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1. Oppenheimer (I) (2023)
R | 180 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr.
Votes: 732,549 | Gross: $326.11M
2. The Curse (2023– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
A newlywed couple struggle to make their vision for eco-living a reality in a small New Mexico town.
Stars: Emma Stone, Nathan Fielder, Benny Safdie, Hikmah Warsame
Votes: 12,023
3. Uncut Gems (2019)
R | 135 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
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.
Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | Stars: Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Idina Menzel, Mesfin Lamengo
Votes: 318,546
4. Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi must save young Leia after she is kidnapped, all the while being pursued by Imperial Inquisitors and his former Padawan now known as Darth Vader.
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Moses Ingram, Vivien Lyra Blair, Hayden Christensen
Votes: 229,955
5. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
When her family moves from the city to the suburbs, 11-year-old Margaret navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.
Director: Kelly Fremon Craig | Stars: Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Benny Safdie
Votes: 27,595
6. Licorice Pizza (2021)
R | 133 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn, Tom Waits
Votes: 140,421
7. Good Time (2017)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.
Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | Stars: Robert Pattinson, Benny Safdie, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Buddy Duress
Votes: 140,413 | Gross: $2.03M
8. Funny Pages (2022)
R | 86 min | Comedy
A bitingly funny coming-of-age story of a teenage cartoonist who rejects the comforts of his suburban life in a misguided quest for soul.
Director: Owen Kline | Stars: Daniel Zolghadri, Matthew Maher, Miles Emanuel, Maria Dizzia
Votes: 3,658
9. The Smashing Machine (2025)
Biography, Drama | Pre-production
The story of mixed-martial arts and UFC champion Mark Kerr.
Director: Benny Safdie | Stars: Emily Blunt, Dwayne Johnson, Lyndsey Gavin
10. Pieces of a Woman (2020)
R | 126 min | Drama
When a young mother's home birth ends in unfathomable tragedy, she begins a year-long odyssey of mourning that fractures relationships with loved ones in this deeply personal story of a woman learning to live alongside her loss.
Director: Kornél Mundruczó | Stars: Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Ellen Burstyn, Iliza Shlesinger
Votes: 56,286
11. Stars at Noon (2022)
R | 135 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
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.
Director: Claire Denis | Stars: Margaret Qualley, Joe Alwyn, Benny Safdie, Danny Ramirez
Votes: 3,700
12. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Jimmy Fallon hosts the Tonight Show and interviews celebrities, plays games with them and has a musical or comedic guest perform.
Stars: Jimmy Fallon, The Roots, Steve Higgins, Questlove
Votes: 19,019
13. Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God (2023)
TV-MA | 167 min | Documentary, Biography
Chronicles the life and death of Amy Carlson, also known as Mother God, a self-proclaimed spiritual savior who built a cult through her online manifestos and live-streaming sessions.
Votes: 2,988
14. Togetherness (2015–2016)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two couples living under the same roof struggle to keep their relationships alive while pursuing their individual dreams.
Stars: Mark Duplass, Melanie Lynskey, Amanda Peet, Steve Zissis
Votes: 9,331
15. Heaven Knows What (2014)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama
A young woman struggles to reconcile her love for her boyfriend and for heroin, as she finds out that suicide is the only way for her boyfriend to forgive her for her misdeed.
Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | Stars: Arielle Holmes, Caleb Landry Jones, Buddy Duress, Necro
Votes: 9,252 | Gross: $0.08M
16. Untitled Adam Sandler/Safdie Brothers Project
Announced
Plot under wraps.
Director: Josh Safdie | Stars: Adam Sandler, Megan Thee Stallion
17. Telemarketers (2023)
TV-MA | 58 min | Documentary
Follows former telemarketing employees Pat Pespas and Sam Lipman-Stern, two longtime office friends who find themselves hot on the trail of a sobering look at the ugly side of American capitalism and the abuse of customer trust.
Stars: Brian Goetz, Pat Pespas, Sabrina Ross, Jonah Lipman-Stern
Votes: 4,381
18. Ren Faire (2024– )
57 min | Documentary
When the ailing king of America's largest renaissance festival declares his retirement, an epic power struggle ensues between an actor, a former elephant trainer, and a kettle-corn kingpin to claim his throne.
Stars: Jeffrey Baldwin, Lauren Croft, George Coulam, Brandi Baldwin
19. If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Comedy, Drama | Post-production
With her life crashing down around her, Linda, a Long Island-based therapist and mother, navigates her way through an emotional minefield
Director: Mary Bronstein | Stars: Danielle Macdonald, Rose Byrne, Josh Pais, Ella Beatty
20. Goldman v Silverman (2020)
7 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Rod Goldman and Al Silverman are street performers who work the tourist scene of Times Square. Goldman gets no respect and Silverman is the first one to make sure of that.
Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | Stars: Adam Sandler, Benny Safdie
Votes: 2,441
21. Daddy Longlegs (2009)
TV-14 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
A father juggling his kids with the rest of his responsibilities is ultimately faced with the choice of being their father or their friend.
Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | Stars: Ronald Bronstein, Alex Greenblatt, Sage Ranaldo, Frey Ranaldo
Votes: 2,883 | Gross: $0.02M
22. CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979– )
TV-PG | 90 min | News, Talk-Show
The news show that does personal interest pieces. Anything from interviews with actors, political figures, athletes, musicians, costume designers, fashion designers, restaurant owners, charity heads, kids with special talents
Stars: Jane Pauley, Charles Osgood, Mo Rocca, Lee Cowan
Votes: 1,068
23. The Groomsmen (2006)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A groom (Ed Burns) and his four attendants wrestle with issues related to friendship and maturity a week before the big day.
Director: Edward Burns | Stars: Edward Burns, Matthew Lillard, Brittany Murphy, Heather Burns
Votes: 4,796 | Gross: $0.13M
24. Person to Person (2017)
Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy, Drama
Follows a variety of New York characters as they navigate personal relationships and unexpected problems over the course of one day.
Director: Dustin Guy Defa | Stars: Abbi Jacobson, Michael Cera, Tavi Gevinson, Bene Coopersmith
Votes: 1,841 | Gross: $0.05M
25. The Pleasure of Being Robbed (2008)
Not Rated | 71 min | Drama
A curious and lost Eleonore looks for something everywhere, even in the bags of strangers who find themselves sadly smiling only well after she's left their lives. They owe her their thanks.
Director: Josh Safdie | Stars: Bat 'Batman' Baxter, Alex Billig, Wayne Chin, Jerry Damons
Votes: 2,056 | Gross: $0.01M
26. Yeast (2008)
Unrated | 78 min | Drama
A maddeningly oblivious, tyrannical and emotionally stunted young woman tries her best to negotiate two toxic friendships.
Director: Mary Bronstein | Stars: Mary Bronstein, Ignacio Carballo, Greta Gerwig, Amy Judd Lieberman
Votes: 266
27. Thank You Very Much (2023)
99 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
Documentary about performance artist and "song and dance man" Andy Kaufman
Director: Alex Braverman | Stars: Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner, Andy Kaufman, Lynne Margulies
Votes: 24
28. Lenny Cooke (2013)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Lenny Cooke was the number-one ranked high school basketball player in America, but his inevitable fall from grace will forever be remembered.
Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | Stars: Lenny Cooke, Tom Konchalski, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony
Votes: 938
29. Oneohtrix Point Never: The Pure and the Damned (2017 Music Video)
5 min | Music
Music video by Oneohtrix Point Never (Daniel Lopatin) ft. Iggy Pop from the official soundtrack of Good Time (2017), including unused scenes of a 'what if' ending if Connie and Nick successfully completed the heist.
Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | Stars: Robert Pattinson, Iggy Pop, Benny Safdie
Votes: 602
30. Hollywood Insider (2018– )
Talk-Show
A show focused on substance and meaningful entertainment while staying away from gossip and scandal.
Stars: Pritan Ambroase, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Holland, Margot Robbie
Votes: 1,412
31. The Neistat Brothers (2010– )
Biography
Each episode spans six weeks in the lives of Van and Casey Neistat.
Stars: Casey Neistat, Van Neistat, Owen Neistat, Tom Sachs
Votes: 508
32. Oneohtrix Point Never: Lost But Never Alone (2020 Music Video)
4 min | Short, Music
Music video to Lost But Never Alone by Oneohtrix Point Never.
Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | Stars: Cam Rice, Angela Wildflower, Timothy Stickney, Daniel Lopatin
Votes: 106
33. The Black Balloon (2012)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
While trying to move 40 kids six New York City blocks all by himself, a stressed man accidentally loses a bouquet of a hundred balloons. In that bouquet, a lone black balloon scurries free ... See full summary »
Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | Stars: Mustafa Bekiroglu, Kennon Bltut, Eleonore Hendricks, Francesca LaPrelle
Votes: 465
34. Buttons (2011)
91 min | Documentary
A collage of a movie by three directors, Alex Kalman, Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie. Jerkily filmed vignettes, home-video poetry, most from the streets and subways of New York.
Directors: Alex Kalman, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie
Votes: 46
35. The Big Picture (2017 Podcast Series)
190 min | Talk-Show
Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins review the movies you need to see. Plus: Top 5s, Movie Drafts, Oscars analysis, and more.
Stars: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan, Adam Nayman
Votes: 36
36. Casey Neistat Vlog (2015– )
Documentary, Reality-TV
The everyday adventures of filmmaker Casey Neistat are on show in this Youtube series.
Stars: Casey Neistat, Candice Pool, Owen Neistat, Oscar Boyson
Votes: 1,296
37. Silence on Set (2021 Podcast Series)
Talk-Show
This podcast and YouTube show covers all things celebrities, entertainment, and pop culture from one host who is oddly obsessed with all three. Monica Gleberman takes you on a journey as ... See full summary »
Stars: Monica Gleberman, Graham McTavish, Katherine McNamara, Josh Dallas
Votes: 8
38. John's Gone (2010)
Not Rated | 22 min | Short, Comedy
John's Gone is a fever dream comedy about John's World soon after his mother passes away. He sells things online, cheats off dollar stores, needs friends but settles for strangers, has ... See full summary »
Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | Stars: Benny Safdie, Eric Cheung, Antonio Gusman, Charlie Judkins
Votes: 305
39. Front Row Flynn (2018– )
Talk-Show
One of Hollywood's most guarded secrets has been revealed. Every week, the biggest stars, and brightest filmmakers sit down with the top entertainment journalists around, to have lively, ... See full summary »
Stars: Scott Mantz, Jenelle Riley, Pete Hammond, Steve Weintraub
Votes: 9
40. Jay-Z: Marcy Me (2017 Music Video)
4 min | Music
Music video for Marcy Me, a song by Jay-Z from the album 4:44.
Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | Star: Malachi Butler
Votes: 122
41. The Acquaintances of a Lonely John (2008)
Not Rated | 12 min | Short, Comedy
This is the story of a lonely man named John. He wanders through the city into various acquaintances of varying levels of niceness. He sees a lot of people but sometimes they just don't want to be bothered with him.
Director: Benny Safdie | Stars: Max Abelson, Firas Al-Ramahi, Jim Bennett, Terry Clarey
Votes: 311
42. Untitled Paul Reubens Documentary
Documentary | Post-production
A kaleidoscopic portrait told in two parts that traces the life of the imaginative artist
Director: Matt Wolf
43. 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2020 TV Special)
Director: Joel Gallen | Stars: Aubrey Plaza, Karen Allen, Fredrica Bailey, Noah Baumbach
Votes: 33
44. We're Leaving (2011)
12 min | Short
There's a lot wrong with America, but one man's love for his pet gator is not one of them.
Director: Zachary Treitz | Stars: Rusty Blanton, Veronica Blanton, David Maloney, Chopper
Votes: 34
45. The Ralph Handel Story (2006)
Not Rated | 15 min | Short, Comedy
Benny Safdie's deadpan spoof of stand-up comedy and staged cinéma verité verges on performance art.
Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | Stars: Peter Rand, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie
Votes: 26
46. Alberto Lives in a Bathroom (2004)
Short, Comedy
A man lives in a bathtub. He goes out for the day, then returns.
Director: Josh Safdie | Stars: Noah Britton, Charlotte Pinson, Benny Safdie, Nev Schulman
Votes: 7
47. The Back of Her Head (2007)
Not Rated | 21 min | Short
This is a story about him, who lives above an older Hindi man, who lives above a delinquent British guy, who lives on top of her. It is the back of her head that he is in love with.
Director: Josh Safdie | Stars: Charlotte Pinson, Josh Safdie, Stephen Schneider, Jagdeep Singh
Votes: 61
48. There's Nothing You Can Do (2008)
Not Rated | 4 min | Short
The Safdie brothers repurpose reality televisionââ'¬Ã's vocabulary of confrontation and cramped cinematography for a miniature study of urban maladies.
Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | Stars: Sebastian Bear-McClard, Eleonore Hendricks, Casey Neistat, Benny Safdie
Votes: 92
49. Adventures in Moviegoing (2016– )
Documentary
Interviews with filmmakers discussing their love of movies.
Stars: Peter Becker, Antonio Monda, Michael Sragow, Alicia Malone
50. The Trophy Hunter (2012)
4 min | Short, Comedy
Trophy Hunter, a short, fake documentary about illegal wildlife trade made for the Turtle Conservancy in 2012. It features the late great New York icon Glenn O'Brien visiting an eccentric Chinese collector.
Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | Star: Glenn O'Brien
Votes: 117