Benny Safdie
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Born and raised in New York City: in both Queens & Manhattan. He attended the school of Communication at Boston University. He often collaborates with his brother Josh Safdie. He is a director, writer, editor and actor known for Daddy Longlegs(2009),Heaven Knows What(2014), Good Time (2017), Uncut Gems (2019) and Oppenheimer (2023).
Known For
Benny Safdie Movies
actor
Upcoming (2)
Previous (20)
- 2023 |
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
asHerb Simon
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Eleven-year-old Margaret moves from the city to the suburbs and starts to contemplate everything about life, friendship and adolescence. She relies on her mother, Barbara, who offers loving support, and her grandmother, Sylvia.
- 2022 | Stars at Noonas CIA Man
- 2022 |
Stars at Noon
asCIA Man
A young American journalist stranded in present-day Nicaragua falls for an enigmatic Englishman who seems like her best chance of escape. She soon realizes, however, that he may be in even greater danger than she is.
- 2020 | Pieces of a Womanas Chris
- 2017 | Meet the Filmmakers: Josh and Benny Safdie
- 2017 |
- 2017 |
Person to Person
asEugene
Follows a variety of New York characters as they navigate personal relationships and unexpected problems over the course of one day.
- 2014 | Heaven Knows What
- 2014 | Heaven Knows What
- 2013 | Lenny Cooke
- 2013 | Lenny Cooke
- 2011 | Buttons
- 2011 | Buttons
- 2011 | Buttons
- 2010 | The Surprise Tour
- 2009 | Daddy Longlegs
- 2009 | Daddy Longlegs
- 2009 | Daddy Longlegs
- 2008 | Yeastas Riverguy 2
- 2008 | The Pleasure of Being Robbed
director
Upcoming (1)
- 2025 |
The Smashing Machine
The story of mixed-martial arts and UFC champion Mark Kerr.
Previous (1)
- 2019 |
Uncut Gems
With his debts mounting and angry collectors closing in, a fast-talking New York City jeweler risks everything in hope of staying afloat and alive.
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