Todd Solondz

Born: 1959-03-14

Todd Solondz (born October 15, 1959) is an American filmmaker and playwright known for his style of dark, socially conscious satire. Solondz's work has received critical acclaim for its commentary on the "dark underbelly of middle class American suburbia," a reflection of his own background in New Jersey. His work includes Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995), Happiness (1998), Storytelling (2001), Palindromes (2004), Life During Wartime (2009), Dark Horse (2011), and Wiener-Dog (2016). Description above from the Wikipedia article Todd Solondz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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As Good as It Gets

as Man on Bus
Released: 1997-12-19

Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction, is rude to...

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Married to the Mob

as The Zany Reporter
Released: 1988-08-19

Angela de Marco is fed up with her gangster husband's line of work and wants no part of the...

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Happiness

as Doorman (uncredited)
Released: 1998-10-11

The lives of many individuals connected by the desire for happiness, often from sources usually...

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Fear, Anxiety and Depression

as Ira Ellis
Released: 1989-12-08

An unsuccessful playwright faces trials and tribulations as he seeks to find himself in New York...

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In Transit

as Musician
Released: 1986-01-01

Les mésaventures absurdes de Léopold Pavlovsky, bloqué en transit à New York.

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Feelings

as Sensitive Young Man
Released: 1984-01-01

His first film shot with sound, Feelings is a two and a half minute movie made as an NYU film...

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Schatt's Last Shot

as Ezra Schatt
Released: 1985-12-18

Solondz’s 1985 student short film “Schatt’s Last Shot” provides an ideal entry point to his...

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The Culture Show

as Self
First aired: 2004-11-11

A weekly BBC Two magazine programme focusing on the best of the week's arts and culture news,...

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