Born and raised in New York City: in both Queens & Manhattan. He attended the school of Communication at Boston University. He often collaborates with his brother Josh Safdie. He is a director, writer, editor and actor known for Daddy Longlegs(2009),Heaven Knows What(2014), Good Time (2017), Uncut Gems (2019) and Oppenheimer (2023).

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Oliver Hudson and Benny Safdie in Happy Gilmore 2 (2025)

Adam Sandler and Benny Safdie in Happy Gilmore 2 (2025)

Christopher McDonald and Benny Safdie in Happy Gilmore 2 (2025)

Emma Stone and Benny Safdie in The Curse (2023)

Cillian Murphy and Benny Safdie in Oppenheimer (2023)

Robert Pattinson and Benny Safdie in Good Time (2017)

Adam Sandler, Mesfin Lamengo, Sun Zhi Hua-Hilton, and LaKeith Stanfield in Uncut Gems (2019)

Dwayne Johnson in The Smashing Machine (2025)

'Uncut Gems' Trailer With Directors' Commentary

Benny Safdie

Benny Safdie

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