Benny Safdie

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Feb 24, 1986 (39 years old)

Benny Safdie

Known For

The Odyssey
Movie 2026

The Odyssey

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.

Happy Gilmore 2
Movie 2025

Happy Gilmore 2

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

The Curse
TV Show 2023

The Curse

An alleged curse disturbs the relationship of a newly married couple as they try to conceive a child while co-starring on their problematic new HGTV show.

Oppenheimer
3h 1m
Movie 2023

Oppenheimer

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

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
1h 47m
Movie 2023

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, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.

Stars at Noon
2h 18m
Movie 2022

Stars at Noon

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.

Obi-Wan Kenobi - The Patterson Cut
2h 37m
Movie 2022

Obi-Wan Kenobi - The Patterson Cut

The Obi-Wan show, in my opinion, suffered from things that were easily fixable in the script and in the edit... awkward pacing, whole scenes that ultimately amounted to nothing, goofy dialogue and directing choices, so I decided to take matters into my own hands and change what I could. I want to be very clear, this is my own artistic interpretation of how these scenes could be strung together to make something that works better for me personally.

Licorice Pizza
2h 13m
Movie 2021

Licorice Pizza

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.

Pieces of a Woman
2h 7m
Movie 2020

Pieces of a Woman

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.

Money on the Street: The Making of Uncut Gems
0h 30m
Movie 2020

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 and more.

Biography

Benjamin Safdie (born February 24, 1986) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and film editor best known for working with his older brother Josh as a filmmaker. His directorial works include Heaven Knows What (2014), Good Time (2017), and Uncut Gems (2019). Transitioning towards acting, Safdie was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his role in Good Time and has since taken on roles in films such as Licorice Pizza (2021), Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. and Oppenheimer (both 2023). He co-created, co-wrote and starred in the television show The Curse (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Benny Safdie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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