Josh Safdie

Born: 1984-04-03

Joshua "Josh" Safdie (born April 3, 1984 in New York City) is an American director and screenwriter, best known for the New York-set thrillers Good Time (2017) and Uncut Gems (2019). Together with his brother and frequent collaborator Benny 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 Josh and his brother by constantly filming them.


Placeholder

Taking Woodstock

as Documentary Cameraman
Released: 2009-08-26

The story of Elliot Tiber and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the...

Movie page

Daddy Longlegs

as Chris
Released: 2010-05-14

After months of living a solitary existence, Lenny, 34, picks up his kids from school. Every...

Movie page

This Summer Feeling

as Thomas
Released: 2015-10-11

In high summer, Sasha suddenly dies. Her death brings two virtual strangers, her boyfriend...

Movie page

The Pleasure of Being Robbed

as Josh
Released: 2008-10-03

Mumblecore movie about a young woman named Eleonore who wanders New York City committing acts of...

Movie page

Stand Clear of the Closing Doors

as Fighter
Released: 2014-05-24

When autistic teen Ricky is scolded for skipping class, he escapes into the subway for a...

Movie page

Money on the Street: The Making of Uncut Gems

as Self
Released: 2020-03-10

A behind the scenes look at Uncut Gems (2019) by the Safdie Brothers with interviews from the...

Movie page

My Art

as Tom
Released: 2016-09-05

A 65-year-old single artist living in New York City has a good life: a stable teaching job,...

Movie page

Question & Answer

as Self
Released: 2020-02-08

The Safdie brothers go undercover to record an interview with Adam Sandler, the star of their...

Movie page

The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM

as Arthur Fleminger (voice)
Released: 2022-01-07

Live performance broadcast of The Weeknd's album Dawn FM.

Movie page

The Universe Is Out There: Josh and Benny Safdie

as Self
Released: 2017-10-03

Get to know the siblings whose films have captured the skittering pulse of New York’s city...

Movie page

Hellaware

as Gallery Patron
Released: 2013-06-22

Aspiring but less than ambitious photographer Nate clumsily navigates the New York City art...

Movie page

Hellaware

as uncredited
Released: 2013-06-22

Aspiring but less than ambitious photographer Nate clumsily navigates the New York City art...

Movie page

Ezer Kenegdo

as Levi
Released: 2017-10-27

Frictions develop when Yisroel "Izzy" Jonigkeyt, a Chassidic Jew from Crown Heights, travels to...

Movie page

We're Going to the Zoo

as The Hitchhiker
Released: 2006-06-23

This is a story about a real life brother and sister and their journey to the zoo. On their way,...

Movie page

The Back of Her Head

as Him
Released: 2007-01-20

This is a story about him, who lives above an older Hindi man, who lives above a delinquent...

Movie page

Behind the Soundtrack: 'Uncut Gems' with Daniel Lopatin

as Self
Released: 2020-01-10

Alongside filmmaker Josh Safdie, composer Daniel Lopatin sat down with us to detail the creative...

Movie page

Second Stop from Jupiter: The Making of Daddy Longlegs

as Himself
Released: 2011-12-13

A documentary chronicling the production of Daddy Longlegs.

Movie page

Lydia Hoffman Lydia Hoffman

as uncredited
Released: 2013-06-20

A young woman invites a vagabond to stay the night at her house but her feelings of insecurity...

Movie page

The Ralph Handel Story

as The Director (voice)
Released: 2006-01-01

Benny Safdie’s deadpan spoof of stand-up comedy and staged cinéma verité verges on performance...

Movie page

A Hot Two Weeks: The Making of Heaven Knows What

as uncredited
Released: 2015-01-01

The story behind the acclaimed film, "Heaven Knows What," directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, and...

Movie page

Yeast

as Riverguy 1
Released: 2008-03-10

A maddeningly oblivious, tyrannical and emotionally stunted young woman tries her best to...

Movie page

Togetherness

as Craddock Brother #1
First aired: 2015-01-11

Four adults nearing 40, living under the same roof, struggle to keep their relationships and...

TV Show page

The Neistat Brothers

as Self
First aired: 2010-06-05

Following Casey and Van Neistat, The Neistat Brothers is a autobiographical documentary...

TV Show page