveling of unspoken unhappiness that occurs when a young foreign girl spending time abroad upsets the balance on both sides.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Alex Ross Perry
Stars: Mary-Louise Parker | Jason Schwartzman | Lily Rabe | Emily Browning | Adam Horovitz
The Polka King (2017)
As: Mickey Pizzazz
Local Pennsylvania polka legend Jan Lewan develops a plan to get rich that shocks his fans and lands him in jail.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Maya Forbes
Stars: Jason Schwartzman | Jacki Weaver | Jack Black | Jenny Slate | J.B. Smoove
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea (2016)
As: Dash (voice)
From acclaimed graphic novelist Dash Shaw (New School) comes an audacious debut that is equal parts disaster cinema, high school comedy and blockbuster satire, told through a dream-like mixed media animation style that incorporates drawings, paintings and collage. Dash (Jason Schwartzman) and his best friend Assaf (Reggie Watts) are preparing for another year at Tides High School muckraking on behalf ...
Runtime: 75 min.
Directed by: Dash Shaw
Stars: Maya Rudolph | Susan Sarandon | Jason Schwartzman | Lena Dunham | Reggie Watts
The Family Whistle (2016)
As: Himself
The famed Coppola family of filmmakers and musicians descends from Agostino Coppola, a poor immigrant from an impoverished village in Southern Italy. Interviews and archival footage portray how the family history has inspired these artists, and how they continue to renew their ties to the land of their origin.
Runtime: 65 min.
Directed by: Michele Russo
Stars: Marc Coppola | Francis Ford Coppola | Christopher Coppola | Anton Coppola | Mikey Coppola
Dreamland (2016)
As: Peter
Part-time pianist Monty Fagan begins a May-December romance that upends his home life.
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Robert Schwartzman
Stars: Johnny Simmons | Amy Landecker | Beverly D'Angelo | Alan Ruck | Frankie Shaw
A Very Murray Christmas (2015)
As: Elliott
Bill Murray worries no one will show up to his TV show due to a massive snowstorm in New York City. Through luck and perseverance, guests arrive at Gotham’s Carlyle Hotel to help him — dancing and singing in holiday spirit.
Runtime: 56 min.
Directed by: Sofia Coppola
Stars: George Clooney | Bill Murray | Michael Cera | Miley Cyrus | Paul Shaffer
The Overnight (2015)
As: Kurt
Alex, Emily, and their son, RJ, are new to Los Angeles. A chance meeting at the park introduces them to the mysterious Kurt, Charlotte, and Max. A family “playdate” becomes increasingly interesting as the night goes on.
Runtime: 79 min.
Directed by: Patrick Brice
Stars: Adam Scott | Judith Godrèche | Jason Schwartzman | Taylor Schilling | RJ Hermes
7 Chinese Brothers (2015)
As: Larry
Larry is an unqualified, unemployable, inebriated prankster who rides a tide of booze onto the glorious shores of an undiscriminating Quick-Lube. Taking a part-time job vacuuming and washing windshields, Larry finds himself mixed up with hostile co-workers and unsatisfied customers, while also finding himself smitten with his lovely boss, Lupe Torrez. Will Larry keep it together long enough ...
Runtime: 76 min.
Directed by: Bob Byington
Stars: Alex Karpovsky | Jason Schwartzman | Stephen Root | Olympia Dukakis | Jonathan Togo
Big Eyes (2014)
As: Ruben
The story of the awakening of the painter, Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Tim Burton
Stars: Danny Huston | Jason Schwartzman | Krysten Ritter | Amy Adams | Christoph Waltz
9 Kisses (2014)
As: Man in Park
2014's best actors pair up in a series of intimate encounters.
Runtime: 9 min.
Directed by: Elaine Constantine
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch | Reese Witherspoon | Laura Dern | Steve Carell | Jenny Slate
Listen Up Philip (2014)
As: Philip
Anger rages in Philip as he awaits the publication of his second novel. He feels pushed out of his adopted home city by the constant crowds and noise, a deteriorating relationship with his photographer girlfriend Ashley, and his own indifference to promoting the novel. When Philip's idol Ike Zimmerman offers his isolated summer home as a refuge, he finally gets the peace and quiet to focus on his ...
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: Alex Ross Perry
Stars: Joséphine de la Baume | Jason Schwartzman | Krysten Ritter | Jonathan Pryce | Elisabeth Moss
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
As: Monsieur Jean
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Stars: Ralph Fiennes | Mathieu Amalric | Adrien Brody | F. Murray Abraham | Tony Revolori
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
As: Richard Sherman
Author P.L. Travers travels from London to Hollywood as Walt Disney Pictures adapts her novel Mary Poppins for the big screen.
Runtime: 125 min.
Directed by: John Lee Hancock
Stars: Tom Hanks | Paul Giamatti | Colin Farrell | Emma Thompson | Ruth Wilson
Castello Cavalcanti (2013)
As: Jed Cavalcanti
Taking place in 1955 in Italy, “Castello Cavalcanti” follows Jason Schwartzman as race car driver Jed Cavalcanti who suffers a mishap during the Motle Miglia rally and finds himself in a small town with a few familial surprises.
Runtime: 8 min.
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Stars: Jason Schwartzman | Giada Colagrande | Igino Angelini | Teodorico Arbore | Teodorico Arbore
Choose You (2013)
This is what it looks like when Lena Dunham, Spike Jonze, Avicii, Vanessa Hudgens and Michael Shannon get together. Dunham wrote a short film for Sunday night's YouTube Music Awards about a heartbroken guy (Nick Lashaway) whose ex-girlfriend (Hudgens) is hooking up with a daft DJ (Shannon). Things start to look up for the protagonist when he meets an impetuous young woman (Dree Hemingway), but the pleasure ...
Runtime: 7 min.
Directed by: Spike Jonze
Stars: Jason Schwartzman | Michael Shannon | Dree Hemingway | Vanessa Hudgens | Nick Lashaway
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III (2012)
As: Kirby Star
Charles Swan III, a successful graphic designer, has it all: fame, money and devilish charm that have provided him with a seemingly perfect life. But when a perplexing beauty named Ivana suddenly ends their relationship, Charles is left heartbroken. With the support of his loyal intimates - Kirby, Saul, and his sister, Izzy – Charles begins a delirious journey of self-reflection to try and come ...
Runtime: 86 min.
Directed by: Roman Coppola
Stars: Katheryn Winnick | Bill Murray | Jason Schwartzman | Charlie Sheen | Patricia Arquette
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease (2012)
As: Himself
Charming, intelligent and iconoclastic, Ben Lee is an Australian singer-songwriter whose creative growth since his early adolescence has undergone almost relentless media scrutiny. This is a playful yet deeply intimate portrait of Lee, exploring his meteoric rise to pop stardom and the issues of celebrity and spirituality that arise when launched into the spotlight.
Runtime: 86 min.
Directed by: Amiel Courtin-Wilson
Stars: Zooey Deschanel | Claire Danes | Ben Lee | Anita Caplan | Suzie Q. Chamberlain
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
As: Cousin Ben
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Stars: Edward Norton | Bill Murray | Bruce Willis | Jared Gilman | Kara Hayward
Cousin Ben Troop Screening with Jason Schwartzman (2012)
As: Cousin Ben
Cousin Ben hosts a screening of Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom to the troops.
Runtime: 2 min.
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Stars: Jason Schwartzman
Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011)
As: Vincent Van Gogh
Fight For Your Right Revisited, stars actors like Will Ferrell, Seth Rogan and Elijah Wood playing the roles of the B-Boys three members, Mike D, Ad Rock and MCA. It is a reprisal of the video the trio made for their 1987 single Fight For Your Right, and features music from the band's new album, Hot Sauce Committe Part Two. Fight For Your Right Revisited is directed by Adam Yauch, aka MCA.
Runtime: 30 min.
Directed by: Adam Yauch
Stars: Elijah Wood | Stanley Tucci | Rashida Jones | Susan Sarandon | Danny McBride
Scott Pilgrim vs. the Animation (2010)
As: Simon Lee
Scott Pilgrim vs. The Animation is an animated short based on Bryan Lee O'Malley's "Scott Pilgrim" franchise.
Runtime: 4 min.
Stars: Michael Cera | Alison Pill | Mae Whitman | Jason Schwartzman | Georgette Perna
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
As: Gideon Gordon Graves
Scott Pilgrim is a 23 year old radical Canadian gamer and wannabe rockstar who falls in love with an American delivery girl, Ramona V. Flowers, and must defeat her seven "evil wannabe superheroes" to be able to date her.
Runtime: 112 min.
Directed by: Edgar Wright
Stars: Michael Cera | Alison Pill | Ellen Wong | Kieran Culkin | Mary Elizabeth Winstead
The Heart is a Drum Machine (2010)
As: Himself
What is music? Many of today's top artists and scholars grapple with the question in this cinematic look at a uniquely human obsession. The Heart is a Drum Machine is a new feature documentary film project from the producers of Moog.
Runtime: 74 min.
Directed by: Christopher Pomerenke
Stars: Elijah Wood | Jason Schwartzman | John Frusciante | Maynard James Keenan | Ann Druyan
Non Plus One (2010)
As: Writer
A young writer struggling to create a good story meets a cute waitress and imagination and fantasy blossom.
Runtime: 6 min.
Directed by: Gia Coppola | Tracy Antonopolous
Stars: Jason Schwartzman | Kirsten Dunst
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
As: Ash Fox (voice)
The Fantastic Mr. Fox bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Stars: Willem Dafoe | George Clooney | Bill Murray | Jason Schwartzman | Meryl Streep
The Marc Pease Experience (2009)
As: Marc Pease
Former high school musical star, Marc Pease, finds himself still living in the past, eight years after graduating.
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Todd Louiso
Stars: Ben Stiller | Anna Kendrick | Jason Schwartzman | Jay Paulson | Cullen Moss
Funny People (2009)
As: Mark Taylor Jackson
Famous and wealthy funnyman George Simmons doesn't give much thought to how he treats people until a doctor delivers stunning health news, forcing George to reevaluate his priorities with a little help from aspiring stand-up comic Ira.
Runtime: 146 min.
Directed by: Judd Apatow
Stars: Jonah Hill | Leslie Mann | Adam Sandler | Seth Rogen | Eric Bana
The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
As: Jack
Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray).
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Stars: Owen Wilson | Bill Murray | Adrien Brody | Jason Schwartzman | Anjelica Huston
Hotel Chevalier (2007)
As: Jack Whitman
Grief? Depression? Ambiguity in a Paris hotel room. Jack Whitman lies on a bed, ordering a grilled cheese sandwich from room service. His phone rings; it's a woman on her way to see him, a surprise. He readies the room, moving without affect, drawing a bath, changing his clothes. She arrives, as does the food, and the complications of their relationship emerge in bits and pieces. He invites her out ...
Runtime: 13 min.
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Stars: Natalie Portman | Jason Schwartzman | Waris Ahluwalia | Michel Castejon
Marie Antoinette (2006)
As: Louis XVI
The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and ultimately the fall of Versailles.
Runtime: 123 min.
Directed by: Sofia Coppola
Stars: Jason Schwartzman | Rose Byrne | Rip Torn | Kirsten Dunst | Judy Davis
Shopgirl (2005)
As: Jeremy
Mirabelle is a disenchanted salesgirl and aspiring artist who sells gloves and accessories at a department store. She has two men in her life: wealthy divorcée Ray Porter and struggling musician Jeremy. Mirabelle falls in love with the glamorous Ray, and her life takes a magical turn, but eventually she realizes that she must empower herself and make a choice between them.
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Anand Tucker
Stars: Jason Schwartzman | Steve Martin | Claire Danes | Sam Bottoms | Bridgette Wilson
Bewitched (2005)
As: Ritchie
Thinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor unknowingly gets a witch cast in an upcoming television remake of the classic show "Bewitched".
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Nora Ephron
Stars: Michael Caine | Will Ferrell | Nicole Kidman | Jason Schwartzman | Shirley MacLaine
I Heart Huckabees (2004)
As: Albert Markovski
A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind that keep you up at night, wondering what it all means.
Runtime: 107 min.
Directed by: David O. Russell
Stars: Jude Law | Jason Schwartzman | Isabelle Huppert | Dustin Hoffman | Lily Tomlin
Spun (2002)
As: Ross
Over the course of three days Ross, a college dropout addicted to crystal-meth, encounters a variety of oddball folks - including a stripper named Nikki and her boyfriend, the local meth producer, The Cook - but all he really wants to do is hook up with his old girlfriend, Amy.
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Jonas Åkerlund
Stars: Mickey Rourke | John Leguizamo | Jason Schwartzman | Brittany Murphy | Chloe Hunter
S1m0ne (2002)
As: Milton
The career of a disillusioned producer, who is desperate for a hit, is endangered when his star walks off the film set. Forced to think fast, the producer decides to digitally create an actress "Simone" to sub for the star — the first totally believable synthetic actress.
Runtime: 117 min.
Directed by: Andrew Niccol
Stars: Jay Mohr | Catherine Keener | Evan Rachel Wood | Al Pacino | Rachel Roberts
Slackers (2002)
As: Ethan Dulles
Dave, Sam and Jeff are about to graduate from Holden University with honors in lying, cheating and scheming. The three roommates have proudly scammed their way through the last four years of college and now, during final exams, these big-men-on-campus are about to be busted by the most unlikely dude in school. Self-dubbed Cool Ethan, an ambitious nerd with a bad crush, ...
Runtime: 86 min.
Directed by: Dewey Nicks
Stars: Jaime King | Jason Schwartzman | Cameron Diaz | Devon Sawa | Jason Segel
CQ (2001)
As: Felix DeMarco
A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi film's starlet.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Roman Coppola
Stars: Jeremy Davies | Gérard Depardieu | Angela Lindvall | Élodie Bouchez | Giancarlo Giannini
Rushmore (1998)
As: Max Fischer
When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another ...
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Stars: Brian Cox | Bill Murray | Seymour Cassel | Jason Schwartzman | Olivia Williams