Benny Safdie

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.

Release Date:2026-07-15

Thank You Very Much

Trace the life and career of legendary performance artist Andy Kaufman and see a nuanced understanding of what drove the mercurial performer, whose gonzo, boundary-shattering comedy provoked and often outraged audiences, with rare, never before seen footage and audio recordings that shed new light on his creative process; including newly uncovered archival footage and intimate recollections of friends, colleagues, and family members, and interviews with Kaufman’s closest collaborators. Discover the all-too-short life and career of a comedy iconoclast whose impact is felt all the more today with the blurring of artifice and reality that defines our present age.

Release Date:2025-03-28

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Ren Faire

When the ailing king of America's largest renaissance festival declares his retirement, an epic power struggle ensues between an actor, a former elephant trainer, and a kettle-corn kingpin to claim his throne.

Release Date:2024-06-02

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Episode Count:3

Vote Count:9

Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God

Chronicles the life and death of Amy Carlson, also known as Mother God, a self-proclaimed spiritual savior who built a cult through her online manifestos and live-streaming sessions. As Amy's health declined, her followers believed her death would lead to her evacuation by UFO and salvation for humanity. Told through the eyes of Amy's devotees and constructed from the cult's archival footage, the three-part docuseries captures the perils of internet proselytizing and a conspiracy-driven faith.

Release Date:2023-11-13

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Episode Count:3

Vote Count:18

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.

Release Date:2023-11-12

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Character:Dougie Schecter

Episode Count:10

Vote Count:121

Telemarketers

This docuseries chronicles the darkly comedic, unexpected 20-year journey of two unlikely office buddies, who stumble upon the murky truth behind the work they’ve been doing at a seedy New Jersey call center – persuading people to give money to charities – and vow to expose the crooked American telemarketing industry from within.

Release Date:2023-08-13

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Episode Count:3

Vote Count:20

Oppenheimer

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

Release Date:2023-07-19

Character:Edward Teller

Vote Count:9847

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.

Release Date:2023-03-29

Character:Herbert Simon

Vote Count:394

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.

Release Date:2022-10-14

Character:CIA Man

Vote Count:101

Funny Pages

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

Release Date:2022-08-26

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Vote Count:67

Obi-Wan Kenobi

During the reign of the Galactic Empire, former Jedi Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, embarks on a crucial mission to confront allies turned enemies and face the wrath of the Empire.

Release Date:2022-05-26

Character:Nari

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:1863

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.

Release Date:2021-11-26

Character:Joel Wachs

Vote Count:2291

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.

Release Date:2020-12-30

Character:Chris

Vote Count:1221

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.

Release Date:2020-03-10

Character:Self

Vote Count:2

Question & Answer

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

Release Date:2020-02-08

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Self

Goldman v Silverman

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.

Release Date:2020-01-16

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Al Silverman

Vote Count:68

Uncut Gems

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 adversaries on all sides in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.

Release Date:2019-08-30

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:4827

Marcy Me

JAY-Z reminisces on his days as a hustler in Marcy Houses in Brooklyn.

Release Date:2017-12-21

Department:Directing

Job:Director

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. An original documentary featuring footage from the making of their new thriller, Good Time, along with several of the brothers’ early features and shorts. Produced by the Criterion Channel for their "Meet the Filmmakers" series.

Release Date:2017-10-03

Character:Self

Vote Count:2

The Pure and the Damned

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

Release Date:2017-09-05

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:2

Good Time

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.

Release Date:2017-08-11

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Nick Nikas

Vote Count:2848

Person to Person

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

Release Date:2017-07-28

Character:Eugene

Vote Count:49

Toback Vs. Mailer: The Incident

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. Browns game and a couple well-placed stomach punches. In this short, Toback recounts the tale of his of his encounters with one of America's all-time great writers.

Release Date:2016-11-23

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Heaven Knows What

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.

Release Date:2015-05-29

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:163

Togetherness

Four adults nearing 40, living under the same roof, struggle to keep their relationships and their individual dreams alive.

Release Date:2015-01-11

Character:Craddock Brother #2

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:89

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 inspired by the life of Arielle Holmes.

Release Date:2015-01-01

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.

Release Date:2014-02-17

Character:Self

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:320

Lenny Cooke

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 American documentary, filmmaking brothers Joshua and Benny Safdie track the unfulfilled destiny of a man for whom superstardom was only just out of reach.

Release Date:2013-12-06

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:12

Solid Gold

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.

Release Date:2013-08-15

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Goldman

Vote Count:1

Heartland

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

Release Date:2013-06-13

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:1

Trophy Hunter

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.

Release Date:2012-12-01

Department:Directing

Job:Director

The Black Balloon

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

Release Date:2012-01-20

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:10

Second Stop from Jupiter: The Making of Daddy Longlegs

A documentary chronicling the production of Daddy Longlegs.

Release Date:2011-12-13

Character:Himself

Straight Hustle

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.

Release Date:2011-11-07

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Buttons

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 elsewhere.

Release Date:2011-09-02

Department:Directing

Job:Director

John's Gone

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.

Release Date:2010-09-07

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:John

Vote Count:6

The Neistat Brothers

Following Casey and Van Neistat, The Neistat Brothers is a autobiographical documentary following the lives and adventures of the two brothers. The series follows their travels around the world and New York as they tell their stories about six week chunks of their lives in their signature vlog-like style

Release Date:2010-06-05

Department:Art

Job:Set Decoration

Character:Self

Episode Count:8

Vote Count:3

Daddy Longlegs

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 must figure out if he wants to act as their father or be their friend. Ultimately, their trip upstate results in complete lawlessness taking over their lives.

Release Date:2010-04-28

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:43

The Surprise Tour

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.

Release Date:2010-04-01

Department:Editing

Job:Editor

The Pleasure of Being Robbed

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

Release Date:2008-10-03

Department:Editing

Job:Editor

Vote Count:35

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 as planned.

Release Date:2008-09-27

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:

There's Nothing You Can Do

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

Release Date:2008-08-05

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:

Vote Count:2

The Acquaintances of a Lonely John

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.

Release Date:2008-05-22

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:

Vote Count:8

Yeast

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

Release Date:2008-03-10

Character:Riverguy 2

Vote Count:8

The Story of Charles Riverbank

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

Release Date:2008-01-08

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Charles Riverbank

I Think I'm Missing Parts

A woman's car breaks down at a house in the woods. She looks out the window to see a variety of bizarre activities.

Release Date:2007-11-26

The Back of Her Head

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.

Release Date:2007-01-20

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:4

The Groomsmen

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. But, when the bonding devolves into accusations and regret, Paulie has to decide whether he's ready to tie the knot and take this big step into adulthood.

Release Date:2006-06-09

Department:Production

Job:Production Assistant

Vote Count:63

If You See Something, Say Something

A short film by JoshSafdie.

Release Date:2006-03-11

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Character:

The Adventures of Slater's Friend

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. The question becomes who is his Friend. The viewer is taken along through the morning of Philbert Powell.

Release Date:2005-04-22

Department:Directing

Job:Director

The Smashing Machine

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

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Untitled Adam Sandler/Josh Safdie Project

Set in the world of high-end sports card collecting in the 1990s, a retired Baseball pitcher attempts a comeback as a sports memorabilia agent attempts to capitalize on his success.

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

The Ralph Handel Story

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 actual nightclubs for several of these abysmal routines, lending a curious note of authenticity to the counterfeit documentary.

Release Date:2006-06-19

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:Ralph Handel

Gone Tomorrow

A short film by Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, & Alex Kalman.

Department:Directing

Job:Director

What To Do When Choking

A short film by Ben Safdie.

Release Date:2007-01-01

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:

Into the Woods with Mark

A film by Ben Safdie.

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Character:

Vote Count:1

Projection/Admiration

Charli contemplates the messiness of the ethics in filmmaking and collaboration.

Character:Himself (Archival)

Happy Gilmore 2

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

Pee-wee as Himself

A kaleidoscopic portrait told in two parts tracing the life of the imaginative artist.

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Episode Count:2

Superfakes

A small-time Chinatown luxury counterfeit dealer enters a dangerous black market underworld in order to fund a life of suburban respectability for her family.

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Episode Count:1