Happiness
“You want. He wants. She wants. But nobody wants what I want.”
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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2 films
Cast
41 people
Jane Adams
Joy Jordan
Known for
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Messiah
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Allen
Known for
Mission: Impossible III
Moneyball
Dylan Baker
Bill Maplewood
Known for
Hunters
Spider-Man 2
Lara Flynn Boyle
Helen Jordan
Known for
Twin Peaks
Men in Black II
Cynthia Stevenson
Trish Maplewood
Known for
Dead Like Me
Agent Cody Banks
Louise Lasser
Mona Jordan
Known for
Requiem for a Dream
Bananas
Ben Gazzara
Lenny Jordan
Known for
Anatomy of a Murder
Road House
Camryn Manheim
Kristina
Known for
Ghost Whisperer
Extant
Rufus Read
Billy Maplewood
Also in
Double Parked
Law & Order
Jon Lovitz
Andy Kornbluth
Known for
Hotel Transylvania
Big
Jared Harris
Vlad
Known for
Chernobyl
Foundation
Gerry Becker
Psychiatrist
Known for
Spider-Man
Donnie Brasco
Todd Solondz Director · Robbie Kondor Composer Maryse Alberti Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $2.8M · Budget $3M · United States release October 11, 1998
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,800,000
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
Good Machine
Production
Killer Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Russian
Release dates
France · May 15, 1998
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · October 11, 1998
Limited theatrical
United States · September 24, 2024
Physical · The Criterion Collection 4K+Blu-Ray
United States
October 9, 1998 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 16, 1998 · Theatrical
Australia
March 22, 1999 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
March 25, 1999 · Theatrical
Belgium
February 3, 1999 · Theatrical
Canada
September 15, 1998 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
October 23, 1998 · Theatrical
September 24, 2024 · Physical · The Criterion Collection 4K+Blu-Ray
Czechia
July 22, 1999 · Physical
Denmark
January 8, 1999 · Theatrical
France
February 10, 1999 · Theatrical
Germany
March 18, 1999 · Theatrical
Italy
January 29, 1999 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 19, 1999 · Theatrical
May 22, 2003 · Physical · DVD
November 20, 2005 · TV · Veronica
Norway
January 29, 1999 · Theatrical
Poland
October 29, 1999 · Premiere
Spain
October 30, 1998 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 13, 1998 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 27, 1998 · Theatrical
October 14, 1999 · Physical · VHS
May 25, 2000 · Physical · DVD
July 23, 2024 · Physical · The Criterion Collection 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray / Blu-ray
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