Happiness

Happiness (1998) — comedy, drama film. Directed by Todd Solondz. Starring Jane Adams, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Dylan Baker, Lara Flynn Boyle. This page maps 13 characters and 15 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 7.4/10 from 972 votes.

Happiness (1998) Poster

Interactive Features for Happiness

Happiness offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:

Character Relationship Map — Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 13 characters interconnect through 15 relationship links.
AI Story Visualization & Plot Analysis — AI-powered breakdown of story structure, emotional arcs, turning points, and narrative progression.

Story Analysis

Interwoven family, romantic, and social crises expose the disturbing gap between ordinary appearances and hidden despair.

Comedy, Drama · 7.4/10 · 140 min · 1998

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Credits

Director

Todd Solondz
Cast

as Joy Jordan

Jane Adams
Cast

as Allen

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Cast

as Bill Maplewood

Dylan Baker
Cast

as Helen Jordan

Lara Flynn Boyle
Cast

as Trish Maplewood

Cynthia Stevenson
Cast

as Mona Jordan

Louise Lasser
Cast

as Lenny Jordan

Ben Gazzara
Cast

as Kristina

Camryn Manheim
Cast

as Billy Maplewood

Rufus Read
Cast

as Andy Kornbluth

Jon Lovitz
Cast

as Vlad

Jared Harris
Cast

as Psychiatrist

Gerry Becker

Universe & Franchise Timeline

Happiness Collection — Watch Order · Character Knowledge Graph

Happiness is title 1 of 2 in the Happiness Collection release order. Next: Life During Wartime (2010).

Related Movies & Series

Life During Wartime (2010) — Spin-off

Videos

Trailer
Ari Aster on Happiness
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Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q1426532), public domain (CC0).