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Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Silver Linings Playbook
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92%
Average Rating: 8.2/10
Reviews Counted: 227
Fresh: 209
Rotten: 18

Critics Consensus: Silver Linings Playbook walks a tricky thematic tightrope, but David O. Russell's sensitive direction and some sharp work from a talented cast gives it true balance.

90%
Average Rating: 8.6/10
Reviews Counted: 51
Fresh: 46
Rotten: 5

Critics Consensus: Silver Linings Playbook walks a tricky thematic tightrope, but David O. Russell's sensitive direction and some sharp work from a talented cast gives it true balance.

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Life doesn't always go according to plan. Pat Solatano (Bradley Cooper) has lost everything -- his house, his job, and his wife. He now finds himself living back with his mother (Jacki Weaver) and father (Robert DeNiro) after spending eight months is a state institution on a plea bargain. Pat is determined to rebuild his life, remain positive and reunite with his wife, despite the challenging circumstances of their separation. All Pat's parents want is for him to get back on his feet-and to share their family's obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles football team. When Pat meets Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence), a mysterious girl with problems of her own, things get complicated. Tiffany offers to help Pat reconnect with his wife, but only if he'll do something very important for her in return. As their deal plays out, an unexpected bond begins to form between them, and silver linings appear in both of their lives. -- (C) Weinstein … More

Rating:
R (for language and some sexual content/nudity)
Genre:
Comedy
Directed By:
David O. Russell
Written By:
Matthew M. Quick
In Theaters:
Nov 21, 2012 Wide
On DVD:
Apr 30, 2013
US Box Office:
$132.1M
Runtime:
2 hr. 2 min.
The Weinstein Company - Official Site

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Cast

  • Bradley Cooper
    Bradley Cooper
    as Pat
  • Jennifer Lawrence
    Jennifer Lawrence
    as Tiffany
  • Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    as Pat Sr.
  • Jacki Weaver
    Jacki Weaver
    as Dolores
  • Chris Tucker
    Chris Tucker
    as Danny
  • Anupam Kher
    Anupam Kher
    as Dr. Cliff Patel
  • John Ortiz
    John Ortiz
    as Ronnie
  • Shea Whigham
    Shea Whigham
    as Jake
  • Julia Stiles
    Julia Stiles
    as Veronica
  • Paul Herman
    Paul Herman
    as Randy
  • Dash Mihok
    Dash Mihok
    as Officer Keogh
  • Matthew Russell
    Matthew Russell
    as Ricky D'Angelo
  • Cheryl Williams
    Cheryl Williams
    as Tiffany's Mother
  • Patrick F. McDade
    Patrick F. McDade
    as Tiffany's Father
  • Brea Bee
    Brea Bee
    as Nikki
  • Regency Boies
    Regency Boies
    as Regina
  • Phillip Chorba
    Phillip Chorba
    as Jordie
  • Anthony Lawton
    Anthony Lawton
    as Dr. Timbers
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    Patsy Meck
    as Nancy (High School P...
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    Maureen Torsney-Weir
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    Jeff Reim
    as Jeffrey
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    Fritz Blanchette
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    Rick Foster
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    Bonnie Aarons
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    Ted Barba
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    Matthew Michels
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    Mihir Pathak
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    Samantha Gelnaw
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  • Tiffany Green
    Tiffany Green
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Critic Reviews for Silver Linings Playbook

All Critics (227) | Top Critics (51) | Fresh (209) | Rotten (18) | DVD (2)

Writer-director Russell is just the guy to bring out (and then calm) the manic dysfunction in these folks.

Full Review… | January 22, 2013
Bob Mondello
NPR.org

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.

Full Review… | January 4, 2013
Andrew O'Hehir
Salon.com

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.

Full Review… | January 4, 2013
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune

A crazy beaut of a comedy that brims with generosity and manages to circumvent predictability at every turn.

Full Review… | January 4, 2013
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly

An edgy romantic dramedy that suits our anxious times.

Full Review… | November 21, 2012
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News

This meaningful film keeps the laughs, giddy anxiousness and warm butterflies from the trailer and sustains it all through two full hours of a love story.

Full Review… | November 21, 2012
Ricardo Baca
Denver Post

"Silver Linings Playbook" makes comic hay from bipolar illness, early death, sexual adventurism, self-improvement binges, football fanaticism, degenerate gambling and father-son estrangement, as one would expect from latter-day Russell movies.

Full Review… | April 16, 2014
Ray Pride
Newcity

But Silver Linings Playbook never induces a roll of the eyes, even if it never really surprises.

Full Review… | November 5, 2013
Emma Myers
Film Comment Magazine

In an age when the concept of comedies about possible kinships between characters is dominated by sugary devices and contrivance, here at last is a movie about real situations, real people and the natural experiences that evolve from them.

Full Review… | August 1, 2013
David Keyes
Cinemaphile.org

A unique dramedy that stands heads and shoulders above most romantic films.

Full Review… | June 30, 2013
John Hanlon
John Hanlon Reviews

A wild mess, but what a mess it is.

Full Review… | June 23, 2013
Will Leitch
Deadspin

It finds the gentle balance between traditional romantic comedy and artistic exploration of the laws of attraction.

Full Review… | June 18, 2013
Wesley Lovell
Cinema Sight

A romantic comedy for people who don't like what Hollywood has been calling 'romantic comedies' these days.

Full Review… | May 22, 2013
Margot Harrison
Seven Days

One of the most pleasurably offbeat experiences since the Philadelphia Eagles last enjoyed a winning season.

Full Review… | May 13, 2013
Al Alexander
The Patriot Ledger

A deft treatment of its delicate subject material and some remarkable performances that give the film both touching, raw, authentic emotion and a certain kinetic humor.

Full Review… | April 23, 2013
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

Jennifer Lawrence is the only aspect of the film that truly lives up to the trumped-up awards buzz and hype, but being a perfectly enjoyable light comedy with heaps of heart is no small feat in itself.

Full Review… | March 31, 2013
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

I love the work that deNiro and Lawrence do here, but ultimately all they do is prove the old adage that you can cover up a lot of problems with the script by hiring good actors.

Full Review… | March 21, 2013
Dan Jardine
Cinemania

"Silver Linings Playbook" could not be a more awkward love story. But I loved every second of it!

Full Review… | March 6, 2013
Jolene Mendez
Entertainment Spectrum

Silver Linings Playbook looks like your run-of-the-mill wacky family comedy, but it's an important film and a great one that deserves to sweep the awards it's nominated for.

Full Review… | February 26, 2013
Rima Sabina Aouf
Concrete Playground

Silver Linings Playbook is defined by the positive decisions that are made in the face of imperfection, desperation, and the desolate wasteland of your world in pieces.

Full Review… | February 23, 2013
Blake Howard
2UE That Movie Show

Director David O. Russell forms a unique and incredible romance dramedy...

Full Review… | February 19, 2013
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

There is some charm to the story, but the final act is very neat, predictable, contrived, and not up to originality of the first two.

Full Review… | February 18, 2013
Mark R. Leeper
Mark Leeper's Reviews

Director David O. Russell is a little too chipper at times - breaking a restraining order is really no joke - but he brings a breeziness to this likeable tale of two misfits trying to make it work.

Full Review… | February 15, 2013
Jim Schembri
3AW

It may be a Hollywood comedy, but it's one that feels beautifully alive.

Full Review… | February 11, 2013
Cara Nash
FILMINK (Australia)

On the surface Silver Linings Playbook is a raucous romantic comedy, but its real interests are superstition and delusion.

Full Review… | February 4, 2013
Mark Pfeiffer
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

A volatile mix of familial drama and madcap comedy, infectious optimism and razor-wire wit, it's one of the most purely enjoyable films released in the past twelve months.

Full Review… | February 3, 2013
Tom Clift
Moviedex
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Audience Reviews for Silver Linings Playbook

½

I just do not see what all the fuss was about.

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Tomassgringo
Thomas Johnston

Super Reviewer

When's the last time De Niro has carried the weight of his name in anything? And who the hell is this Jennifer Lawrence everyone is so ga-ga over?
This film, an ensemble piece about communal hope (individual hope, yes, too, but remarkably tied to communal hope in this) and incredibly ... family, and dysfunctional family no less, warts, farts, and all, just sparkles.
Okay, sure, the minorities felt tagged onto the whole, sort of a politically correct bow to the current public forum, but other than that ... a jewel.
This David O. Russell is one to watch.

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ApeneckFletcher
Apeneck Fletcher

Super Reviewer

There is a silver lining to the rubbish movies i have been subjected to recently! This movie is beautifully sweet and funny, with amazing performances from everyone involved. Lawrence is fast moving to becoming the go to actress with exceptional talent that seems to only appear once every 50 years!

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FiLmCrAzY
Film Crazy

Super Reviewer

Viewed on: January 11, 2014

I'd been avoiding this multiple Oscar nominee because I felt it would be a boring rom-com..However,. I gave into it the day when the other option was Pacific Rim (sounds even more boring, all the more after the jokes made on its plot). Again, I was pleasantly surprised by how wonderful the movie was. The craziness and the intimacy between the lead characters after ups and downs is dramatically funny. The humor is given more attention here than how realistic will it look. Just wish that they'd not made it so unrealistic when keeping it realistic would have been just as effective. Besides that, it's a fun popcorn movie and one ought to savor the madness. Bradley Cooper is amazing, but again it's Jennifer's charm stealing the show. Honestly, it was just a coincidence that I happened to watch this next to "The Hunger Games", and couldn't help but admire Katniss for giving yet another superior (not flawless, though) performance. Watch it and I personally guarantee* that you too will have a bit of fun, if not much.

* Having said what-not above, watch it at your own risk.

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familiar stranger

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Silver Linings Playbook Quotes


Tiffany:
I used to think you were the best thing that happened, but now I think you might maybe be the worst thing.
– Submitted by Vernon R (57 days ago)
Pat:
You have to do everything you can, you have to work your hardest, and if you do, you have a shot at a silver lining.
– Submitted by Garrett D (7 months ago)
Pat:
The world's hard enough as it is. It's hard enough as it is. Can't somebody just be positive?
– Submitted by Frances H (9 months ago)
Tiffany:
You're not a standup guy today, Pat!
– Submitted by Adam O (10 months ago)
Tiffany:
Can we get through one fucking conversation without you reminding me that my goddamn husband's dead?
– Submitted by Adam O (10 months ago)
Pat:
Let me tell you, I know you don't want to listen to your father, I didn't listen to mine, and I am telling you you gotta pay attention this time. When life reaches out at a moment like this it's a sin if you don't reach back, I'm telling you its a sin if you don't reach back! It'll haunt you the rest of your days like a curse. You're facing a big challenge in your life right now at this very moment, right here. That girl loves you she really really loves you. I don't know if Nicki ever did, but she sure as shit doesn't right now. So don't fuck this up.
– Submitted by Adam O (10 months ago)

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