Film

Silver Linings Playbook 2012

Directed by David O. Russell

  • Drama, Comedy, Romance
  • 122 min
  • R

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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.

DramaComedyRomancedepressioninfidelitydancingfriendshipphiladelphia, pennsylvaniabased on novel or bookitalian americanwidowsuperstitionletterdance competitionmental institution

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Contemporary, classical in form, spare and intimate.

  • contemporarynostalgic
  • classical in formformally daring
  • sparerichly built
  • intimateepic
  • character-ledplot-driven

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