David O. Russell

Directing·Aug 20, 1958·New York City, New York, USA

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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). Across his career, Russell has been widely noted for combative and abusive behavior towards crew members and actors in his films, including documented incidents with George Clooney, Lily Tomlin, Amy Adams, Christopher Nolan, and Christian Bale. Description above from the Wikipedia article David O. Russell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Film	Credit
MMadden2026 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
SEGAL2025 · Self	Self
Amsterdam2022 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
Hal2019 · Self	Self
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael2019 · Self	Self
Past Forward2016 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Joy2015 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Accidental Love2015 · Director	Director
The Making of American Hustle2014 · Self	Self
American Hustle2013 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Silver Linings Playbook2012 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Fighter2010 · Director	Director
Students of 'The Graduate'2007 · Himself	Himself
Students of 'The Graduate'2007 · Self	Self
I ♥ Huckabees2004 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
SSoldiers Pay2004 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Adaptation.2002 · Orlean Dinner Guest	Orlean Dinner Guest
The Slaughter Rule2002 · Producer	Producer
Divine Trash2000 · Self	Self
Three Kings1999 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Flirting with Disaster1996 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Spanking the Monkey1994 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Hairway to the Stars1989 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
BBingo Inferno: A Parody on American Obsessions1987 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
UUntitled Linda Ronstadt BiopicDirector	Director
SSuper ToysDirector, Writer	Director, Writer
NNot Fade AwayProducer	Producer
SShutoutDirector, Producer	Director, Producer