American Hustle (2013)
81%RT Audience Score: 74%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 10 Oscars
70 wins & 227 nominations total
Riotously funny and impeccably cast, American Hustle compensates for its flaws with unbridled energy and some of David O. Russell’s most irrepressibly vibrant direction
American Hustle” is a movie that’s as slick as Christian Bale’s comb-over and as unpredictable as Jennifer Lawrence’s character’s mood swings. It’s a wild ride that will leave you feeling like you’ve just been conned, but in the best way possible. The performances are top-notch, with each actor bringing their A-game to the table. It’s a crime caper that’s both stylish and entertaining, and it’s definitely worth a watch. Just don’t trust anyone in this movie, not even the hair.
Production Company(ies)
Canal+ Ciné+ El Deseo
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for pervasive language, some sexual content and brief violence
Year of Release
2013
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Datasat SDDS Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos Dolby Surround 7.1
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:2h 18m
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Language(s):English, Arabic
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Dec 20, 2013 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 18, 2014
Genre(s)
Crime/Drama
Keyword(s)
American Hustle, starring Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, Louis C.K., directed by David O Russell, written by Eric Warren Singer and David O Russell, crime, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Candice Frederick, Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, Jason Bailey, Chris Stuckmann, John Anderson, Melissa Anderson, Don Shanahan, George Fenwick, Kip Mooney, Jason Adams, Kanishk Devgan, Richard Crouse, R rating, produced by Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison, Jonathan Gordon, based on the 1970s Abscam case, forgery, loan-sharking, FBI agent, sting operation, New Jersey mayor, jealous wife, Pervasive Language, Brief Violence, Some Sexual Content, Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital
Worldwide gross: $251,171,807
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $319,075,611
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 468
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 34,795,596
US/Canada gross: $150,117,807
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $190,701,861
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 378
US/Canada opening weekend: $740,455
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $940,636
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,288
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $40,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $50,813,921
Production budget ranking: 783
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $27,363,297
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $240,898,393
ROI to date (est.): 308%
ROI ranking: 451
Bradley Cooper – Richie DiMaso
Jeremy Renner – Mayor Carmine Polito
Amy Adams – Sydney Prosser
Jennifer Lawrence – Rosalyn Rosenfeld
Louis C.K. – Stoddard Thorsen
Director – David O. Russell
Producers – Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison, Jonathan Gordon
Writers – Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell
Director(s)
David O. Russell
Writer(s)
Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell
Producer(s)
Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison, Jonathan Gordon
Film Festivals
Berlin
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 10 Oscars
70 wins & 227 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (297) | Top Critics (78) | Fresh (273) | Rotten (24)
It’s enjoyable and fun to watch, but just barely touches the surface of its own narrative.
September 6, 2017 | Rating: B-
Candice Frederick
Reel Talk Online
TOP CRITIC
It’s a sly film that slips through your fingers, leaving the glitter of great performances, but one you’ll be hustling to watch again.
September 6, 2017 | Rating: 4/5
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
metro.co.uk
TOP CRITIC
A movie as smart as ‘American Hustle’ knows that those tactile pleasures only matter if they’re attached to some kind of emotional resonance.
June 18, 2016
Jason Bailey
Flavorwire
TOP CRITIC
Pure, raw energy.
April 23, 2015 | Rating: A+
Chris Stuckmann
ChrisStuckmann.com
TOP CRITIC
Few are the films that can be described as profoundly artistic and deliriously entertaining, substantial and soufflé-like. Noble, and screwy.
February 6, 2015
John Anderson
America Magazine
TOP CRITIC
The movie’s greatest strength [is] Russell’s magnanimity toward his characters, an equable, never cloying embrace of their imperfections.
May 22, 2014
Melissa Anderson
Artforum
TOP CRITIC
All of that is well and good, but the movie goes almost nowhere in trying to be either a comedy or a crime saga.
June 26, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
Don Shanahan
Every Movie Has a Lesson
Depending on who you speak to, this film is either ruthlessly entertaining, or heinously stupid, and given David O’Russell’s reputation, I’m personally inclined to say the latter.
October 1, 2021
George Fenwick
Stuff.co.nz
An embarrassment of riches.
September 17, 2021 | Rating: A-
Kip Mooney
College Movie Review
It’s just kind of incoherent, sloppy – skittish and kind of lacking the propulsive spirit the zooming camera’s begging for. Scorsese wrung out, hung to dry.
July 2, 2021
Jason Adams
My New Plaid Pants
A dazzling, ensemble piece boasting nuanced performances from Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Jeremey Renner…
March 30, 2021
Kanishk Devgan
Film Companion
An entertainingly audacious movie that will doubtless be compared to The Wolf of Wall Street because of the similarity in tone and themes, but this time around David O. Russell has almost out-Scorsese’d Scorsese.
February 1, 2021 | Rating: 4.5/5
Richard Crouse
Richard Crouse…
Plot
A fictional film set in the alluring world of one of the most stunning scandals to rock our nation, American Hustle tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), who along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) is forced to work for a wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper). DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that’s as dangerous as it is enchanting. Jeremy Renner is Carmine Polito, the passionate, volatile, New Jersey political operator caught between the con-artists and Feds. Irving’s unpredictable wife Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence) could be the one to pull the thread that brings the entire world crashing down.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Christian Bale’s performance in American Hustle is described as “superb” and “fantastic” by audience members and critics alike.
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