David O. Russell
Biography
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.
Most directed genres
Recurring actors
- Christian Bale 4
- Bradley Cooper 3
- Jennifer Lawrence 3
- Mark Wahlberg 3
- Alessandro Nivola 2
- Amy Adams 2
- Jack Huston 2
- Lily Tomlin 2
The career in numbers
- US$ 356 mi Total budget from 10 film(s) with data
- US$ 892 mi Total box office from 9 film(s) with data
- US$ 36 mi Average budget from 10 film(s) with data
- US$ 99 mi Average box office from 9 film(s) with data
- 6.3 Average rating from 10 film(s) with data
- 2.5× Return on investment from 9 film(s) with data
Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.
Films directed
| Film | Year | Budget | Box office | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Madden
|
2026 | — | — | — |
Amsterdam
|
2022 | US$ 80 mi | US$ 31 mi | 6.1 |
Past Forward
|
2016 | — | — | — |
Joy
|
2015 | US$ 60 mi | US$ 101 mi | 6.6 |
Accidental Love
|
2015 | US$ 26 mi | US$ 24,487 | 4.3 |
American Hustle
|
2013 | US$ 40 mi | US$ 251 mi | 6.9 |
Silver Linings Playbook
|
2012 | US$ 21 mi | US$ 236 mi | 7.2 |
The Fighter
|
2010 | US$ 25 mi | US$ 129 mi | 7.4 |
I ♥ Huckabees
|
2004 | US$ 22 mi | US$ 20 mi | 6.3 |
Three Kings
|
1999 | US$ 75 mi | US$ 108 mi | 6.6 |
Flirting with Disaster
|
1996 | US$ 7 mi | US$ 15 mi | 6.2 |
Spanking the Monkey
|
1994 | US$ 200,000 | — | 5.7 |
Hairway to the Stars
|
1989 | — | — | 7.0 |
Super Toys
|
— | — | — | — |
|
Untitled Linda Ronstadt Biopic
|
— | — | — | — |
