# Happiness (1998)

> Todd Solondz’s fearless ensemble dark comedy finds bleak, unsettling humor in lonely suburban people pursuing intimacy through socially forbidden desires.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5748

## Facts

- Runtime: 140 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Todd Solondz
- Cast: Jane Adams, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Dylan Baker, Lara Flynn Boyle, Cynthia Stevenson, Louise Lasser, Ben Gazzara, Camryn Manheim
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147612/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: grimly comic, deadpan, disturbing, adult cinephile viewing, dark comedy night

## Synopsis

A darkly comedic exploration of the human condition and the desperate search for connection.

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