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Best Netflix movies: Silver Linings Playbook

Release year: 2012

Written and Directed by David O. Russell (Based on the novel by Matthew Quick)

Starring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker, Anupam Kher

Silver Linings Playbook is based on the book of the same name written by Matthew Quick.

In the film, Bradley Cooper plays Pat Solitano, a man with bipolar disorder from Philadelphia who just finished a stay in an institution for beating up the man his wife was having an affair with. Pat returns home to his parents’ house to start to rebuild his life, which, to him, means getting his wife back. However, Pat’s plan is thrown off course a bit when he meets Tiffany, a young woman who catches Pat’s eye.

Silver Linings Playbook was quite possibly the movie the year in 2012, despite falling short at the Academy Awards for Best Picture. David O. Russell’s film was nominated for eight Oscars back at the 2013 Academy Awards, including nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor/Actress (Cooper and Lawrence), and more!

While the whole cast was great in the movie, Jennifer Lawrence stole the show for Silver Linings Playbook with her win for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She totally deserved it, though! Well done, J-Law!