Paterson
A gentle‑minded bus driver who writes poetry strives to keep his quiet love for verse alive amid the rhythms of daily routes and a marriage that dreams of stardom, confronting the tension between ordinary life and artistic ambition.
“Beauty is often found in the smallest details.”
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A week in the life of Paterson, a poet and bus driver, and his wife Laura, a creative artist, who live in Paterson, New Jersey, the hometown of many famous poets and artists.
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Edited by Affonso GoncalvesShot by Frederick ElmesScored by Jim JarmuschDesigned by Mark FriedbergSound by Bryan DembinskiCostumes by Catherine GeorgeStunts by Mark Fichera
Box Office
2016 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.4× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$2.2M
Also known as
- (Bulgarian)Патерсън
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- FranceMay 16, 2016
- AustraliaJun 14, 2016
- CzechiaJul 3, 2016
- IsraelJul 14, 2016
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Cast & Crew
167 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
18Chasten Harmon
as Marie
William Jackson Harper
as Everett
Method Man
as Method Man
Kacey Cockett
as Woman in Red
Kara Hayward
as Female Student
Jared Gilman
as Male Student
Sterling Jerins
as Young Poet
Johnnie Mae
as Doc's Wife
Helen Jean Arthur
as Older Woman 1
Joan Kendall
as Older Woman 2
Asztalos Gyula Owen
as Small Boy 1
Jorge Vega
as Small Boy 2
Sophia Muller
as Small Girl
Masatoshi Nagase
as Japanese Poet
Mirla Pereira
as Woman Drinking Coffee on the Bus
James Van Treuren
as Coverall Man
Martin Van Treuren
as Coverall Man
Volieda Webb
as Bar Patron
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
9Carter Logan
Producer, Producers
Daniel Baur
Producers, executive producer
Jean Labadie
executive producer
Joshua Astrachan
Producer, Producers
Kevin Vale
senior digital intermediate producer
Matt Caruso
digital intermediate producer
Matthew Hawkins
dailies producer (as Matt Hawkins)
Oliver Simon
executive producer
Ron Bozman
executive producer
Other crew
132Molle Debartolo
account executive
Benjamin R Davis
additional grip
Damian Volpe
additional music editor
Rebecca Kilbo
additional production assistant (as Rebecca Scagos)
Dana Zolli
additional second assistant director
Nicholas Weigand Suminski
additional second assistant director
Arielle Cooper Lethem
additional set costumer / costume assistant
Lawrence Herman
adr editor / dialogue editor
Jason Harris
adr voice casting
Theresa A Carroll
animal trainer (as Theresa Carroll)
Jason Miller
art department coordinator
Jennifer Fox
art department production assistant
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