Personal Mumblecore List

By: Celeryfc

An ever updated ranking of my favourite films of the loosely defined film movement, ‘Mumblecore’.

This list has increased in populatory, and I figured it would make sense to include here a list of films that can be called ‘Mumblecore’, but I have not seen. This will be listed in date order. Please feel free to bring other films to my attention if they are not listed here! Also, disagree if you feel any films listed are not ‘Mumblecore’!

By the way, that is 6 Joe Swanberg films in 2011…

The Guatemalan Handshake – Todd Rohal (2006)
In Search of a Midnight Kiss – Alex Holdridge (2007)
Team Picture – Kentucker Audley (2007)
The Freebie – Katie Aselton (2010)
Tiny Furniture – Lena Dunham (2010)
Autoerotic – Joe Swanberg / Adam Wingard (2011)
Art History – Joe Swanberg (2011)
Jeff, Who Lives At Home – Duplass Brothers (2011)
Your Sister’s Sister – Lynn Shelton (2011)
The Zone – Joe Swanberg (2011)
Caitlin Plays Herself – Joe Swanberg (2011)
V/H/S – Adam Wingard, David Bruckner, Ti West, Glenn McQuaid, Joe Swanberg, Radio Silence (2012)
Privacy Setting – Joe Swanberg (2012)
Computer Chess – Andrew Bujalski (2012)

01

Frownland

Ronald Bronstein
02

Silver Bullets

Joe Swanberg
03

Cold Weather

Aaron Katz
04

Yeast

Mary Bronstein
05

Medicine for Melancholy

Barry Jenkins
06

Daddy Longlegs

Ben Safdie
07

Funny Ha Ha

Andrew Bujalski
08

Dance Party, USA

Aaron Katz
09

Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench

Damien Chazelle
10

The Puffy Chair

Jay Duplass
11

Uncle Kent

Joe Swanberg
12

Humpday

Lynn Shelton
13

Nights and Weekends

Greta Gerwig
14

LOL

Joe Swanberg
15

Beeswax

Andrew Bujalski
16

You Wont Miss Me

Ry Russo-Young
17

Greenberg

Noah Baumbach
18

Cyrus

Jay Duplass
19

The Pleasure of Being Robbed

Joshua Safdie
20

Quiet City

Aaron Katz
21

Mutual Appreciation

Andrew Bujalski
22

Hannah Takes the Stairs

Joe Swanberg
23

Bass Ackwards

Linas Phillips
24

Baghead

Jay Duplass
25

Alexander the Last

Joe Swanberg
26

Slackistan

Hammad Khan
27

Kissing on the Mouth

Joe Swanberg

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Celeryfc

26Oct11

Seems like I've got some disagreement with Mutual Appreciation, so let me attempt to explain myself. When watching it, I didn't feel as connected with it at as I did with any of the other Bujalski films (all 2 of them...!). This for me is vital, especially in these types of film, as they are often extremely true to life, and although I felt that the lead character could exist (and more than likely does), it felt a little...flat to me. There are some stand-out moments (wig party, and the concert that I thought was fantastically filmed), but they were too far between. Dont get me wrong, I still really like the film, but it is the weakest for me. Im also glad to see that you are interested in 'Frownland', as I firmly believe its one of the best films of the last decade. Its still Mumblecore in many ways, but its almost...extreme-Mumblecore! You'll understand if you watch it, but its not for the light-hearted! If you enjoy 'Frownland', I would suggest trying 'Yeast', a film by the directors wife.