Auteur

Benny Safdie

Born 1986 · American filmmaker

Benjamin Safdie is an American filmmaker and actor, most known for his film collaborations with his elder brother, Josh, in Heaven Knows What (2014), Good Time (2017), which he also starred in, and Uncut Gems (2019).

Benny Safdie, in order

  1. 2009 Daddy Longlegs: directed, wrote · critics 81%, audiences 51% · streaming on Philo, AMC+
  2. 2013 Lenny Cooke: directed · streaming on Fandango at Home (free), Tubi
  3. 2014 Heaven Knows What: directed · critics 89%, audiences 66% · streaming on Plex
  4. 2017 Good Time: directed, acted · critics 91%, audiences 82%
  5. 2017 Person to Person: acted · directed by Dustin Guy Defa · critics 55%, audiences 43% · streaming on Netflix, Kanopy, Hoopla
  6. 2019 Uncut Gems: directed, wrote · critics 91%, audiences 52% · streaming on Roku Channel
  7. 2020 Pieces of a Woman: acted · directed by Kornél Mundruczó · critics 76%, audiences 84% · streaming on Netflix
  8. 2021 Licorice Pizza: acted · directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · critics 90%, audiences 65% · streaming on Roku Channel, Tubi
  9. 2022 Obi-Wan Kenobi (TV series): acted · directed by Deborah Chow · critics 82%, audiences 61% · streaming on Disney+
  10. 2022 Stars at Noon: acted · directed by Claire Denis · critics 63%, audiences 14% · streaming on Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla
  11. 2023 Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret: acted · directed by Kelly Fremon Craig · critics 99%, audiences 94%
  12. 2023 Oppenheimer: acted · directed by Christopher Nolan · critics 93%, audiences 91% · streaming on Peacock, Fandango at Home (free)
  13. 2023–24 The Curse (TV series): wrote, created · directed by David Zellner · critics 93%, audiences 45% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+
  14. 2025 Happy Gilmore 2: acted · directed by Kyle Newacheck · critics 61%, audiences 64% · streaming on Netflix
  15. 2025 If I Had Legs I'd Kick You: produced · directed by Mary Bronstein · critics 92%, audiences 79% · streaming on HBO Max
  16. 2025 The Smashing Machine: directed, wrote · critics 71%, audiences 72% · streaming on HBO Max
  17. 2026 The Odyssey: acted · directed by Christopher Nolan · critics 94%, audiences 96%
  18. The Black Balloon (short film): directed, wrote