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Joe Swanberg
75 credited titles on WatchWise
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.
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Commercial performance
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1.2x return · 16% of films profitable · trending down. Weighted toward recent releases (a film counts half as much every 6 years) and toward titles they actually carried.
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