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Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Directed by David O. Russell · 122 min · Drama, Comedy, Romance

85.2 TOPICAL score · #211 of 6,776 films

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After losing his job and wife, and spending time in an institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life and reconcile with his wife, but his father would be happy if he shared his obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles. Things get complicated when he meets Tiffany Maxwell who offers to help him reconnect with his wife if he will do something very important for her in exchange.

Silver Linings Playbook (2012, directed by David O. Russell) has a TOPICAL score of 85.2 - ranked 211 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 24 awards from 58 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Actress. Critics: 92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 81. Audiences: TMDB 7.2/10 (12,914 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 59 languages.

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Critics80
Audience75
Awards99
Historical impact88
Lasting engagement96
Cast98
Legacy & cult status21

Starring: Bradley Cooper (actor #278), Jennifer Lawrence (actor #54), Robert De Niro (actor #8), Jacki Weaver (actor #749)

“On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 reviews from mainstream critics, the film holds an average score of 81, based on reviews from 45 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".”

Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10

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