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You want. He wants. She wants. But nobody wants what I want. - Happiness
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Title: Happiness

Release Date: 11 Oct 1998

Runtime: 2h 19m

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: Good Machine, Killer Films

Production Companies: Good Machine, Killer Films

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.5 (827 votes)

Cast

  • Joy Jordan: Jane Adams
  • Andy Kornbluth: Jon Lovitz
  • Allen: Philip Seymour Hoffman
  • Bill Maplewood: Dylan Baker
  • Helen Jordan: Lara Flynn Boyle
  • Timmy Maplewood: Justin Elvin
  • Trish Maplewood: Cynthia Stevenson
  • Chloe Maplewood: Lila Glantzman-Leib
  • Psychiatrist: Gerry Becker
  • Billy Maplewood: Rufus Read
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