
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.


“There's a moment in everyone's life when childhood ends and adulthood begins. For Jon and Wendy Savage, that moment is now.”
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.

Laura Linney
Wendy Savage

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Jon Savage

Philip Bosco
Lenny Savage

Peter Friedman
Larry

David Zayas
Eduardo

Gbenga Akinnagbe
Jimmy

Cara Seymour
Kasia

Tonye Patano
Ms. Robinson

Guy Boyd
Bill Lachman

Debra Monk
Nancy Lachman
The Savages is a drama, comedy film released in 2007 exploring themes of daughter, depression, sibling relationship, parent child relationship, literature professor, brother. Directed by Tamara Jenkins, it stars Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco. A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
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