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Happiness(1998)
Status: Released
Date: 1998-10-11
75%
845 Votes
Time: 2h 19m
You want. He wants. She wants. But nobody wants what I want.
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.
Languages: English, Russian.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $3,000,000.00
Revenue: $2,800,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Happiness
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jane Adams
Joy Jordan
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Allen
Dylan Baker
Bill Maplewood
Lara Flynn Boyle
Helen Jordan
Cynthia Stevenson
Trish Maplewood
Louise Lasser
Mona Jordan
Ben Gazzara
Lenny Jordan
Camryn Manheim
Kristina
Rufus Read
Billy Maplewood
Jon Lovitz
Andy Kornbluth
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