Happiness

The 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.

Cast

Jane Adams

as Joy Jordan

Philip Seymour Hoffman

as Allen

Dylan Baker

as Bill Maplewood

Lara Flynn Boyle

as Helen Jordan

Cynthia Stevenson

as Trish Maplewood

Louise Lasser

as Mona Jordan

Ben Gazzara

as Lenny Jordan

Camryn Manheim

as Kristina

Rufus Read

as Billy Maplewood

Jon Lovitz

as Andy Kornbluth

Reviews

tmdb15435519

Simply too hard to watch due to the subject matter. But... it is clearly an excellent film, I just can't recommend anyone watch it. Enter at your own risk....

ARGMAN

weird is not necessarily creative...

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