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David O. Russell Movies

Want to know the best David O. Russell movies?  How about the worst David O. Russell movies?  Curious about David O. Russell box office grosses or which David O. Russell movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which David O. Russell movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well, you have come to the right place…. because we have all of that information and much more.

David O. Russell (1958-) is a 5-time Oscar® nominated American film director, writer, and producer.    Russell has received 3 Best Director and 2 Best Writing Oscar® nominations.  His IMDb page shows over 35 credits since 1987. This page will rank David O. Russell movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition. 

David O. Russell Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.

Year Movie (Year) Rating S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
2012 Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director Nom
2013 American Hustle (2013)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director Nom
2010 The Fighter (2010)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director Nom
1999 Three Kings (1999)
1996 Flirting with Disaster (1996)
2015 Joy (2015)
2004 I Heart Huckabees (2004)
1994 Spanking the Monkey (1994)
2022 Amsterdam (2022)
2015 Accidental Love (2015)

David O. Russell Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.

  • Sort David O. Russell movies by co-stars of his movies.
  • Sort David O. Russell movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort David O. Russell movies by yearly domestic box office rank
  • Sort David O. Russell movies how they were received by critics and audiences.  60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
  • Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each David O. Russell movie received and how many Oscar® wins each David O. Russell movie won.
  • Sort David O. Russell movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score.  UMR Score puts box office, reviews, and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) Review Oscar Nom / Win UMR Score
R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) B.O. Rank by Year Review Oscar Nom / Win UMR Score S
1 Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director Nom
Bradley Cooper &
Jennifer Lawrence
132.10 207.4 371.30 23 87 08 / 01 99.5
2 American Hustle (2013)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director Nom
Christian Bale &
Amy Adams
150.10 230.8 386.20 17 76 10 / 00 98.7
3 The Fighter (2010)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director Nom
Mark Wahlberg &
Christian Bale
93.60 148.2 204.60 35 88 07 / 02 98.1
4 Three Kings (1999) George Clooney &
Mark Wahlberg
60.70 149.8 266.20 39 86 00 / 00 94.5
5 Flirting with Disaster (1996) Ben Stiller &
Patricia Arquette
14.70 41.6 41.60 100 79 00 / 00 77.2
6 Joy (2015) Jennifer Lawrence &
Robert DeNiro
56.50 83.7 150.00 49 61 01 / 00 74.1
8 I Heart Huckabees (2004) Dustin Hoffman &
Mark Wahlberg
12.80 25.7 40.40 131 63 00 / 00 53.0
7 Spanking the Monkey (1994) Jeremy Davies &
Alberta Watson
1.40 4.2 4.20 184 69 00 / 00 50.3
9 Amsterdam (2022) Christian Bale &
Margot Robbie
14.90 16.7 32.70 60 57 00 / 00 34.8
10 Accidental Love (2015) Jake Gyllenhaal &
Bill Hader
0.10 0.1 0.30 303 43 00 / 00 5.8

David O. Russell Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses 

Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
American Hustle (2013)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director Nom
Christian Bale &
Amy Adams
386.20
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director Nom
Bradley Cooper &
Jennifer Lawrence
371.30
Three Kings (1999) George Clooney &
Mark Wahlberg
266.20
The Fighter (2010)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director Nom
Mark Wahlberg &
Christian Bale
204.60
Joy (2015) Jennifer Lawrence &
Robert DeNiro
150.00
I Heart Huckabees (2004) Dustin Hoffman &
Mark Wahlberg
40.40
Amsterdam (2022) Christian Bale &
Margot Robbie
32.70
Accidental Love (2015) Jake Gyllenhaal &
Bill Hader
0.30
 

Check out David O. Russell’s career compared to current and classic actors.  Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time

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