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Benny Safdie

Benny Safdie

Benjamin "Benny" Safdie (born February 24, 1986 in New York City) is an American director, screenwriter and actor, best known for the New York-set thrillers Good Time (2017) and Uncut Gems (2019). Together with his brother and frequent collaborator Josh Safdie, they are of Syrian-Jewish ancestry and grew up between their European father in Queens and their New Yorker mother in Manhattan. The brothers began making movies when they were kids, inspired by their film-enthusiastic father who translated his love of cinema to Benny and his brother by constantly filming them.

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Movies Made By Benny Safdie (31)

The Smashing Machine (2025)

MMA fighter Mark Kerr struggles with addiction, winning and love during his peak era in the UFC. ...

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Thank You Very Much (2025)

Andy Kaufman's provocative comedy often outraged audiences, challenging them to confront their own presumptions. Through never-before-seen footage and intimate recollections, filmmaker Alex Braverman explores Kaufman's brief but impactful life and career. ...

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Funny Pages (2022)

A teenage cartoonist rejects the comforts of his suburban life in a misguided quest for soul. ...

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Question & Answer (2020)

The Safdie brothers go undercover to record an interview with Adam Sandler, the star of their film UNCUT GEMS. ...

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Goldman v Silverman (2020)

Rod Goldman and Al Silverman are street performers who work the tourist scene of Times Square. Goldman gets no respect and Silverman is the first one to make sure of that. ...

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Uncut Gems (2019)

A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching a ...

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The Pure and the Damned (2017)

Oneohtrix Point Never's 'The Pure and the Damned' music video from the soundtrack of Good Time (2017) featuring Iggy Pop. ...

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Good Time (2017)

After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail. ...

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Toback Vs. Mailer: The Incident (2016)

Betting, boxing, and boozing: this is the weird, true story of the time Norman Mailer confronted James Toback to argue about the difference between bourbon and scotch, setting off a years-long rivalry that climaxed in a stare-down during a tense Jets vs. B ...

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Heaven Knows What (2015)

A young heroin addict roams the streets of New York to panhandle and get her next fix, while her unstable boyfriend drifts in and out of her life at random. ...

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Lenny Cooke (2013)

In 2001, Lenny Cooke was the most hyped high school basketball player in the country, ranked above future greats LeBron James, Amar'e Stoudemire, and Carmelo Anthony. A decade later, Lenny has never played a minute in the NBA. In this quintessentially Amer ...

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Solid Gold (2013)

SOLID GOLD is an experiment in street performance and how to be seen. It's about a Golden Man in the streets and subways of New York, who tries and that's all that matters. ...

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Heartland (2013)

A horror film inspired by cults and Los Angeles in the late 1970s. ...

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Trophy Hunter (2012)

Trophy Hunter, a short, fake documentary about illegal wildlife trade that Josh and Benny made for the Turtle Conservancy in 2012. It features the late great New York icon Glenn O'Brien visiting an eccentric Chinese collector. ...

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The Black Balloon (2012)

An alien in a crowded land searched for some semblance of companionship after losing all of its friends. ...

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Straight Hustle (2011)

Hustle, hustle, hustle... hard. These two got a cold hustle going on in downtown Seattle. Commissioned and produced by the Northwest Film Forum for their One-Shot program. ...

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Buttons (2011)

Josh & Benny Safdie, Alex Kalman, and Factory 25 present this feature-length program of found moments from the everyday—films that showcase the wonder, beauty, sadness, love, aggression and magic that goes unnoticed on the hectic streets of NYC and elsew ...

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John's Gone (2010)

John sells things online, cheats off dollar stores, needs friends but settles for strangers, has roaches. He is punch drunk, not with love but something far more strange and lost. One can only say John's gone. ...

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Daddy Longlegs (2010)

After months of living a solitary existence, Lenny, 34, picks up his kids from school. Every year he spends a couple of weeks with his sons Sage, 9, and Frey, 7. Lenny hosts his kids within a midtown studio apartment in New York. During these two weeks, he ...

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The Surprise Tour (2010)

Punk/Performance art band The Best Thing Ever tours the USA for three weeks performing exclusively unscheduled concerts for audiences who don't expect a performance. Venues include Waffle House and Best Cuts in Cleveland, Ohio. ...

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The Pleasure of Being Robbed (2008)

Mumblecore movie about a young woman named Eleonore who wanders New York City committing acts of theft. ...

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John's Lonely Trip to Coney Island (2008)

John embarks on a trip to Coney Island for a day of fun and happiness. Things don't quite work out as planned. ...

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There's Nothing You Can Do (2008)

The Safdie brothers repurpose reality television's vocabulary of confrontation and cramped cinematography for a miniature study of urban maladies. ...

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The Acquaintances of a Lonely John (2008)

This is the story of a lonely man named John. He wanders through the city into various acquaintances of varying levels of niceness. He sees a lot of people but sometimes they just don't want to be bothered with him. ...

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The Story of Charles Riverbank (2008)

This is the story of a man named Charles Riverbank, who upon losing his home, wanders into various adventures and lot of dirty looks. ...

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The Back of Her Head (2007)

This is a story about him, who lives above an older Hindi man, who lives above a delinquent British guy, who lives on top of her. It is the back of her head that he is in love with. ...

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What To Do When Choking (2007)

A short film by Ben Safdie. ...

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The Ralph Handel Story (2006)

Benny Safdie's deadpan spoof of stand-up comedy and staged cinéma verité verges on performance art. His Ralph Handel is a humorless white-collar worker who unaccountably spends his nights working the open mic circuit. Safdie bravely committed himself to ...

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The Groomsmen (2006)

Blue-collar Paulie prepares for fatherhood and his forthcoming wedding to Sue by hanging out with his groomsmen. Brother Jimbo, cousin Mike, and his pals fill the reunion with drinking, boys-will-be-boys antics and a few unexpected personal confessions. Bu ...

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The Adventures of Slater's Friend (2005)

This is a Film about Slater's Friend. A camera crew follows a man by the name of Philbert Powell around on his journey from the supermarket to his job as a video store clerk. Philbert encounters adventures with many people all who happen to be named Slater ...

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Movies Starring Benny Safdie (25)

The Odyssey (2026)

An adaptation of Homer's epic poem of the same name, follow Odysseus in his perilous journey home after the Trojan War, showcasing his encounters with Polyphemus, the Sirens, Circe, and finishing with his reunion with his wife, Penelope. ...

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Happy Gilmore 2 (2025)

Revisit Happy Gilmore's golf career after his win in the Tour Championship. ...

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Oppenheimer (2023)

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II. ...

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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)

When her family moves from New York City to New Jersey, an 11-year-old girl navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence. ...

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Stars at Noon (2022)

In present-day Nicaragua, a headstrong American journalist and a mysterious English businessman strike up a romance as they become embroiled in a dangerous labyrinth of lies and conspiracies and are forced to try and escape the country. ...

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Licorice Pizza (2021)

The story of Gary Valentine and Alana Kane growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973. ...

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Pieces of a Woman (2020)

When a young mother's home birth ends in unfathomable tragedy, she begins a year-long odyssey of mourning that fractures relationships with loved ones in this deeply personal story of a woman learning to live alongside her loss. ...

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Money on the Street: The Making of Uncut Gems (2020)

A behind the scenes look at Uncut Gems (2019) by the Safdie Brothers with interviews from the cast and more. ...

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Question & Answer (2020)

The Safdie brothers go undercover to record an interview with Adam Sandler, the star of their film UNCUT GEMS. ...

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Goldman v Silverman (2020)

Rod Goldman and Al Silverman are street performers who work the tourist scene of Times Square. Goldman gets no respect and Silverman is the first one to make sure of that. ...

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The Universe Is Out There: Josh and Benny Safdie (2017)

Get to know the siblings whose films have captured the skittering pulse of New York's city streets. An original documentary featuring footage from the making of their new thriller, Good Time, along with several of the brothers' early features and shorts. P ...

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Good Time (2017)

After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail. ...

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Person to Person (2017)

Follows a variety of New York characters as they navigate personal relationships and unexpected problems over the course of one day. ...

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A Hot Two Weeks: The Making of Heaven Knows What (2015)

The story behind the acclaimed film, "Heaven Knows What," directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, and inspired by the life of Arielle Holmes. ...

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Solid Gold (2013)

SOLID GOLD is an experiment in street performance and how to be seen. It's about a Golden Man in the streets and subways of New York, who tries and that's all that matters. ...

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Second Stop from Jupiter: The Making of Daddy Longlegs (2011)

A documentary chronicling the production of Daddy Longlegs. ...

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John's Gone (2010)

John sells things online, cheats off dollar stores, needs friends but settles for strangers, has roaches. He is punch drunk, not with love but something far more strange and lost. One can only say John's gone. ...

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John's Lonely Trip to Coney Island (2008)

John embarks on a trip to Coney Island for a day of fun and happiness. Things don't quite work out as planned. ...

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There's Nothing You Can Do (2008)

The Safdie brothers repurpose reality television's vocabulary of confrontation and cramped cinematography for a miniature study of urban maladies. ...

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The Acquaintances of a Lonely John (2008)

This is the story of a lonely man named John. He wanders through the city into various acquaintances of varying levels of niceness. He sees a lot of people but sometimes they just don't want to be bothered with him. ...

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Yeast (2008)

A maddeningly oblivious, tyrannical and emotionally stunted young woman tries her best to negotiate two toxic friendships. ...

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The Story of Charles Riverbank (2008)

This is the story of a man named Charles Riverbank, who upon losing his home, wanders into various adventures and lot of dirty looks. ...

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What To Do When Choking (2007)

A short film by Ben Safdie. ...

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The Ralph Handel Story (2006)

Benny Safdie's deadpan spoof of stand-up comedy and staged cinéma verité verges on performance art. His Ralph Handel is a humorless white-collar worker who unaccountably spends his nights working the open mic circuit. Safdie bravely committed himself to ...

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