Fresh
Writer-director Russell is just the guy to bring out (and then calm) the manic dysfunction in these folks.
Bob Mondello, NPR.org
Silver Linings Playbook
Watch for the signs.
2012 · 2h 2m · R
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
David O. Russell
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Silver Linings Playbook
Overview
After losing his job and wife, and spending time in an institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life and reconcile with his wife, but his father would be happy if he shared his obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles. Things get complicated when he meets Tiffany Maxwell who offers to help him reconnect with his wife if he will do something very important for her in exchange.
Director and cast
- David O. Russell Director
- Bradley Cooper as Pat Solatano Jr.
- Jennifer Lawrence as Tiffany Maxwell
- Robert De Niro as Pat Solatano Sr.
- Jacki Weaver as Dolores Solatano
- Anupam Kher as Dr. Cliff Patel
- Chris Tucker as Danny McDaniels
- Julia Stiles as Veronica
- Shea Whigham as Jake Solatano
- John Ortiz as Ronnie
- Paul Herman as Randy
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
92%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's a rom-com that succeeds in revitalizing that discredited genre where so many others have failed, injecting it with the grit and emotion of realist drama rather than with amped-up whimsy or social satire or montages of people walking on the beach.
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
Fresh
Silver Linings Playbook tells us that happily-ever-after may depend on finding people who coexist with our lunacy, not ones who can lead us out of it. In any case, it's crazy good.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
A crazy beaut of a comedy that brims with generosity and manages to circumvent predictability at every turn.
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh
An edgy romantic dramedy that suits our anxious times.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
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