mumblecore

Naturalism – both in performance and dialogue – is a key feature of almost all mumblecore films. Early mumblecore films tended to feature non-professional actors; however, later films have had more professional actors, including major stars such as Anna Kendrick (Drinking Buddies and Happy Christmas) and Orlando Bloom (Digging for Fire). Some mumblecore films feature a prominent use of improvisation, with the cast sharing script credits, though some, like Andrew Bujalski's films, are mostly scripted.[https://www.indiewire.com/article/cinemadaily_bujalskis_beeswax_makes_people_say_mumblecore/ Bujalski's Beeswax Makes People Say Mumblecore, indieWire]. Retrieved June 2011.

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Mumblecore films are generally produced with a low budget, which has ranged from several thousand to several million dollars as well as low production values. Filming is done in real places, as opposed to studio sets or sound stages. Many of these films are shot digitally, although Bujalski's films have all been shot on film.{{cite journal|url=http://cinema-scope.com/cinema-scope-magazine/middlegame-an-interview-with-andrew-bujalski/ |title=Middlegame: An Interview with Andrew Bujalski |first=Phil |last=Coldiron |issue=54 |journal=Cinema Scope |date=21 March 2013 |access-date=June 18, 2015}} Soundtracks tend to be limited, or nonexistent.{{cn|date=July 2023}}

Mumblecore films tend to revolve around characters in their twenties and early thirties who are usually single, white, and fairly aimless in both their professional and personal lives.{{cite web |title=Shows about nothing: Togetherness and HBO's Sunday night mumblecore block |url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/1/12/7531631/hbo-togetherness-girls-looking-mumblecore-sunday-night |first=Emily |last=Yoshida |website=The Verge |date=January 12, 2015}} Plots are often concerned with difficulties in romantic relationships, exacerbated by the characters' inability to articulate their own desires.

Films that have been described as influencing, or at least anticipating, the conventions of mumblecore include Girlfriends (1978), Manhattan (1979), My Dinner with Andre (1981),{{cite news |last1=Rudi |first1=Mariella |title='My Dinner With André' at 40: Still Serving Hot Takes |work=The New York Times |date=11 October 2021 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/11/movies/my-dinner-with-andre-anniversary.html |access-date=19 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023210524/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/11/movies/my-dinner-with-andre-anniversary.html |archive-date=23 October 2021 |quote=It became a blueprint for intimate, meandering movies like Richard Linklater’s “Before” trilogy; the navel-gazing mumblecore genre; and semi-autobiographical shows from “Curb Your Enthusiasm” to “Ramy.”}} Stranger Than Paradise (1984), Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989),{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/aug/19/sex-lies-and-videotape-at-30-how-steven-soderbergh-changed-independent-cinema|title=sex, lies and videotape at 30: how Steven Soderbergh changed independent cinema|date=August 19, 2019|website=the Guardian}} Slacker (1991), Clerks (1994), Go Fish (1994) and Before Sunrise (1995).{{cite magazine |title=Mumblecore: All Talk? |url=http://www.filmcomment.com/article/all-talk-mumblecore/ |magazine=Film Comment |first=Amy |last=Taubin |date=November–December 2007}}{{cite magazine |title=Movie movements that defined cinema: Mumblecore |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/mumblecore-movie-era/ |magazine=Empire Online |date=August 8, 2016}} Directors cited as influences include Michelangelo Antonioni, Eric Rohmer,{{Cite web|url=http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2015/20-great-mumblecore-movies-every-indie-lover-should-see/|title=20 Great Mumblecore Movies Every Indie Lover Should See|first=Edwanike|last=Harbour|date=3 August 2015 }} Andrei Tarkovsky, Gus Van Sant, Richard Linklater, and John Cassavetes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmmakermagazine.com/archives/issues/spring2007/features/mumblecore.php|title=Alicia Van Couvering on the "Mumblecore" Movement - Filmmaker Magazine - Spring 2007|website=www.filmmakermagazine.com}}

Reality television, including what one critic called "the spring-break psychodrama of MTV's The Real World{{-"}}, has also been called an influence on mumblecore,{{cite news |url=http://www.nysun.com/article/60745 |title=Reality Never Looked So ... Real |first=Steve |last=Dollar |newspaper=The New York Sun |date=August 17, 2007 |access-date=February 26, 2016 |archive-date=May 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503090634/http://www2.nysun.com/article/60745 |url-status=dead }} as has the 2001 BBC reality-TV-style mockumentary series The Office.

Another often-cited influence on mumblecore is the profusion of cheaper filmmaking technology starting in the early 2000s, such as the Panasonic AG-DVX100 video camera, and desktop video editing software such as Final Cut Pro.{{cite magazine |title=Accidental Cinema and the YouTube Sublime: An Interview with Joe Swanberg |url=http://sensesofcinema.com/2011/feature-articles/accidental-cinema-and-the-youtube-sublime-an-interview-with-joe-swanberg/ |date=June 2011 |first=Brigitta |last=Wagner |magazine=Senses of Cinema}}

Bujalski has been described as the "Godfather of Mumblecore".[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/mumblecore--a-genre-worth-shouting-about-1939531.html A Genre Worth Shouting About, The Independent]. Retrieved June 2011. His 2002 directorial debut, Funny Ha Ha, is generally considered to be the first mumblecore film.{{Cite web|last=Denby |first=David |url=https://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2009/03/16/090316crci_cinema_denby|website=The New Yorker |date= March 9, 2009 |access-date=10 June 2011|title=Youthquake}}

The 2005 South by Southwest Film Festival screened a number of other films that came to be considered part of the mumblecore movement, including Bujalski's second film, Mutual Appreciation; The Puffy Chair, by Mark Duplass & Jay Duplass; and Kissing on the Mouth, by Joe Swanberg.[https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2010/jan/29/cyrus-mumblecore-sundance Mumblecore meets the mainstream in Cyrus at Sundance, Guardian]. Retrieved June 2011.[https://variety.com/2008/film/features/mumblecore-goes-mainstream-1117981680/ Mumblecore Goes Mainstream, Variety]. Retrieved June 2011. That festival was also the origin of the term "mumblecore": Eric Masunaga, a sound editor who has worked with Bujalski, coined the term one night at a bar during the festival, when asked to describe the similarities between those three films. The term was first used publicly by Bujalski in an interview with IndieWire. Bujalski has downplayed the existence of an organized "movement", however, and stated that he does not intentionally make "mumblecore" films.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/nov/07/mumblecore-andrew-bujalski-computer-chess|title=Mumblecore: 'It was never a unified movement. There was no manifesto'|last=Gilbey|first=Ryan|work=The Guardian|date=2013-11-07|access-date=2013-11-14}}

Film journalists have also referred to the genre collectively with the terms "bedhead cinema" and "Slackavetes" (a portmanteau derived from the title of Richard Linklater's dialogue-heavy, lo-fi 1990s film Slacker, and the name of independent film director John Cassavetes).

In 2007, the IFC Center in New York City exhibited a ten-film series of mumblecore films, titled "The New Talkies: Generation D.I.Y." The films shown were: Hannah Takes the Stairs, Funny Ha Ha, Kissing on the Mouth, The Puffy Chair, Dance Party USA, Quiet City, Hohokam, Team Picture, Mutual Appreciation, LOL, and Quietly On By, as well as the first season of Joe Swanberg and Kris Williams' web series Young American Bodies and a collection of short films dubbed "Mumbleshorts."

Some critics have stated that mumblecore ended around 2010, as the original crop of directors began making films with larger budgets, more diverse storylines, and a more conventional cinematic approach.{{cite news |title=Everything You Need To Know About Mumblecore Filmmakers Today |url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/everything-you-need-to-know-about-mumblecore-today-an-updated-taxonomy |work=Indiewire |date=July 25, 2013 |first=Vadim |last=Rizov}}[http://www.dailyfilmdose.com/2010/08/movie-that-killed-mumblecore.html Daily Film Dose: Alexander The Last, The Movie That Killed Mumblecore], Reece Crothers, August 26, 2010 For this reason, films made since 2010 or so that retain an emphasis on naturalistic dialogue and plot are sometimes referred to as "post-mumblecore". People who have been labelled as "post-mumblecore" include Amy Seimetz, Sean Price Williams, Alex Karpovsky, Alex Ross Perry and Kate Lyn Sheil.{{cite magazine |title=92YTRIBECA'S POST-MUMBLECORE LA DI DA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED |url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/49211-92ytribecas-post-mumblecore-la-di-da-film-festival-announced/ |first=Nick |last=Dawson |date=July 23, 2012 |magazine=Filmmaker Magazine}}

The big-budget films Magic Mike (2012){{cite web |title=ELLE Film Club: Magic Mike |url=http://www.elleuk.com/fashion/celebrity-style/elle-film-club-magic-mike |first=Laura |last=Davies |publisher=ElleUK.com |date=July 17, 2012}} and its sequel Magic Mike XXL (2015){{cite news |title=Channing Tatum Slips Into His Sweaty Thong Once More, But the Thrill Is Gone |url=http://observer.com/2015/07/channing-tatum-slips-into-his-sweaty-thong-once-more-but-the-thrill-is-gone/ |first=Rex |last=Reed |newspaper=Observer |date=July 8, 2015}} have been described as having mumblecore elements due to their use of naturalistic dialogue. Some TV series, including the HBO series Girls (2012), Looking (2014) and Togetherness (2015), Euphoria (2019), and the Netflix series Easy (2017) have been called mumblecore-inspired, or, in the words of one critic, "mumbleshows".

Horror films using mumblecore techniques have resulted in the term "mumblegore." Films that have been described as "mumblegore" include Baghead (2008), The House of the Devil (2009), Entrance (2011), You're Next (2011), V/H/S (2012), The Sacrament (2013), and Creep (2014).{{cite news|url=http://features.laweekly.com/mumblegore/|title=Mumblegore|last=Nicholson|first=Amy|work=Los Angeles Weekly|access-date=2013-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901063159/http://features.laweekly.com/mumblegore/|archive-date=2014-09-01|url-status=dead}}{{cite magazine|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/08/17/youre-next-adam-wingard-ti-west/|title='You're Next': How a group of indie filmmakers produced one of 2013's most terrifying movies|last=Collis|first=Clark|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=2013-09-17|access-date=2013-11-14}} Directors associated with mumblegore cinema include Swanberg and Duplass, as well as Adam Wingard, Roxanne Benjamin, Ben Wheatley, the trio Radio Silence, Patrick Brice, Patrick Horvath, and Ti West.

A review of the independent quasi-documentary [https://departmentofmotionpictures.com/work/bloody-nose-empty-pockets/ Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets], in which actors were served real alcohol and filmed interacting in improvised scenes in a recreated dive bar, noted that "the film may be the first-ever in a new 'stumblecore' genre, a risky fusion of indie-mumblecore and on-camera drunkenness."{{cite news |title=Film Review: Last Call for Lost Souls — "Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets" |url=https://artsfuse.org/217685/film-review-last-call-for-lost-souls-bloody-nose-empty-pockets/ |first=Ezra Haber |last=Glenn |publisher=The Arts Fuse |access-date=December 10, 2020|date=December 10, 2020}}

Mumblecore is not a strictly American phenomenon. Since about 2009, the Berlin Mumblecore movement has had its own manifesto, Sehr gutes Manifest. Berlin Mumblecore is not a reaction to the American hype so much as it is a reaction to the lack of reform in the German public financial support system for the film industry (Filmfoerderung). Crowdfunding is a new possibility to finance movie productions with small and very small budgets independently from restrictions of the German Filmfoerderung.{{cite web|url=http://berlinfilmcentral.com/acthung-berlin-2012-wrapup-the-talks/|title=Acthung Berlin 2012 wrapup: The talks. Berlin Film Central. Berlin News and Indie Film Making in Berlin. 2012-04-24, retrieved in December 2012|work=Berlin Film Central|access-date=2014-11-24|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218101945/http://berlinfilmcentral.com/acthung-berlin-2012-wrapup-the-talks/|archive-date=2014-12-18}}

In 2009, Jette Miller's Austern ohne Schale was screened in Berlin. In 2011, the movies Frontalwatte by Jakob Lass and Papa Gold by Tom Lass were released. The latter won several German film awards. 2012 saw the release of Klappe Cowboy by Timo Jacobs and Ulf Behrens, as well as the award-winning {{ill|Heavy Girls|de|Dicke Mädchen}} by Axel Ranisch.[http://berliner-filmfestivals.de/2012/04/berlin-mumblecore-–-neues-deutsches-independent-kino-aus-berlin Denis Demmerle: Eine neue Schule. In: Berliner Filmfestivals. 2012-04-28], retrieved in December 2012 In 2015, Malte Wirtz Voll Paula! had its theatrical release, having also been produced without film funding.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mdr.de/unicato/unicato-im-november-100.html|title=Das unabhängige Filmemachen. 2017-11-08}} Since then he produced three more Mumblecore Films

(Hard & Ugly, Only one day in Berlin, About Rita!) and the media called him one of the most active German directors.{{Cite web|url=https://www.programmkino.de/content/Filmkritiken/voll-rita-/|title=Programmkino, Filme, Kritiken, Kunstkino, Arthouse-Kino, AG Kino-Gilde|website=www.programmkino.de}}

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• Funny Ha Ha (2002)
• The Utopian Society (2003)
• Kissing on the Mouth (2005)
• The Puffy Chair (2005)
• Mutual Appreciation (2005)
• Ellie Parker (2005)
• Dance Party USA (2006)
• LOL (2006)
• Young American Bodies (2006–2009){{Cite web|url=https://thefilmstage.com/features/hannah-takes-the-stairs-and-the-coalescence-of-mumblecore/|title='Hannah Takes the Stairs' and the Coalescence of Mumblecore|date=2017-08-22|website=The Film Stage|access-date=2019-06-15}}
• Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007)
• Let Them Chirp Awhile (2007)
• Quiet City (2007)
• Hohokam (2007)
• Orphans (2007)
• Frownland (2007) {{cite web | url=https://www.the-solute.com/what-was-mumblecore-part-4-frownland/ | title=What Was Mumblecore? Part 4: FROWNLAND | The-Solute }}
• Team Picture (2007)Herrington, Chris (March 6, 2008). [http://cinephiliac.com/2007/03/join_the_mumble.html "Mumblecore": A new new-wave showcase at the Brooks] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071121002552/http://cinephiliac.com/2007/03/join_the_mumble.html |date=2007-11-21 }}. Memphis Flyer. Retrieved on August 20, 2008.
• Pop Skull (2007)
• Baghead (2008)Dollar, Steve (July 25, 2008). "[http://www.nysun.com/arts/mumblecore-meets-grindhouse-in-baghead/82601/ Mumblecore Meets Grindhouse in 'Baghead']". The New York Sun. Retrieved on July 27, 2008.
• In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2008)Pais, Matt (July 31, 2008). [http://newyork.metromix.com/movies/movie_review/in-search-of-a/533938/content'In Search of a Midnight Kiss' review]. Metromix. Retrieved on August 20, 2008.
• The Pleasure of Being Robbed (2008)Burr, Ty (May 23, 2008). "[https://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2008/05/23/its_their_scene_at_cannes/ It's their scene at Cannes – The Boston Globe]". Boston.com. Retrieved on August 21, 2008.
• Nights and Weekends (2008)"[http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/spring2007/features/mumblecore.php What I Meant To Say]". Filmmaker Magazine. Summer 2008. Retrieved on August 20, 2008.
• My Effortless Brilliance (2008)
• Yeast (2008){{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/review_greta_gerwig_is_a_mumblecore_prop_in_mainstream_comedy_arthur |title=REVIEW: Greta Gerwig Is a Mumblecore Prop in "Arthur" |date=April 8, 2011 |first=Eric |last=Kohn |website=Indiewire |access-date=June 18, 2015}}
• Luke and Brie Are on a First Date (2008){{cite web |url=http://www.eldestiladorcultural.es/cine/critica/luke-brie-are-on-a-first-date-chad-hartigan/|title=Bocados de realidad en primera instancia |date=October 30, 2012 |first=Marc |last=Muñoz |website=El Destilador Cultural |access-date=April 8, 2016}}
• It's Nick's Birthday (a mumblecore musical, 2009){{cite web |last1=Cole |first1=Graeme |title=It's Nick's Birthday |url=https://vimeo.com/linstitutezoom/inb |website=Vimeo |access-date=18 December 2024}}
• Goodbye Promise (2009){{cite web|url=https://scriptmag.com/features/balls-of-steel-a-new-world-in-distribution-goodbye-promise-releases-on-indiegogo |title=Balls of Steel™: A New World in Distribution - Goodbye Promise Releases on IndieGoGo |work=Writer's Digest |date=16 August 2012}}
• Alexander the Last (2009)
• Medicine for Melancholy (2009)[https://movies.nytimes.com/2009/01/30/movies/30mela.html A Short-Term Affair Leads to Big Questions, New York Times]. Retrieved June 2011.
• Humpday (2009){{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/magnolia-gets-shelton-s-humpday-1117998793/ |magazine=Variety |first=Michael |last=Jones |title=Magnolia gets Shelton's 'Humpday' |access-date=January 20, 2009 |date=January 19, 2009}}
• Beeswax (2009){{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/beeswax/|title=Beeswax Movie Reviews, Pictures – Rotten Tomatoes|date=7 August 2009|publisher=Rottentomatoes.com|access-date=24 November 2014}}
• Daddy Longlegs (2009){{cite web|url=http://www.filmcritic.com/reviews/2009/daddy-longlegs/ |title=Daddy Longlegs |first=Chris |last=Cabin |date=May 13, 2010 |website=Filmcritic.com |access-date=June 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516021233/http://www.filmcritic.com/reviews/2009/daddy-longlegs/ |archive-date=May 16, 2010 |url-status=dead}}
• Sorry, Thanks (2009){{cite journal|url=https://variety.com/2009/film/reviews/sorry-thanks-1200476774/|title=Review: 'Sorry, Thanks'|last=Harvey|first=Dennis|journal=Variety|date=2009-10-19|access-date=2013-11-14}}
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• Breaking Upwards (2009){{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-apr-09-la-et-breaking-upwards9-2010apr09-story.html |title='Breaking Upwards' |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=April 9, 2010 |first=Betsy |last=Sharkey |access-date=November 16, 2013}}
• Cyrus (2010){{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/08/8-mumblecore-films-to-scratch-your-rom-com-itch.html|title=8 Mumblecore Films to Scratch Your Rom-Com Itch|website=Vulture|date=19 August 2013 }}
• The Freebie (2010){{cite web |title=Sundance Review: The Freebie |url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/sundance-review-the-freebie-e6645011ad6a/ |website=Film School Rejects |access-date=29 June 2024 |date=January 27, 2010}}
• Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2010){{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/2010/11/05/2010-11-05_short_takes_guy_and_madeline_on_a_park_bench_jews_and_baseball.html |title=Short takes: 'Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench,' 'Jews and Baseball,' 'Outside the Law' |publisher=Nydailynews.com |date=November 5, 2010 |accessdate=2011-02-23}}{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/guy-and-madeline-on-a-park-bench/5133 |title=Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench | Film Review |publisher=Slant Magazine |date=October 31, 2010 |first=Nick |last=Schager |accessdate=2011-02-23}}
• Tiny Furniture (2010){{cite web|url=http://community.mynorth.com/profiles/blogs/traverse-city-film-festival-395|title=Traverse City Film Festival: Tiny Furniture Sweet Talks Traverse City|last=Piotrowski|first=Angeline|date=July 29, 2010|publisher=MyNorth|access-date=3 January 2012}}
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• Overlook (2010){{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/OverlookTheMovie|title=Overlook (2010)|website=YouTube|access-date=2017-01-13}}
• Art History (2011)
• Autoerotic (2011)
• Uncle Kent (2011){{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2011/02/07/110207crci_cinema_denby|title=Too Cool|date=7 February 2011|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=24 November 2014}}
• Entrance (2011){{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3143347/interview-entrance-directors-dallas-richard-hallam-and-patrick-horvath-on-budget-slashers-and-shooting-los-angeles/|title=[Interview] 'Entrance' Directors Dallas Richard Hallam And Patrick Horvath On Budget, Slashers And Shooting Los Angeles|last=Dickson|first=Evan|work=DreadCentral|date=2012-05-17|access-date=2013-11-12}}
• Silver Bullets (2011)
• Caitlin Plays Herself (2011)
• Your Sister's Sister (2011)
• Bellflower (2011)
• Mumblecore (2011) {{Cite web|url=https://npcc.substack.com/p/mdmafilms|title=MDMAFILMS|date=October 17, 2021}}
• The Zone (2011)
• Memory Lane (2012){{cite web |url=https://dailydead.com/indie-spotlight-131/ |title=Indie Spotlight |work=Daily Dead |date=September 21, 2014 |first=Tamika |last=Jones |access-date=March 4, 2015}}
• The Do-Deca-Pentathlon (2012)
• The Color Wheel (2012){{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/color-wheel-afi-fest-film-257756/ |title=The Color Wheel: Film Review |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=November 5, 2011 |first=Sheri |last=Linden |access-date=November 16, 2013}}
• Frances Ha (2012){{Cite web|url=https://ourculturemag.com/2019/10/26/conversations-with-frances-ha-the-intersection-between-sally-rooneys-millennial-fiction-and-greta-gerwigs-mumblecore-classic/|title=Conversations with Frances Ha: The Intersection Between Sally Rooney's Millennial Fiction and Greta Gerwig's Mumblecore Classic|date=October 26, 2019}}
• Nobody Walks (2012){{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/nobody-walks-1798174641 |title=Nobody Walks |work=The A.V. Club |first=Nathan |last=Rabin |date=October 18, 2012 |access-date=November 16, 2013}}
• Sun Don't Shine (2012){{cite web|url=http://www.thelmagazine.com/newyork/sun-dont-shine-mumblecore-with-a-gun/Content?oid=2261603|title=Sun Don't Shine: Mumblecore With a Gun|last=Stewart|first=Henry|work=L Magazine|date=2012-09-12|access-date=2013-11-14}}
• I Want Your Love (2012){{cite journal|url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/49486-a-glance-at-newfest-2012/|title=A GLANCE AT NEWFEST 2012|last=Osenlund|first=R. Kurt|journal=Filmmaker Magazine|date=2012-07-28|access-date=2013-11-14}}
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• Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2012)
• Save the Date (2012)
• Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012)
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• All the Light in the Sky (2013)
• Touchy Feely (2013)
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• About Alex (2014)
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• Happy Christmas (2014){{cite news|url=http://observer.com/2014/07/high-holidays-happy-christmas-is-a-mumblecore-mess-that-tanks-in-desperation/ |title=High Holidays: 'Happy Christmas' Is a Mumblecore Mess That Tanks in Desperation |first=Rex |last=Reed |date=July 30, 2014 |newspaper=The New York Observer |access-date=June 18, 2015}}
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• The Overnight (2015)
• A Wonderful Cloud (2015)
• Midnight Delight (2016)
• Blue Jay (2016)
• Joshy (2016)
• Teenage Cocktail (2016)
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• Before I Fall (2017)
• Waiting for Violette (2017){{Cite web|url=http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=251476.html|title=En attendant Violette|via=www.allocine.fr}}
• Room 104 (2017-2020)
• Friends, Foes & Fireworks (2018){{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6402536/|title=Friends, Foes & Fireworks Film Details|via=IMDB}}
• Support the Girls (2018)
• Importance (of Us) (2018){{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH3HWVjgPXI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/xH3HWVjgPXI |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Importance (of us) - Official Trailer (2018)|date=September 29, 2017|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}
• Only One Day in Berlin (2018){{Cite web|url=https://mubi.com/films/only-one-day-in-berlin|title=Only One Day in Berlin|via=mubi.com}}
• The Christmas Ride (2020){{Cite web|url=https://tubitv.com/movies/577105/the-christmas-ride |title=The Christmas Ride (2020) }}
• Shithouse (2020) {{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/sep/30/freshman-year-review-mortifying-mumblecore-look-at-a-student-hookup|title=Freshman Year review – mortifying mumblecore look at a student hookup|newspaper=The Guardian|date=30 September 2021 |last1=Bradshaw |first1=Peter }}
• Yelling Fire in an Empty Theater (2023) {{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/cinedigm-acquires-yelling-fire-in-an-empty-theater-1235493763/ |title=Cinedigm Acquires Microbudget Feature 'Yelling Fire in an Empty Theater' for Streaming on Fandor (EXCLUSIVE) |date=18 January 2023 }}
• The Astrid Experience (2023)Sweta. [https://fandomwire.com/10-movies-shot-on-iphone-ranked-worst-to-best/ Top 10 Films Shot on an iPhone]. March 6th, 2025. Retrieved March 18th, 2025.

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• The Green Elephant (1999)
• The Roost (2005){{cite web|last1=Collis|first1=Clark|title='You're Next': How a group of indie filmmakers produced one of 2013's most terrifying movies|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2013/08/17/youre-next-adam-wingard-ti-west|website=EW.com|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=29 February 2016}}
• Murder Party (2007)
• The Signal (2007)
• Trigger Man (2007){{cite web|last1=Parsons|first1=Spencer|title=Mumblecore and Murder|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/sxsw/2007-03-14/456367/|website=Austin Chronicle|access-date=29 February 2016}}
• Home Sick (2007)
• Pop Skull (2007){{cite web|title=11 Mumblegore Movies You Need To See|url=http://www.westword.com/slideshow/11-mumblegore-movies-you-need-to-see-6111036/4|website=Westword.com|access-date=18 January 2016}}
• I Can See You (2008)
• Baghead (2008){{cite web|last1=Trujillo|first1=Eduardo|title=10 Great Mumblegore Movies That Horror Fans Will Enjoy Watching|url=http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2015/10-great-mumblegore-movies-that-horror-fans-will-enjoy-watching/|website=Taste of Cinema|date=7 June 2015 |access-date=29 February 2016}}
• The House of the Devil (2009){{cite web|last1=Armstrong|first1=Olivia|title=Decider Essentials: Top 10 Mumblecore Films to Stream|url=http://decider.com/2014/07/02/top-10-essential-mumblecore-films-on-streaming/|website=Decider.com|date=2 July 2014 |access-date=17 January 2016}}
• Hysterical Psycho (2009)
• Red White & Blue (2010)
• A Horrible Way to Die (2010)
• Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
• Silver Bullets (2011)
• Kill List (2011){{cite web|last1=Jaime M.|first1=Christley|title=Kill List|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/kill-list|website=Slant|date=31 January 2012 |publisher=Slant Magazine}}
• The Innkeepers (2011){{cite web|last1=Roffman|first1=Michael|title=The State of Horror Films in 2014: A Roundtable Discussion|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/09/the-state-of-horror-films-in-2014/|website=Consequence of Sound|date=18 September 2014 |access-date=29 February 2016}}
• Entrance (2011){{cite web|last1=Faraci|first1=Devin|title=Movie Review: ENTRANCE Is The Worst Kind Of Mumblegore Tedium|url=http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2012/05/26/movie-review-entrance-is-the-worst-kind-of-mumblegore-tedium|website=Birth.Movies.Death|access-date=29 February 2016}}
• What Fun We Were Having (2011)
• You're Next (2011)
• V/H/S (2012)
• Sun Don't Shine (2012)
• Resolution (2012)
• Sightseers (2012)
• The Battery (2012)
• V/H/S/2 (2013)
• Cheap Thrills (2013)
• Coherence (2013)
• Blue Ruin (2013)
• 24 Exposures (2013)
• The Sacrament (2013)
• Proxy (2013)
• The Guest (2014)
• Honeymoon (2014){{cite web|last1=Fonte|first1=Bears|title=HONEYMOON: Leigh Janiak's trip into Male-Dominated Cabin-In-The-Woods Territory|url=http://www.amfm-magazine.com/honeymoon-leigh-janiaks-trip-into-male-dominated-cabin-in-the-woods-territory/|website=AM-FM|access-date=29 February 2016}}
• Creep (2014)
• Starry Eyes (2014)
• Bag Boy Lover Boy (2014){{Cite news|url=https://culturecrypt.com/movie-reviews/bag-boy-lover-boy-2014|title=BAG BOY LOVER BOY (2014)|work=CULTURE CRYPT|access-date=2018-11-22|language=en-US}}
• It Follows (2014)
• Goodnight Mommy (2014)
• Late Phases (2014)
• They Look Like People (2015)
• Synchronicity (2015)
• The Invitation (2015)
• Lace Crater (2015)
• Echo Lake (2015)
• Darling (2015)
• Southbound (2015)
• Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015)
• We Go On (2016){{Cite web|url=https://www.cgmagonline.com/reviews/shudder-exclusive-go-review-creepy-arty-horror/|title=Shudder Exclusive: We Go On Review - Arty Horror|website=www.cgmagonline.com|date=22 February 2017 |language=en-CA|access-date=2018-11-22}}
• Always Shine (2016)
• The Alchemist Cookbook (2016){{Cite news|url=https://www.thestranger.com/film/2016/11/02/24670265/the-alchemist-cookbook-blends-mumblecore-with-horror|title=The Alchemist Cookbook Blends Mumblecore with Horror|work=The Stranger|access-date=2018-11-22|language=en}}
• Another Evil (2016){{Cite news|url=https://silverscreenriot.com/theaters-another-evil/|title='ANOTHER EVIL' (2017) Review {{!}} Silver Screen Riot|date=2017-05-02|work=Silver Screen Riot|access-date=2018-11-29|language=en-US}}
• Creep 2 (2017)
• The Endless (2017)
• The Ritual (2017)
• Flesh & Blood (2018)
• Pooka! (2018)
• Body at Brighton Rock (2019)
• I Trapped the Devil (2019)
• After Midnight (2019)
• Exit 0 (2019)
• Pooka Lives! (2020)
• Nocturne (2020)
• The Night House (2020)
• Save Yourselves! (2020)
• Rent-A-Pal (2020)
• The Rental (2020)
• Broadcast Signal Intrusion (2021)
• Evil in the Woods (2022){{Cite news|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21412876/|title=Das Böse im Wald}}
• Mr. Crocket (2024)

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{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

• [https://www.indiewire.com/article/dvd_re-run_interview_the_mumblecore_movement_andrew_bujalski_on_his_funny_h/ indieWIRE Interview: The Mumblecore Movement? Andrew Bujalski On His "Funny Ha Ha"]
• [https://www.indiewire.com/article/sxsw_07_daily_dispatch_mumblecore_movie_swanberg_bujalski_duplass_and_other/ indieWIRE: Mumblecore Movie? Swanberg, Bujalski, Duplass and Others Unveil "Hannah Takes The Stairs"]
• [http://www.austinchronicle.com/blogs/sxsw/2007-03-14/456367/ The Austin Chronicle: Mumblecore And Murder]

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