Happiness
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Happiness

You want. He wants. She wants. But nobody wants what I want.

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.

Comedy
Drama

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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.

Released October 11, 1998

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Language
en
Status
Released
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Seasons
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Top cast

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Jane Adams

Jane Adams

Joy Jordan

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Allen

Dylan Baker

Dylan Baker

Bill Maplewood

Lara Flynn Boyle

Lara Flynn Boyle

Helen Jordan

Cynthia Stevenson

Cynthia Stevenson

Trish Maplewood

Louise Lasser

Louise Lasser

Mona Jordan

Ben Gazzara

Ben Gazzara

Lenny Jordan

Camryn Manheim

Camryn Manheim

Kristina

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