The Limits of Control (2009)

A series of vignettes that all have coffee and cigarettes in common.

As the extremely withdrawn Don Johnston is dumped by his latest woman, he receives an anonymous letter from a former lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him. A freelance sleuth neighbor moves Don to embark on a cross-country search for his old flames in search of answers.

Three stories are connected by a Memphis hotel and the spirit of Elvis Presley.

An African American mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.

A young slacker wanders New York City searching for some meaning in life and encounters many idiosyncratic characters.

An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.

The story of three different men in a Louisiana prison and their eventual journey.

A self-styled New York hipster is paid a surprise visit by his younger cousin from Budapest. From initial hostility and indifference a small degree of affection grows between the two. Along... See full summary »

On the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange North American man named Nobody who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.

A depressed musician reunites with his lover, though their romance - which has already endured several centuries - is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.

This film documents Neil Young and Crazy Horse's 1996 concert tour. Jim Jarmusch interviews the band about their long history, and we see backstage footage from the 1970s and 1980s.