Line #9 Creator/TheSafdieBrothers


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6	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/safdie_brothers_6.jpg]]
7	[[caption-width-right:350:They're going to show you a good time.[[note]]Josh on the left, Benny on the right[[/note]]]]
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9	Joshua Safdie (born April 3, 1984) and Benjamin Safdie (born February 24, 1986) are a writer/director/editor SiblingTeam from UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity known for their intense, anxiety-inducing crime stories, naturalistic dialogue and use of vivid, fluorescent color.
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11	While they're both very hands-on on the technical side of their projects, Benny has also stepped in to act in instances such as ''Film/GoodTime'' and ''Goldman v Silverman'', later going on to forge a solo acting career of his own. He's currently slated to co-star with Creator/NathanFielder in a Creator/{{Showtime}} comedy ''The Curse'', which he's set to write with Fielder and direct with Josh; he also appeared in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' Creator/DisneyPlus series ''Series/ObiWanKenobi''.
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14	!!Projects the Safdie brothers have worked on:
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16	* ''The Pleasure of Being Robbed'' (2008)--Directorial debut of Josh without collaboration with his brother; also co-written
17	* ''Film/{{Daddy Longlegs\|2009}}'' (2009)[[/index]]--First writer/director collaboration between the brothers, Josh also appears as Chris
18	* ''Lenny Cooke'' (2013)--A sports documentary about a former high school basketball player
19	* ''Film/HeavenKnowsWhat'' (2014)[[index]]--A semi-autobiographical addiction drama
20	* ''Film/GoodTime'' (2017)[[index]]--A crime-drama starring Creator/RobertPattinson and co-starring Benny[[index]]
21	* ''Film/UncutGems'' (2019)[[index]]--A thriller starring Creator/AdamSandler[[index]]
22	* ''Goldman v Silverman'' (2020)--A short film starring Creator/AdamSandler and Benny[[index]]
23	* ''Film/AreYouThereGodItsMeMargaret'' (2023)--Benny played Herb Simon
24	* ''Film/{{Oppenheimer}}'' (2023) --Ben played physicist Edward Teller
25	* ''Series/{{The Curse\|2023}}'' (2023)[[/index]]--A comedy series co-written by Creator/NathanFielder and Benny[[index]]
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28	!!The Safdie Brothers and their films provide examples of:
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31	* AmateurCast / DarkhorseCasting: While ''Film/GoodTime'' and ''Film/UncutGems'' are primarily known for their powerhouse performances from Creator/RobertPattinson and Creator/AdamSandler, respectively, the Safdies fill out their casts with actors who have little to no acting experience, ranging from felon-turned-actor Buddy Duress to NBA champion Kevin Garnett. [[invoked]]
32	* {{Antihero}}: None of the Safdies' protagonists are traditionally heroic, instead tending to be selfish, impulsive [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold jerks with hearts of gold]]. At worst they're destructive, [[{{Narcissist}} narcissistic]] [[VillainProtagonist Villain Protagonists]], such as Connie in ''Film/GoodTime''.
33	* AssociatedComposer: Starting with ''Film/GoodTime'', the Safdies have begun collaborating with electronic musician [[Music/OneohtrixPointNever Daniel Lopatin]].
34	* BigApplesauce: Literally ''every'' film they've helmed has taken place in New York City (aside from their one documentary endeavor).
35	* BigEater: Benny has said that he hates when actors don't eat during takes, so when he acts, he makes sure to eat in every take. Benny estimated that he ate thirty tiramisus while filming a scene in ''Film/LicoricePizza'', and Creator/NathanFielder said Benny ate fifteen plates of food from a Chinese buffet while filming a scene in ''Series/TheCurse''.
36	* BlackComedy: Despite the their constantly tense atmospheres, combinations of dialogue and unconventional situations leads to more than a few instances of this across their filmography.
37	* BrokenRecord: To go along with their realistic diction, characters often repeat themselves constantly in the same scene; in instances like ''Film/UncutGems'', it's at least partially because characters are constantly talking over each other.
38	%%* CrapsackWorld:
39	* CreatorProvincialism: To date, all of the Safdies' films have been set on their home turf of UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity.
40	%%* DownerEnding:
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43	%%* IdiotBall:
44	%%* MoodWhiplash:
45	%%* MotorMouth:
46	* ProductionPosse: Nearly all of the Safdie Brothers' scripts have been co-written with their friend Ronald Bronstein, who also assists with editing and starred in ''Daddy Longlegs''. [[invoked]]
47	%%* PsychoForHire:
48	* RealisticDictionIsUnrealistic: HEAVILY [[AvertedTrope averted]]. Safdie/Ronald Bronstein dialogue is loud, messy and repetitive as with real-life conversations, often overlapping lines in an [[Creator/RobertAltman Altman-esque]] fashion.
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50	%%* SceneryPorn
51	%%* ShaggyDogStory:
52	* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: Despite their high profile films featuring a central figure with [[JerkWithaHeartofJerk varying degrees]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold of jerk]] and self-centeredness, they don't quite lean all the way towards the cynical end, as ''Film/GoodTime'' also ends with [[spoiler:Nick possibly getting the institutional help he needs to stop relying on his brother's toxic influence in his life.]]
53	* SlidingScaleOfSillinessVsSeriousness: Their films are known for their very tense and gritty atmospheres, often casting [[AmateurCast amateur actors]] to play people with the same jobs as they have in real life to emphasize the realism of their settings. That being said, their films typically have a good amount of black comedy, often resulting from the [[TooDumbToLive stupid decisions of their characters.]] [[invoked]]
54	* StupidCrooks: There are no mastermind criminals or [[GentlemanThief gentlemen thieves]] in the Safdies' world. ''Film/GoodTime'' in and of itself is like a particularly intense episode of ''[[Series/WorldsDumbest World's Dumbest Criminals]]''.
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56	%%* TwentyMinutesIntoThePast:
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