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Happiness (1998)

134 min · Dark Comedy, Family Drama, Marital Tragedy, Psychodrama, Romantic Drama, comedy drama, drama film

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62k02025-09: 29,185 views2025-10: 50,825 views2025-11: 37,336 views2025-12: 38,827 views2026-01: 30,035 views2026-02: 27,732 views2026-03: 33,068 views2026-04: 61,618 views2026-05: 39,103 views2026-06: 27,206 views2026-07: 58,302 views2026-08: 57,667 views
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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Todd Solondz

Cast

Jane Adams, Jon Lovitz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Dylan Baker, Cynthia Stevenson, Lara Flynn Boyle, Jared Harris, Camryn Manheim

The story

The film follows multiple loosely related narratives, each pertaining to the three Jordan sisters and those within their sphere of influence. Trish Maplewood, the eldest Jordan sister, is a housewife who lives an upper middle class life. She is married to psychiatrist Bill Maplewood and has three children.

Catalogue themes and tags

1990s, Familienstreit, Liebeschaos, Mistress, New Jersey, Partnership, Pedophilia, Rape, Secret Love, Sister, Sister Sister Relationship, Stalking, Unhappy Love, Verhältnis, Drama, Black comedy, Comedy-drama, Comedy, Indie

Genres

Dark Comedy, Family Drama, Marital Tragedy, Psychodrama, Romantic Drama, comedy drama, drama film
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