---
name: "Josh Safdie"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/josh-safdie"
fi1m_id: "josh-safdie"
imdb_id: "nm1343394"
tmdb_id: 129561
wikidata_id: "Q56604143"
roles: ["Director","Writer","Producer"]
born: "3 April 1984"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 83
average_as: "director"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-03T03:55:11.875380+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Josh Safdie

## Identity

Josh Safdie

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/josh-safdie
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** josh-safdie
- **IMDb ID:** nm1343394
- **TMDB ID:** 129561
- **Wikidata ID:** Q56604143
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Safdie, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56604143, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1343394/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/129561

Director and writer. Born 3 April 1984 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 3 April 1984, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 2017–present
- **Also known as:** Joshua Safdie, The Safdie Brothers, Joshua Henry Safdie
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 3 directing, 2 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Ronald Bronstein](https://film.one/person/ronald-bronstein.md), [Benny Safdie](https://film.one/person/benny-safdie.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 8 Oscar nominations
- **Average Fi1m score:** 83, as director, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 84 (2), 2020s 79 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 83 to 82 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Thriller 3, Crime 2, Sport 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $246m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Safdie, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56604143, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1343394/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/129561

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Marty Supreme*](https://film.one/film/marty-supreme.md) (82), [*If I Had Legs I'd Kick You*](https://film.one/film/if-i-had-legs-id-kick-you.md) (78)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Uncut Gems*](https://film.one/film/uncut-gems.md) (85)
- **Tubi:** [*Good Time*](https://film.one/film/good-time.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Josh Safdie

> Josh Safdie makes a bad decision feel urgent enough to share. We recommend his restless, crowded films, though we sometimes wish he would spend longer with the people his leading men inconvenience.

In *Good Time* (2017), Robert Pattinson’s Connie Nikas needs to get his brother out of custody, and each fresh difficulty makes another bad decision seem necessary. Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie keep us close enough to follow his priorities before we have weighed the damage. Pattinson’s nervous energy makes that persuasive. We can see why Connie keeps going without accepting that he should.

Safdie’s solo debut was *The Pleasure of Being Robbed* (2008), followed by the partnership with Benny that began with *Daddy Longlegs* (2009). Their work together continued through *Uncut Gems* (2019), before Josh returned to solo directing with *Marty Supreme* (2025). The change has not made his films calmer. His table tennis player, Marty Mauser, is prepared to lie to nearly everyone to get ahead.

Much of that pressure is made in the editing. In *Good Time*, Benny Safdie and Ronald Bronstein bring on the next difficulty before the last decision can be properly considered, while Daniel Lopatin’s electronic score makes delay feel dangerous. The music can press too hard, and the later complications begin to look like excuses to keep Connie moving. The supporting characters are interesting enough that we want to stay with them; the directors are too quick to move on.

*Marty Supreme* gives that crowded feeling a physical setting: Darius Khondji’s long lenses fill the frame with heads, while Jack Fisk’s low ceilings and worn tables keep Marty’s ambitions in cramped rooms. Bronstein and Josh Safdie cut conversations before anyone can finish. We found ourselves tensing up during the table tennis because their editing stays on the players’ faces and lets the sound of the ball carry the game. Here, the insistence pays off.

Timothée Chalamet can sustain the pace, but Gwyneth Paltrow’s stillness as Kay Stone is a welcome interruption. Safdie is good at casting people we believe immediately, less reliable about giving them enough to do. At 150 minutes, *Marty Supreme* spends too long with a hustler it likes more than we do, even as the matches justify our recommendation. Start with *Good Time*, but do not expect a restful evening.

## Biography

Josh Safdie is an American filmmaker. He was born on 3 April 1984 in New York City.

With his brother Benny Safdie he directed *Heaven Knows What* (2015), *Good Time* (2017) and *Uncut Gems* (2019). The brothers separated professionally in 2024. Safdie's first solo feature since *The Pleasure of Being Robbed* (2008) is *Marty Supreme* (2025), which he also wrote, edited and produced.

*Sources: nytimes.com, variety.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (5)

### Directed (3) — the average rests on these

- *Marty Supreme* (2025), Fi1m 82, Producer, Writer, Director, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/marty-supreme.md)
- *Uncut Gems* (2019), Fi1m 85, Director, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/uncut-gems.md)
- *Good Time* (2017), Fi1m 82, Writer, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/good-time.md)

### Produced (2)

- *If I Had Legs I'd Kick You* (2025), Fi1m 78, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/if-i-had-legs-id-kick-you.md)
- *The Curse* (2023), Fi1m 77, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-curse.md)

## Complete filmography (70)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The History of Concrete* (2026), Executive Producer
- *Monsters of God* (2026), series, Executive Producer
- *The Lion Queen* (2026), Executive Producer
- *Marty Supreme* (2025), Writer, Director, Producer, Editor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/marty-supreme.md)
- *Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh* (2025), Executive Producer
- *Noah Britton: The Best Stuff I've Ever Done* (2025), Additional Camera
- *If I Had Legs I'd Kick You* (2025), Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/if-i-had-legs-id-kick-you.md)
- *Pee-wee as Himself* (2025), series, Executive Producer
- *Thank You Very Much* (2025), Executive Producer
- *Adam Sandler: Love You* (2024), Director, Producer
- *Ren Faire* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *The Curse* (2023), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-curse.md)
- *Telemarketers* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *Funny Pages* (2022), Producer
- *The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM* (2022), as Arthur Fleminger (voice)
- *Chillin Island* (2021), series, Executive Producer
- *Pigface* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Question & Answer* (2020), Director, Writer, Editor
- *Goldman v Silverman* (2020), Director, Camera Operator
- *Uncut Gems* (2019), Director, Writer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/uncut-gems.md)
- *Ezer Kenegdo* (2017), as Levi
- *Good Time* (2017), Director, Writer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/good-time.md)
- *Toback Vs. Mailer: The Incident* (2016), Director
- *My Art* (2016), as Tom
- *10 Crosby* (2016), Actor
- *This Summer Feeling* (2015), as Thomas
- *A Hot Two Weeks: The Making of Heaven Knows What* (2015), Actor
- *A Fairy-Nose* (2015), Director
- *Heaven Knows What* (2015), Casting, Director, Writer
- *Gone Tomorrow* (2015), Director
- *Togetherness* (2015), series, as Craddock Brother #1
- *Stand Clear of the Closing Doors* (2014), as Fighter
- *Lenny Cooke* (2013), Director, Cinematography
- *Solid Gold* (2013), Director of Photography, Director
- *Hellaware* (2013), as Gallery Patron
- *Lydia Hoffman Lydia Hoffman* (2013), as Bruce
- *Trophy Hunter* (2012), Director, Writer, Editor, Cinematography
- *Heartland* (2012), Director, Producer
- *The Black Balloon* (2012), Director, Writer, Casting Director
- *Lose Her Island* (2012), Director
- *Straight Hustle* (2011), Director, Writer
- *Buttons* (2011), Director, Director of Photography, Editor
- *Tiny Furniture* (2010), Thanks
- *John's Gone* (2010), Writer, Director, Cinematography, Editor, Producer
- *The Neistat Brothers* (2010), series, as Set Decoration
- *Daddy Longlegs* (2010), as Chris · Writer, Director, Co-Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
- *Taking Woodstock* (2009), as Documentary Cameraman (uncredited)
- *The Pleasure of Being Robbed* (2008), as Josh · Director, Editor, Writer, Producer, Story, Additional Camera
- *John's Lonely Trip to Coney Island* (2008), Director, Cinematography
- *There's Nothing You Can Do* (2008), Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
- *Yeast* (2008), as Riverguy 1 · Camera Operator, Sound
- *The Story of Charles Riverbank* (2008), Cinematography
- *I Think I'm Missing Parts* (2007), Director, Writer
- *Puberty: The Movie* (2007), as Art Direction
- *Jerry Ruis, Shall We Do This?* (2007), Director
- *The Back of Her Head* (2007), as Him · Director, Writer, Producer
- *We're Going to the Zoo* (2006), as The Hitchhiker · Producer, Writer, Director
- *The Ralph Handel Story* (2006), as The Director (voice) · Director, Director of Photography
- *If You See Something, Say Something* (2006), Director, Writer, Cinematography, Editor
- *The Adventures of Slater's Friend* (2005), 2nd Cameraman, Director, Writer
- *Alberto Live in a Bathroom* (2004), Director, Writer
- *Lethargy* (2002), Writer, Director
- *Into the Woods with Mark*, Cinematography
- *Superfakes*, series, Executive Producer
- *The Land of Nod*, Producer
- *Deep Cuts*, Producer
- *October*, Executive Producer
- *Martha & Muhammad*, Producer
- *Untitled Josh Safdie Project*, Director, Writer, Producer

## Gallery

- ![Josh Safdie](https://film.one/media/person/7484/gallery-779949cae7ab.png) Josh Safdie — RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Josh_Safdie_%282010%29.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Director Josh Safdie (left) and actor Ronald Bronstein - 2010](https://film.one/media/person/7484/gallery-bc37fd7417cb.jpg) Director Josh Safdie (left) and actor Ronald Bronstein - 2010 — HimmelrichPR, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Josh_Safdie_-_2010_%2841523623231%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Josh_Safdie_-_2010_%2841523623231%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Josh Safdie à l'avant-première de "Marty Supreme" au Grand Rex, le 3 février 2026.](https://film.one/media/person/7484/gallery-53f075516c1f.jpg) Josh Safdie à l'avant-première de "Marty Supreme" au Grand Rex, le 3 février 2026. — ManoSolo13241324, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Josh_Safdie_2026.jpg/1280px-Josh_Safdie_2026.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Director Josh Safdie (left) and actor Ronald Bronstein - 2010](https://film.one/media/person/7484/gallery-50a41cc005b4.jpg) Director Josh Safdie (left) and actor Ronald Bronstein - 2010 — HimmelrichPR, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Josh_Safdie_and_Ronald_Bronstein_-_2010_%2841523623231%29.jpg/1280px-Josh_Safdie_and_Ronald_Bronstein_-_2010_%2841523623231%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Josh Safdie](https://film.one/media/person/7484/gallery-08044989fba4.jpg) Josh Safdie — Image via TMDB
- ![Josh Safdie](https://film.one/media/person/7484/gallery-8a462d3853b8.jpg) Josh Safdie — Image via TMDB
- ![Josh Safdie](https://film.one/media/person/7484/gallery-498072a525e1.jpg) Josh Safdie — Image via TMDB
- ![Robert Pattinson and Benny Safdie in an interview for "Good Time" in 2017.](https://film.one/media/person/7484/gallery-23432cdad567.jpg) Robert Pattinson and Benny Safdie in an interview for "Good Time" in 2017. — MTV UK, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Robert_Pattinson_and_Josh_Safdie.jpg/1280px-Robert_Pattinson_and_Josh_Safdie.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Josh Safdie](https://film.one/media/person/7484/gallery-5d2f6fea495d.jpg) Josh Safdie — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 8 nominated

- 2027: Best Director (nominated), for *Marty Supreme*
- 2027: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (nominated), for *Marty Supreme*
- 2027: Best Picture (nominated), for *Marty Supreme*
- 2027: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Marty Supreme*
- 2026: Best Director (nominated), for *Marty Supreme*
- 2026: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (nominated), for *Marty Supreme*
- 2026: Best Picture (nominated), for *Marty Supreme*
- 2026: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Marty Supreme*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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