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David O. Russell

Director · 22 credits · 11 in highly-rated films

Best known for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Best David O. Russell movies by genre

Directed movies (18 total, ranked by score)

  1. Silver Linings Playbook

    2012 · ★ 7.2 (12,779 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Romance

    1

  2. The Fighter

    2010 · ★ 7.4 (4,798 votes)

    Drama

    2

  3. American Hustle

    2013 · ★ 6.9 (7,848 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    3

  4. Three Kings

    1999 · ★ 6.6 (2,306 votes)

    Action, Comedy, War

    4

  5. Joy

    2015 · ★ 6.5 (4,328 votes)

    Drama

    5

  6. Amsterdam

    2022 · ★ 6.1 (1,847 votes)

    Mystery, Comedy, Drama

    6

  7. Flirting with Disaster

    1996 · ★ 6.2 (271 votes)

    Comedy

    7

  8. I ♥ Huckabees

    2004 · ★ 6.3 (709 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    8

  9. Spanking the Monkey

    1994 · ★ 5.7 (83 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    9

  10. Bingo Inferno: A Parody on American Obsessions

    1987

    Comedy

    10

  11. Soldiers Pay

    2004 · ★ 3.2 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    11

  12. Hairway to the Stars

    1989

    Comedy, Drama

    12

  13. Past Forward

    2016

    Drama

    13

  14. Accidental Love

    2015 · ★ 4.3 (357 votes)

    Romance, Comedy

    14

  15. Madden

    2026

    Drama, History

    15

  16. Shutout

    —

    Drama

    16

  17. Untitled Linda Ronstadt Biopic

    —

    Music, Drama

    17

  18. Super Toys

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    18

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.