Jason Schwartzman

Date of Birth: 26 Jun 1980
Country: USA
Biography: Jason Francesco Schwartzman is an American actor and musician. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the Hollywood films Rushmore, Spun, I ♥ 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...(Wikipedia)
Total Credits at Criticker: 59 (Actor), 5 (Writer)
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Paris, 1969. The filming of a sci-fi movie set in the year 2001 is in trouble. A young american is brought in to finish the movie...
Don't Panic... Stick out your thumb to join the most ordinary man in the world on an extra-ordinary adventure across the universe in this hilarious comedy. (Touchstone Pictures)
Convinced that a series of coincidences involving a doorman hold some secret to life's largest riddles, Albert Markovski seeks the help of a detective agency unlike any other... which leads him down a path that questions the essence of existence itself.
The career of a disillusioned filmmaker, 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. The "actress" becomes an overnight sensation, with a major singing career as well, and everyone thinks she's a real person. However, as Simone's fame skyrockets, he cannot bear to admit his fraud to himself or the world. (imdb)
When geeky Ethan (Schwartzman) finds out that three college students are running a scam that gets them perfect grades without doing any homework, he blackmails one of them into helping him win the heart of Angela (King), the most popular girl on campus. (Sony)
An out-of-control speed freak (Schwartzman) is introduced his drug of choice's creator (Rourke) by his dealer (Leguizamo). A massive three-day adventure ensues (with Fugit, Murphy, and Suvari in tow). (imdb)
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". (imdb)
Based on Steve Martin's bestselling novella, Shopgirl is a funny and poignant story of love in the modern age. The film catches a glimpse inside the lives of three very different people on diverse paths, but all in search of the same thing.
Sofia Coppola brings to the screen a fresh interpretation of the life of legendary teenage queen Marie Antoinette, France's most misunderstood monarch. (Sony)
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), and they eventually find themselves stranded alone in the middle of the desert with eleven suitcases, a printer, and a laminating machine. At this moment, a new, unplanned journey suddenly begins. (Fox Searchlight)
Hotel Chevalier (2007) - Short Film
A short epilogue of one heartbreaking history of love and the prologue of the travel told in The Darjeeling Limited. (imdb)
When comedian George Simmons learns of his terminal health condition, his desire to form a genuine friendship cause him to take a green performer under his wing as his opening act.
Former high school musical star, Marc Pease, finds himself still living in the past, eight years after graduating.
Angry farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with a sly fox, look to get rid of their opponent and his family.
What is music? Many of today's top artists and scholars grapple with the question in this cinematic look at a uniquely human obsession. (imdb)
Scott Pilgrim must defeat his new girlfriend's seven evil exes in order to win her heart.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the Animation (2010) - TV Special
This small animation features scenes (and characters!) that did not appear in the live-action film.
Fight For Your Right Revisited (2011) - Short Film
What happens after the boys leave the party. (movieweb.com)
A pair of lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out and find them. (imdb)
A graphic designer's enviable life slides into despair when his girlfriend breaks up with him. (imdb)
A short movie trailer for Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom".
Author P. L. Travers reflects on her difficult childhood while meeting with filmmaker Walt Disney during production for the adaptation of her eponymous novel. (imdb)
Castello Cavalcanti (2013) - Short Film
Commissioned by the fashion giant Prada, it's set in 1955 and stars Jason Schwartzman as a Formula 1 driver who crashes his car into an Italian village.
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 favorite subject: himself. (imdb)
A drama centered on 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. (imdb)
Jason Schwartzman portrays Larry, an inebriated sad sack who rides a tide of booze onto the shores of an undiscriminating Quick-Lube. The only bright spot is probably his boss, Lupe. (imdb)
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. (imdb)
Fargo (2014) - TV Series
- The Land of Taking and Killing (2020)
- Raddoppiarlo (2020)
- The Pretend War (2020)
- Welcome to the Alternate Economy (2020)
- Birthplace of Civilization (2020)
CSI: Miami (2002) - TV Series
The cases of the Miami-Dade, Florida police department's Crime Scene Investigations unit. (imdb)
Bored to Death (2009) - TV Series
A well-meaning but struggling writer decides to lead a sort of double life by pretending to be a private detective using the methods he read about in old detective novels. (imdb)
Sesame Street (1969) - TV Series
On a special inner city street, the inhabitants, both human and puppet, teach preschool subjects with comedy, cartoons, games and songs. (imdb)
A Very Murray Christmas (2015) - TV Special
Bill Murray worries no one will show up to his T.V. show due to a terrible snow-storm in New York City. (imdb)
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. (imdb)
Part-time pianist Monty Fagan begins a May-December romance that upends his home life. (imdb)
An earthquake causes a high school to float into the sea, where it slowly sinks like a shipwreck. (imdb)
Local Pennsylvania polka legend Jan Lewan develops a plan to get rich that shocks his fans and lands him in jail. (imdb)
Neo Yokio (2017) - TV Series
Kaz Kaan, a demon slayer in Neo Yokio, deals with demons, shopping, field hockey, and romance with the help of his mech butler and his friends.
Non Plus One (2010) - Short Film
A young writer struggling to create a good story meets a cute waitress and imagination and fantasy blossom. (imdb)
When a group of longtime girlfriends goes to Napa for the weekend to celebrate their friend's 50th birthday, tensions from the past boil over.
A simple act of kindness always sparks another, even in a frozen, faraway place. When Smeerensburg's new postman, Jesper, befriends toymaker Klaus, their gifts melt an age-old feud and deliver a sleigh full of holiday traditions.
American Express: My Life. My Card. (2006) - Short Film
A commercial directed and starred in by Wes Anderson in which he explains how to make a movie while answering various questions from his cast and crew. (imdb)
Growing up in the '60s, Los Angeles brothers Ron and Russell got by on a heavy diet of popcorn matinees and pop music until the spotlight of school talent shows illuminated their way on a musical journey as the Sparks and spawned 25 studio albums. Edgar Wright's vision brings five decades of invention to life through animations and interviews, digging deeply into the band's rich, career-spanning archival.
In this cautionary tale, three people struggle to preserve their identities as they form an eccentric love triangle within the fast-moving internet age.
9 Kisses (2014) - Short Film
The 18 most prominent actors of 2014 pair up in a series of intimate encounters. (imdb)
Medical Police (2020) - TV Series
- The Goldfinch (2020)
- Deuce to Nines, Double Draw (2020)
- Just the D (2020)
Coriolanus Snow mentors and develops feelings for the female District 12 tribute during the 10th Hunger Games (imdb.com).
In the next Spider-Verse chapter, Miles teams with Gwen Stacy on an adventure that brings them into conflict with the Spider-Society, as the Spider-People of the Multiverse are challenged by a new threat called The Spot.
A variety of people seek connection through romance, friendship, mentorship, and employment, but find the pursuit has both its challenges and its rewards.
The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events. (imdb)
To Plant a Flag (2018) - Short Film
In preparation for the moon landing in 1969, NASA sent 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.
Die Again, Undead One (2012) - Short Film
Four Stories judge and executive producer Roman Coppola co-wrote and directed a fifth short film, "Die Again, Undead One," an intergalactic vampire tale
A gameshow-obsessed woman and her estranged sister work together to help cover their mother's gambling debts. (imdb)
Asteroid City Location Featurette (2023) - Short Film
A promotional short featuring Bill Murray's character who was unable to be in the film.
An architect wants to rebuild New York City as a utopia following a devastating disaster.
A cantor in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student.
In 1950s Mexico City, writer William Lee wanders the clubs for a meaningful connection and becomes infatuated with discharged American Navy serviceman Eugene Allerton before venturing into the South American jungle in search of a rare psychedelic.
A seasoned showgirl must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run. (imdb)