David O. Russell

David O. Russell

Known for: Directing

Born: August 19, 1958 in New York City, New York, USA

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.

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Adaptation.

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Adaptation.

Orlean Dinner Guest

2002 Comedy
Hal

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Hal

Self

2019 Documentary
Divine Trash

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Divine Trash

Self

2000 Documentary
Students of 'The Graduate'

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Students of 'The Graduate'

Self

2006 Documentary
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

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What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

Self

2019 Documentary
SEGAL

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SEGAL

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2025 Documentary
The Making of American Hustle

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The Making of American Hustle

Self

2014 Documentary
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Self

2015 Drama
I ♥ Huckabees

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I ♥ Huckabees

Director

2004 Comedy
Flirting with Disaster

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Flirting with Disaster

Director

1996 Comedy
Three Kings

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Three Kings

Director

1999 Action
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble: Live at the El Mocambo

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Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble: Live at the El Mocambo

Camera Operator

1982 Music
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Executive Producer

2004 Comedy
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

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Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

Executive Producer

2004 Comedy
Hairway to the Stars

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Hairway to the Stars

Director

1988 Comedy
The Fighter

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The Fighter

Director

2010 Drama
Spanking the Monkey

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Spanking the Monkey

Director

1994 Comedy
Silver Linings Playbook

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Silver Linings Playbook

Director

2012 Drama
American Hustle

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American Hustle

Director

2013 Drama
Amsterdam

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Amsterdam

Writer

2022 Mystery
Joy

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Joy

Director

2015 Drama
Soldiers Pay

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Soldiers Pay

Director

2003 War
Accidental Love

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Accidental Love

Director

2015 Romance
Sammy's Hill

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Sammy's Hill

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N/A Drama