Happiness (1998) May 2026

: A successful but shallow poet who seeks out "authentic" suffering and ends up in a bizarre relationship with a phone-sex harasser.

: Won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and the National Board of Review award for Best Ensemble Cast. Happiness (1998)

: The "perfect" suburban housewife who is completely unaware that her husband, Bill, is a pedophile. : A successful but shallow poet who seeks

: Jane Adams (Joy Jordan), Philip Seymour Hoffman (Allen), Dylan Baker (Bill Maplewood), Lara Flynn Boyle (Helen Jordan), Ben Gazzara (Lenny Jordan). : Jane Adams (Joy Jordan), Philip Seymour Hoffman

: A new 4K digital restoration is available from Criterion Collection and retailers like Amazon. Plot & Character Breakdown

: A suburban father and therapist who tries to balance his monstrous urges with his role as a family man.

: The sensitive sister who struggles with her love life and a sense of constant failure.