| Year | Film Title | Jim's Major Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai | Director, Screenplay |
| 1997 | Divine Trash | Documentary Subject |
| 1997 | Year Of The Horse | Director |
| 1996 | Cannes Man | Cameo |
| 1996 | Sling Blade | Actor |
| 1995 | Dead Man | Director, Screenplay |
| 1995 | The Typewriter, The Rifle, and the Movie Camera | Actor |
| 1995 | Blue In The Face | Actor |
| 1994 | Tigero: a film that was never made | Actor |
| 1994 | Iron Horseman | Actor |
| 1993 | When Pigs Fly | Executive Producer |
| 1993 | Coffee and Cigarettes III (somewhere in California) | Director |
| 1992 | In The Soup | Actor |
| 1991 | Night on Earth | Screenplay |
| 1990 | The Golden Boat | Actor |
| 1989 | Mystery Train | Director, Screenwriter |
| 1989 | Leningrad Cowboys Go America | Actor |
| 1988 | Helsinki Napoli All Night Long | Actor |
| 1988 | Coffee and Cigarettes II | Director, Screenwriter |
| 1987 | Straight to Hell | Actor |
| 1987 | Candy Mountain | Actor |
| 1986 | Sleepwalk | Camera Operator |
| 1986 | Down By Law | Director |
| 1986 | Coffee and Cigarettes I | Director, Screenwriter |
| 1984 | Stranger Than Paradise | Director, Screenwriter, Music |
| 1983 | Burroughs | Sound |
| 1982 | Permanent Vacation | Producer, Director , Screenwriter , Music |
| 1982 | Fräulein Berlin | Actor |
| 1980 | Underground U.S.A. | Sound |
| 1980 | Lightning Over Water | Production Assistant |