Writing
Todd Solondz
Biography
Todd Solondz (/ˈsoʊləndz/; 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). He is also a professor at New York University. Description above from the Wikipedia article Todd Solondz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Roles across career
Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).
8
Acting credits
15
Directing
13
Writing
6
Other crew
Most critically rated
Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)
- 1
★ 7.6Aftersun
2022 · movie · Thanks
- 2
★ 7.4As Good as It Gets
1997 · movie · as Man on Bus
- 3
★ 7.4Happiness
1998 · movie · as Doorman (uncredited)
- 4
★ 7.1Welcome to the Dollhouse
1996 · movie · Director
- 5
★ 6.5Storytelling
2001 · movie · Screenplay
- 6
★ 6.2Palindromes
2005 · movie · Director
- 7
★ 6.0Married to the Mob
1988 · movie · as The Zany Reporter
- 8
★ 5.9Life During Wartime
2010 · movie · Writer
Most commercially successful
Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)
Career timeline
By release / first air year · movie & TV merged
