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David O. Russell

David O. Russell

Directing

August 20, 1958 (67 years old)
New York City, New York, USA
Male
57 Movies
1 TV Shows

David Owen Russell (born August 20, 1958) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He has earned numerous accolades including two British Academy Film Awards, and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for five Academy Awards. Russell started his career directing the dark comedy films Spanking the Monkey (1994), Flirting with Disaster (1996), Three Kings (1999), and I Heart Huckabees (2004). He gained critical success with the biographical sports drama The Fighter (2010), the romantic comedy-drama Silver Linings Playbook (2012), and the dark comedy crime film American Hustle (2013). The three films were commercially successful and acclaimed by critics, earning him three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, as well as a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination for Silver Linings Playbook and a Best Original Screenplay nomination for American Hustle. Russell received his seventh Golden Globe nomination for the semi-biographical comedy-drama Joy (2015). He also directed the comedic mystery thriller Amsterdam (2022). Throughout his career, Russell has garnered controversy for being combative and abusive towards crew members and actors in his films. Incidents involving George Clooney, Lily Tomlin, Amy Adams, Christopher Nolan, and Christian Bale have been documented. Description above from the Wikipedia article David O. Russell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Adaptation.
Adaptation.

Adaptation.

2002 7.3

as Orlean Dinner Guest

Age 44 (now 67)
Silver Linings Playbook
Silver Linings Playbook

Silver Linings Playbook

2012 7.2

Director

Age 54 (now 67)
Silver Linings Playbook
Silver Linings Playbook

Silver Linings Playbook

2012 7.2

Screenplay

Age 54 (now 67)
American Hustle
American Hustle

American Hustle

2013 6.9

Director

Age 55 (now 67)
American Hustle
American Hustle

American Hustle

2013 6.9

Writer

Age 55 (now 67)
The Fighter
The Fighter

The Fighter

2010 7.4

Director

Age 52 (now 67)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

2004 6.7

Executive Producer

Age 45 (now 67)
Joy
Joy

Joy

2015 6.6

Producer

Age 57 (now 67)
Joy
Joy

Joy

2015 6.6

Story

Age 57 (now 67)
Joy
Joy

Joy

2015 6.6

Screenplay

Age 57 (now 67)
Joy
Joy

Joy

2015 6.6

Director

Age 57 (now 67)
Three Kings
Three Kings

Three Kings

1999 6.6

Screenplay

Age 41 (now 67)
Three Kings
Three Kings

Three Kings

1999 6.6

Director

Age 41 (now 67)
Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are

2009 6.5

Thanks

Age 51 (now 67)
Amsterdam
Amsterdam

Amsterdam

2022 6.1

Producer

Age 64 (now 67)
Amsterdam
Amsterdam

Amsterdam

2022 6.1

Director

Age 64 (now 67)