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)
The Freebie – Katie Aselton (2010)
Tiny Furniture – Lena Dunham (2010)
Autoerotic – Joe Swanberg / Adam Wingard (2011)
Art History – Joe Swanberg (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)
Sun Don’t Shine – Amy Seimetz (2012)
Open Five 2 – Kentucker Audley (2012)
Computer Chess – Andrew Bujalski (2012)
All The Lights in the Sky – Joe Swanberg (2012)
Drinking Buddies – Joe Swanberg (2013)
Touchy Feely – Lynn Shelton

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

Marriage Material

Joe Swanberg
09

Dance Party, USA

Aaron Katz
10

Jeff, Who Lives at Home

Jay Duplass
11

Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench

Damien Chazelle
12

The Puffy Chair

Jay Duplass
13

Uncle Kent

Joe Swanberg
14

Humpday

Lynn Shelton
15

Nights and Weekends

Greta Gerwig
16

LOL

Joe Swanberg
17

Beeswax

Andrew Bujalski
18

You Wont Miss Me

Ry Russo-Young
19

Greenberg

Noah Baumbach
20

Cyrus

Jay Duplass
21

The Pleasure of Being Robbed

Joshua Safdie
22

Quiet City

Aaron Katz
23

Open Five

Kentucker Audley
24

Mutual Appreciation

Andrew Bujalski
25

Hannah Takes the Stairs

Joe Swanberg
26

Bass Ackwards

Linas Phillips
27

Baghead

Jay Duplass
28

Alexander the Last

Joe Swanberg
29

Team Picture

Kentucker Audley
30

Slackistan

Hammad Khan
31

Kissing on the Mouth

Joe Swanberg
32

Holy Land

Kentucker Audley

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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.