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Jason Schwartzman - news / articles


  • Schwartzman mortified by rat encounter - 25 November 2011
    -Actor Jason Schwartzman was left mortified while filming his hit TV comedy Bored To Death on the streets of New York after experiencing a close encounter with a rat.-Schwartzman, who portrays a writer moonlighting as an unlicensed private detective on the cult show, was s


  • Jason Schwartzman lines up new role - 4 December 2006
    The star of films such as Rushmore and I Heart Huckabees, Jason Schwartzman, is set to play the title role in a new movie entitled Marc Pease Experience.-Directed by Todd Louiso, the film is also expected to feature Ben Stiller although there is no word yet on any plot det

Jason Schwartzman - what members say


  • Rushmore
  • Rushmore review by A customer from Penicuik, Edinburgh, Scotland
    Rated - 4.0 stars Shares the same family tree as Election 2 March 2004
    ...as Election - charmingly skewed - deliciously dark in places - Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman are both terrific - Schwartzman a revelation as he matches the dissaffected Mur...   Read customer review
  • Slackers
  • Slackers review by from Wolverhampton, England (By way of Montreal, Quebec)
    Rated - 1.0 stars What could have been 30 September 2004
    ... was really looking forward to seeing this movie, as Jason Schwartzman is a fabulous actor capable of playing a myriad of roles at ease. However in 'Slackers' his talents are c...   Read customer review
  • I Heart Huckabees
  • I Heart Huckabees review by Welshwaspy from London
    Rated - 4.0 stars Oddly enjoyable 2 August 2005
    ...ic moments - you could almost describe it as a philiosophical comedy. Alfred (Jason Schwartzman) employs a pair of existential detectives (Dustin Hoffmann and Lily Tomlin) to ...   Read customer review

Jason Schwartzman - filmography


  • Bored to Death - Series 1 (2 discs) on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Ted Danson,  Jason Schwartzman,  Zach Galifianakis
    Director: Jonathan Ames
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Devastated by the departure of his girlfriend, writer Jonathan Ames (Jason Schwartzmann) distracts himself by taking on some casual work - as a private detective. Co-stars include Ted Danson, Zach Galifianakis and (in an episode entitled The Case of the Missing Screenplay) one Jim Jarmusch.
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 814 members
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  • Funny People - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Torsten Voges,  Brad Grunbe,  Adam Sandler
    Director: Judd Apatow
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    When seasoned comedian George Simmons learns of his terminal, inoperable health condition, his desire to form a genuine friendship cause him to take a relatively green performer under his wing as his opening act.
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 300 members
    Not available for rental
  • The Fantastic Mr. Fox on DVD (2009)
    Starring: George Clooney,  Bill Murray,  Meryl Streep
    Director: Wes Anderson
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A wily fox uses his formidable cunning to outsmart three feeble-minded farmers who resort to extreme tactics to protect their chickens in director Wes Anderson's animated adaptation of the popular Roald Dahl children's book. George Clooney supplies the voice for Mr. Fox, with Meryl Streep, Bill ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 28,001 members
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  • Funny People (2009)
    Starring: Adam Sandler,  Seth Rogen,  Jason Schwartzman
    Director: Judd Apatow
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    When seasoned comedian George Simmons learns of his terminal, inoperable health condition, his desire to form a genuine friendship cause him to take a relatively green performer under his wing as his opening act.
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 1,245 member
    Not available for rental
  • The Darjeeling Limited on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Jason Schwartzman,  Adrien Brody,  Owen Wilson
    Director: Wes Anderson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    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 ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 35,757 members
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  • Marie-Antoinette on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Kirsten Dunst,  Jason Schwartzman,  Rip Torn
    Director: Sofia Coppola
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Oscar winner Sofia Coppola brings to life a fresh interpretation of the life of France's legendary teenage Queen MARIE ANTOINETTE. Kirsten Dunst plays the naive and beautiful Marie Antoinette, who is betrothed to King Louis XVI at the tender age of 14, entering an opulent French court which is ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 19,833 members
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  • Bewitched (2005)
    Starring: Nicole Kidman,  Will Ferrell,  Shirley MacLaine
    Director: Nora Ephron
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Director Nora Ephron (Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail) breathes new life into the classic television show BEWITCHED in this romantic comedy of the same name. Movie star Jack Wyatt (Will Ferrell) had it all until he made a few bad films and his wife left him. Now, the washed up star is slated ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 42,354 members
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  • Shopgirl on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Claire Danes,  Steve Martin,  Jason Schwartzman
    Director: Anand Tucker
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In adapting his popular novella to the big screen, Steve Martin chooses director Anand Tucker (HILARY AND JACKIE), whose artful eye (along with the film's stunning costumes, dramatic score, and brilliant set design) brings the book's detailed characters beautifully to life. Recalling her breakout ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 20,212 members
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  • Spun on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Jason Schwartzman,  John Leguizamo,  Mena Suvari
    Director: Jonas Akerlund
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Ross is tweaking hard. He needs to score some speed real bad. There's only one place to go; and so, Ross heads over to Spider Mike's pad in his beat-up old Volvo. Spider Mike, the high-strung, ultra-paranoid crystal meth dealer wants to "hook up" Ross, but there's only one problem--he lost his ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 6,112 members
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  • Slackers on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Jason Schwartzman,  Devon Sawa,  Jason Segel
    Director: Dewey Nicks
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    SLACKERS is a knee-slappng addition to the teen gross-out comedy genre. Directed by former fashion photographer Dewey Nicks and written by AMERICAN PIE 2 scribe David H. Steinberg, this raunchy and irreverent farce takes many of its cues from the original coed comedy ANIMAL HOUSE, and also clearly ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 1,043 member
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  • Rushmore on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Jason Schwartzman,  Olivia Williams,  Bill Murray
    Director: Wes Anderson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Director Wes Anderson's follow-up to the acclaimed BOTTLE ROCKET is a funny, warmhearted, and extremely sharp American response to the English Angry Young Man films of the 1960s, right down to its British Invasion soundtrack. Newcomer Jason Schwartzman creates a classic protagonist in Max Fischer, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 20,842 members
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Jason Schwartzman facts

5 most recent films

Moonrise Kingdom - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
Moonrise Kingdom - 3.0 stars
Bored To Death - Series 2 - 3.5 stars
Bored To Death - Series 1 - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The Fantastic Mr. Fox - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Rushmore - 3.5 stars
Bored to Death - Series 1 - 3.5 stars
The Fantastic Mr. Fox - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
The Fantastic Mr. Fox - 3.5 stars
The Darjeeling Limited - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Jack Taylor Of Beverly Hills - 1.0 stars
Moonrise Kingdom - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
Moonrise Kingdom - 3.0 stars
Bored To Death - Series 2 - 3.5 stars
Bored To Death - Series 1 - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Bill Murray - 6 times - show films
Heather Burns - 5 times - show films
Wallace Wolodarsky - 3 times - show films
Adrien Brody - 3 times - show films
Anjelica Huston - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Wes Anderson - 6 times - show films
Jonathan Ames - 4 times - show films
Judd Apatow - 2 times - show films
David O. Russell - 1 times - show films
Cecile Leroy Beaulieu - 1 times - show films