

Happiness
1998-10-11 · 140 min · ★ 7.4
The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.
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Production details
- Directors
- Todd Solondz
- Production companies
- Good Machine, Killer Films
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 3,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 2,800,000
Top Cast
Jane AdamsJoy Jordan
Philip Seymour HoffmanAllen
Dylan BakerBill Maplewood
Lara Flynn BoyleHelen Jordan
Cynthia StevensonTrish Maplewood
Louise LasserMona Jordan
Ben GazzaraLenny Jordan
Camryn ManheimKristina
Jon LovitzAndy Kornbluth
Jared HarrisVlad
Gerry BeckerPsychiatrist
Elizabeth AshleyDiane Freed
Arthur J. NascarellaDetective Berman
Molly ShannonNancy
Ann HaradaKay
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