Benny Safdie

Birthday: Feb 24, 1986

Place of birth: New York City, New York,

Website: http://www.elarapictures.com/

Benjamin 'Benny' Safdie (born February 24, 1986) is an American director, screenwriter, and actor, best known for the New York-set thrillers Good Time (2017) and Uncut Gems (2019). Together with his brother and frequent collaborator Josh Safdie, they are of Syrian-Jewish ancestry and grew up between their European father in Queens and their New Yorker mother in Manhattan. The brothers began making movies when they were kids, inspired by their film-enthusiastic father who translated his love of cinema to Benny and his brother by constantly filming them.

Known for

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer (2023)

8.09

Edward Teller

Uncut Gems

Uncut Gems (2019)

7.15

Writer

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)

7.3

Herbert Simon

Licorice Pizza

Licorice Pizza (2021)

6.98

Joel Wachs

Pieces of a Woman

Pieces of a Woman (2020)

7.03

Chris

Stars at Noon

Stars at Noon (2022)

5.9

CIA Man

Daddy Longlegs

Daddy Longlegs (2010)

6.6

Co-Producer

Good Time

Good Time (2017)

7.2

Nick Nikas

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As an actor

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer (2023)

Edward Teller

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)

Herbert Simon

Stars at Noon

Stars at Noon (2022)

CIA Man

Licorice Pizza

Licorice Pizza (2021)

Joel Wachs

Pieces of a Woman

Pieces of a Woman (2020)

Chris

Goldman v Silverman

Goldman v Silverman (2020)

Al Silverman

Good Time

Good Time (2017)

Nick Nikas

Person to Person

Person to Person (2017)

Eugene

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Movie crew

Thank You Very Much

Thank You Very Much (2023)

Executive Producer

Goldman v Silverman

Goldman v Silverman (2020)

Director

Uncut Gems

Uncut Gems (2019)

Writer

Good Time

Good Time (2017)

Editor

Heaven Knows What

Heaven Knows What (2015)

Director

Lenny Cooke

Lenny Cooke (2013)

Editor

Daddy Longlegs

Daddy Longlegs (2010)

Co-Producer

Smashing Machine

Smashing Machine ()

Screenplay

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