Biography
Raymond Clevie Carver Jr. was an American short-story writer and poet. Carver contributed to the revitalization of the American short story during the 1980s.
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Idea
2025
Original Story
A bored couple's fascination with spying on their younger neighbors blurs the line between curiosity and intrusion.

(des)Conexión
2021
Original Story

The Student's Wife
2019
Story
A young wife faces a sleepless night as she deals with anxiety and memories, much to the chagrin of her husband.

Five Boys and a Wheel
2016
Story
A young father has to help his son out of a petty conflict with the neighbors. As the parents of each respective family are summoned to discuss the is...

Whoever Was Using This Bed
2016
Story
A married couple is woken in the dead of night by a mysterious phone call. Unable to sleep, they are drawn into an unsettling examination of their fea...

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014
Short Story
A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night appr...

Men Who Don't Work
2011
Story
When an unusual family moves into a house on his route, a small town postman becomes enthralled by their mystery and strives to understand them. Based...

Everything Must Go
2011
Short Story
When an alcoholic relapses, causing him to lose his wife and his job, he holds a yard sale on his front lawn in an attempt to start over. A new neighb...

After the Denim
2010
Story
"After the Denim" is the story of James Packer, a retired accountant and recovering alcoholic who transforms from a bristly, argumentative, resentful ...

Traffic Flow: Normal
2006
Novel
In the confined space of a typical school bus, two contrasting characters share an ordinary day on the road just before Christmas.

Jindabyne
2006
Short Story
Outside the Australian town of Jindabyne, local man Stuart Kane is on a fishing trip with friends when they discover the body of a murdered girl.

Everything Goes
2004
Story
A young couple offer to buy the furniture of a middle-aged man whose wife just left him - but they end up with more than they bargained for. Hugo Weav...
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
2000
Short Story
Short film based on "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" by writer Raymond Carver.

Short Cuts
1993
Author
Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a bo...

To Write and Keep Kind
1992
as Self (archive footage)
A PBS documentary on the life and work of writer Raymond Carver. It features interviews with his family and friends, and provides an insightful look a...

Raymond Carver: Dreams Are What You Wake Up From
1989
as Self (archive footage)
When Raymond Carver died in 1988, he was mourned as a national literary figure and shortlisted for the Pulitzer prize yet only ten years earlier he wa...

Raymond Carver: Dreams Are What You Wake Up From
1989
Story
When Raymond Carver died in 1988, he was mourned as a national literary figure and shortlisted for the Pulitzer prize yet only ten years earlier he wa...