Happiness
Directed by Todd SolondzThe 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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Happiness Ratings & Reviews
- StairwaytothestarsNovember 6, 2025HAPPINESS made me laugh, but I don't know if that is necessarily a good thing regarding certain situations in this movie! Todd Solendz elicits shock to disorient his audience with unflinching honesty and normality with his characters, and accomplishes this very difficult task.
- Antonio Ca' ZorziSeptember 22, 2025Not for everyone.
- SpanktacularJune 26, 2025This movie is like watching porno with your parents while eating a bag of lemons, rind and all. Weapons-grade distilled cringe, coupled with beautifully scored tension, and trauma-inducing levels of revulsion. I'm disgusted, amazed, laughing, and screaming, "No! Please god, stop!" every few minutes.
- Nick AdamsApril 27, 2025Absolute emotional terrorism!
- cultfilmlikerFebruary 13, 2025Now that’s a BLACK comedy. Love the surrealism. Gorgeous color palette. “Scabs crossing picket line” scenes will never get old. Also, Lara Flynn Boyle is perfect casting for this lmao really the entire ensemble. Second watch: “I am NOT a scab. I AM a strikebreaker.” For something so uncomfortable, the film sure flies by! Almost forgot how beautiful the stillness of this film is. Incredible acting. The music is so good. And obviously the writing. Truly one of the funniest films I’ve ever seen. And so pretty!
- Daniel GustavssonOctober 11, 2024This could have (and should have) been so much better. I understand it's a black comedy, and I admit that it was very unsettling at times, but it's just so much of it in this that simply doesn't land.
Happiness Trivia
Happiness was released on October 16, 1998.
Happiness was directed by Todd Solondz.
Happiness has a runtime of 2 hr 20 min.
Happiness was produced by Ted Hope, Christine Vachon.
The key characters in Happiness are Joy Jordan (Jane Adams), Allen (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Bill Maplewood (Dylan Baker).
Happiness is rated NC-17.
Happiness is a Comedy, Drama film.
Happiness has an audience rating of 8.9 out of 10.