Dead Man
Directed by Jim JarmuschOn the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange Native American man named Nobody who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.
- Patrick WaiMarch 26, 2026Shot in striking black and white, Dead Man turns a simple Western setup into a funny, artsy, and deeply weird surreal odyssey, with Johnny Depp drifting through a dreamlike frontier alongside a famously stacked cast. It’s the kind of movie that keeps making you wonder whether you’re watching a dark comedy, a ghost story, or just one long fever dream, and honestly the answer is probably all three. I admired it more than I loved it: the imagery is gorgeous, the oddball humor lands more often than you’d expect, and the whole thing has that unmistakable “important art film” energy, but it’s also so strange and self-consciously arty that it feels like the kind of movie most people only need to experience once.
- Desmond DaleJanuary 24, 2025Jim's style is hyper concentrated here with all of his trademarks and signatures all over it. It's a black n white film with high contrast and lots of wide angles so you can really breathe in the environment and ambiance which is at times nearly as fascinating as the center of focus. What I love about Dead Man is that it's a deep movie and it's also incredibly simplistic as well. It's an adventure film centered around a psychedelic trip with the end in clear view and yet despite its morbid fatalistic plot the film ends up feeling breezy and largely comedic. It's kind of like a western version of Easy Rider. The ending is both bittersweet and serene, beautiful.
- edward quinMarch 15, 2025An exquisitely formed vision that elicits the tragic absurdity of the western genocide. Gary Farmer as Nobody is as compelling and as unforgettable as Falstaff. The whole cast and their comings and goings are as fascinating as Shakespeare would have made them and all of it made sublime by the soundtrack. The best Western ever made.
Dead Man Trivia
Dead Man was released on December 23, 1995.
Dead Man was directed by Jim Jarmusch.
Dead Man has a runtime of 2h 1m.
Dead Man was produced by Demetra J. MacBride.
On the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange Native American man named Nobody who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.
The key characters in Dead Man are William Blake (Johnny Depp), Nobody (Gary Farmer), Train Fireman (Crispin Glover).
Dead Man is rated R.
Dead Man is a Drama, Fantasy, Western film.
Dead Man has an audience rating of 8.8 out of 10.
Dead Man had a budget of $9M.
Dead Man has made $1M at the box office.