Willie leeft in New York. Zijn nicht Eva uit Hongarije bezoekt hem een paar dagen. Zij vertrekt daarna naar Cleveland om bij haar tante Lotte te gaan wonen. Een jaar later gaan Willie en zijn vriend Eddie op trektocht naar Cleveland om Eva en tante Lotte te bezoeken.
Nee, helaas is Stranger Than Paradise nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Camera | Tom DiCillo | Director of Photography |
| Production | Sara Driver | Producer |
| Editing | Melody London | Editor |
| Editing | Jim Jarmusch | Editor |
| Production | Otto Grokenberger | Executive Producer |
| Sound | John Lurie | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Jim Jarmusch | Director |
| Writing | Jim Jarmusch | Screenplay |
| Sound | Screamin' Jay Hawkins | Songs |
| Production | Sam Edwards | Production Assistant |
| Production | Louis Tancredi | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Eugene J. Moye | Musician |
| Lighting | Frank Prinzi | Gaffer |
| Sound | Jack Cooley | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Writing | John Lurie | Idea |
| Camera | Li-Shin Yu | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Kay Stern | Musician |
| Art | Suzanne Fletcher | Title Designer |
| Sound | Ollie Cotton | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Greg Curry | Sound |
| Production | Stephen Torton | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Drew Kunin | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | John Auerbach | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Frank Prinzi | Grip |
| Production | Sara Driver | Production Manager |
| Camera | James Hayman | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Melody London | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jill Jaffe | Musician |
| Production | Guido Chiesa | Production Assistant |
| Editing | Tim Brennan | Negative Cutter |
| Sound | E.J. Rodriguez | Musician |
| Production | Matt Buchwald | Production Assistant |
| Editing | John Dowdell | Colorist |
| Sound | Mary Rowell | Musician |
| Production | Una McClure | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Paul Bartel | Thanks |
| Production | Tom Jarmusch | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Paul Gibson | Assistant Camera |
