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).
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# | Name | Character | Rating | |
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1 | Amsterdam (2022) | Director / Writer | 6.3 | |
2 | Hal (2019) | Self | - | - |
3 | Past Forward (2016) | Director / Writer | 6 | |
4 | Accidental Love (2015) | Director / Writer | 5.8 | |
5 | Joy (2015) Oscars 2016 | Director / Writer | 6.7 | |
6 | American Hustle (2013) Oscars 2014 | Director / Writer | 7.2 | |
7 | Silver Linings Playbook (2012) Oscars 2013 | Director / Writer | 7.7 | |
8 | The Fighter (2010) Oscars 2011 | Director / Writer | 7.8 | |
9 | I ♥ Huckabees (2004) | Director / Writer | 7.2 | |
10 | Adaptation. (2002) Oscars 2003 | Orlean Dinner Guest | 7.4 | |
11 | Divine Trash (2000) | Self | - | - |
12 | Three Kings (1999) | Director / Writer | 7.1 | |
13 | Flirting with Disaster (1996) | Director / Writer | 5.2 | |
14 | Spanking the Monkey (1994) | Director / Writer | 4 |