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      American Hustle

      2013, Crime/Drama, 2h 18m

      297 Reviews 100,000+ Ratings

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      Riotously funny and impeccably cast, American Hustle compensates for its flaws with unbridled energy and some of David O. Russell's most irrepressibly vibrant direction. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale) dabbles in forgery and loan-sharking, but when he falls for fellow grifter Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams), things change in a big way. Caught red-handed by FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper), Irv and Sydney are forced to work under cover as part of DiMaso's sting operation to nail a New Jersey mayor (Jeremy Renner). Meanwhile, Irv's jealous wife (Jennifer Lawrence) may be the one to bring everyone's world crashing down. Based on the 1970s Abscam case.

      • Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Brief Violence|Some Sexual Content)

      • Genre: Crime, Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: David O. Russell

      • Producer: Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison, Jonathan Gordon

      • Writer: Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $150.1M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment

      • Production Co: Fundamental Films, Columbia Pictures, Atlas Entertainment, Annapurna Pictures

      • Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital

      Cast & Crew

      Christian Bale
      Bradley Cooper
      Jeremy Renner
      Amy Adams
      Jennifer Lawrence
      Louis C.K.
      Jack Huston
      Michael Peña
      Shea Whigham
      Elisabeth Röhm
      Paul Herman
      Said Taghmaoui
      Matthew Russell
      Thomas Matthews
      Anthony Zerbe
      Robert De Niro
      Matthew Budman
      Bradley Cooper
      Eric Warren Singer
      George Parra
      Linus Sandgren
      Jay Cassidy
      Alan Baumgarten
      Danny Elfman
      Judy Becker
      Jesse Rosenthal
      Heather Loeffler
      Michael Wilkinson

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      • Dec 27, 2019

        It's difficult for me to write that I like David O. Russell films. His documented abuse of actors and crew makes me want to hate him and his work. But, I like some of his movies, and this one in particular. I dislike his methods getting there.

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      • Jul 26, 2016

        There are some genuinely funny and well written parts and all the actors are delivering the goods, yet I couldn't help but feel this could have been shorter, more on point. It requires quite some concentration during some parts to follow the details of the caper and the entire who is fooling who. Overall enjoyable, especially the use of music, but slightly overrated compared to Russell's other works.

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      • Dec 08, 2015

        "American Hustle" is an amazing drama film of 2013. "American Hustle" has superb acting from "Christian Bale" and "Jennifer Lawrence". "Jeremy Renner" is a great actor, but in this film he didn't seem to be too believable for the most of this film. The plot to "American Hustle" is that a con artist named "Irving Rosenfeld" who gets caught by the FBI, after he gets caught he must work with the FBI to bring down the mafia to get a reduced sentence. The plot to the film is exciting and the ending is amazing. The dialogue in this film is great, there aren't too many annoying characters, some of the dialogue is funny. The music in "American Hustle" fits in with the scenes perfectly, the music is great for the drama in this film. I liked the way the movie was filmed. The camera man did a great job filming this movie. If you enjoy dramas' then I highly recommend you watch this film as it has superb acting, an amazing plot and great dialogue. I give "American Hustle" an 8.5/10.

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      • May 29, 2015

        Another big winner from one of cinema's finest current writer/directors in David O. Russell's mostly-true account of ABSCAM in which federal agents coerced a couple con artists into exposing corruption and backroom dealing that involved high-ranking politicians. Christian Bale is fantastic and nearly unrecognizable as the con man, while it's wonderful to see Silver Linings Playbook co-stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence reunited onscreen even if their scenes together are brief. Like that movie, this one also unfolds with the tasty precision of a well-crafted novel, and the plot twists in the final third are brilliantly conceived and wholly surprising.

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