Mystery Train (1989)

Directed by Jim Jarmusch · Comedy

Starring Youki Kudoh, Masatoshi Nagase, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Cinqué Lee, Nicoletta Braschi, Elizabeth Bracco, Joe Strummer, Rick Aviles, Steve Buscemi, Tom Noonan, Rufus Thomas, Tom Waits, Jodie Markell, William Hoch, Pat Hoch, Joshua Elvis Hoch, Reginald Freeman, Beverly Prye, Sy Richardson, Stephen Jones, Lowell Roberts, Sara Driver, Richard Boes, Darryl Daniel, Calvin Brown, Jim Stark, Elan Yaari, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Royale Johnson, Winston Hoffman, Rockets Redglare, Marvell Thomas, Charles Ponder, D'Army Bailey

IHBM5 IMDb7.5 RT89% MC80 Trakt74% TMDb7.3Average

In Memphis, Tennessee, over the course of a single night, the Arcade Hotel, run by an eccentric night clerk and a clueless bellboy, is visited by a young Japanese couple traveling in search of the roots of rock; an Italian woman in mourning who stumbles upon a fleeing charlatan girl; and a comical trio of accidental thieves looking for a place to hide.

My review · Reviewed 06/16/2026

It's a Jim Jarmusch movie, through and through. Some will appreciate him more than I do, others less. I like that his movies are voyeuristic and take their time getting to where they are going (are they going anywhere?). Some scenes and stories work, others not as much. (shrugs) As you can tell, I am having a hard time commenting on it, so I'll stop.