
Happiness(1998)
The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.


“Not all girls want to play with dolls.”
An unattractive 7th grader struggles to cope with suburban life as the middle child with inattentive parents and bullies at school.

Heather Matarazzo
Dawn Wiener

Brendan Sexton III
Brandon McCarthy

Eric Mabius
Steve Rodgers

Matthew Faber
Mark Wiener
Daria Kalinina
Missy Wiener

Angela Pietropinto
Mrs. Weiner

Bill Buell
Mr. Wiener

Will Lyman
Mr. Edwards

Rica Martens
Mrs. Grissom

Stacey Moseley
Mary Ellen Moriarty
Welcome to the Dollhouse is a comedy, drama film released in 1996 exploring themes of sibling relationship, new jersey, parent child relationship, mockery, ugliness, dark comedy. Directed by Todd Solondz, it stars Heather Matarazzo, Brendan Sexton III, Eric Mabius. An unattractive 7th grader struggles to cope with suburban life as the middle child with inattentive parents and bullies at school.
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