Benny Safdie
Birthday: 1986-02-24
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Biography: Benjamin Safdie (born February 24, 1986) is an American filmmaker, actor, and editor best known for his collaborations with his older brother, Josh Safdie. Together, the Safdie brothers have established themselves as leading voices in contemporary independent cinema with acclaimed films such as Heaven Knows What (2014), Good Time (2017), and Uncut Gems (2019). In addition to directing, Benny has pursued a parallel career as an actor. His performance in Good Time earned him a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. He has since appeared in high-profile films including Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza (2021), Kelly Fremon Craig’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (2023), and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer (2023). On television, he co-created, co-wrote, and starred alongside Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone in the Showtime series The Curse (2023).
Movies
John's Gone
John sells things online, cheats off dollar stores, needs friends but settles for strangers, has roa...
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The Acquaintances of a Lonely John
John is a lonely man who wanders through the city, encountering various acquaintances of differing t...
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Stars at Noon
In present-day Nicaragua, a headstrong American journalist and a mysterious English businessman stri...
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Oppenheimer
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....
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The Story of Charles Riverbank
This is the story of a man named Charles Riverbank, who, upon losing his home, wanders into various ...
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There's Nothing You Can Do
The Safdie brothers repurpose reality television’s vocabulary of confrontation and cramped cinematog...
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Second Stop from Jupiter: The Making of Daddy Longlegs
A documentary chronicling the production of Daddy Longlegs....
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Projection/Admiration
Charli contemplates the messiness of the ethics in filmmaking and collaboration....
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Happy Gilmore 2
Happy Gilmore isn't done with golf — not by a long shot. Since his retirement after his first Tour C...
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Good Time
After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted ...
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Person to Person
Follows a variety of New York characters as they navigate personal relationships and unexpected prob...
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Yeast
A maddeningly oblivious, tyrannical and emotionally stunted young woman tries her best to negotiate ...
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The Universe Is Out There: Josh and Benny Safdie
Get to know the siblings whose films have captured the skittering pulse of New York’s city streets. ...
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I Think I'm Missing Parts
When her station wagon conks out by a secluded house in the woods, a woman peers from the window and...
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The Ralph Handel Story
Co-directed by Benny and Josh Safdie, this deadpan mock-documentary follows Ralph Handel, a buttoned...
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John's Lonely Trip to Coney Island
John embarks on a trip to Coney Island for a day of fun and happiness. Things don't quite work out a...
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What To Do When Choking
A 3-minute short film directed and edited by Benny Safdie, featuring Cassie Seale, Daniel S. Callaha...
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If You See Something, Say Something
An early short film by Josh Safdie, co-written with Benny Safdie and featuring frequent collaborator...
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Into the Woods with Mark
A short film directed by Benny Safdie, with cinematography by Josh Safdie and produced under the Red...
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Goldman v Silverman
Rod Goldman and Al Silverman are street performers who work the tourist scene of Times Square. Goldm...
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Solid Gold
A short observational piece by Josh and Benny Safdie, Solid Gold follows a gold-painted “living stat...
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Pieces of a Woman
When a young mother's home birth ends in unfathomable tragedy, she begins a year-long odyssey of mou...
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Money on the Street: The Making of Uncut Gems
A behind the scenes look at Uncut Gems (2019) by the Safdie Brothers with interviews from the cast a...
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Licorice Pizza
The story of Gary Valentine and Alana Kane growing up, running around and going through the treacher...
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
When her family moves from New York City to New Jersey, an 11-year-old girl navigates new friends, f...
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A Hot Two Weeks: The Making of Heaven Knows What
The story behind the acclaimed film, "Heaven Knows What," directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, and ins...
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Question & Answer
The Safdie brothers go undercover to record an interview with Adam Sandler, the star of their film U...
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The Odyssey
Ulysses, the legendary Greek king of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following t...
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The Adventures of Slater's Friend
A film crew trails Philbert Powell through his morning, from the supermarket to his job at a video s...
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Why? (This Movie Exists)
A short promotional film created by Benny and Josh Safdie to accompany the theatrical release of Dad...
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Alberto Live in a Bathroom
A man lives in a bathtub. He goes out for the day, then returns....
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
A new movie based on the world of Super Mario Bros. that further broadens Mario's world with a brigh...
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