Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
89%RT Audience Score: 86%
Awards & Nominations: Won 1 Oscar
89 wins & 148 nominations total
Silver Linings Playbook walks a tricky thematic tightrope, but David O. Russell’s sensitive direction and some sharp work from a talented cast gives it true balance
Silver Linings Playbook is a rom-com that will make you laugh, cry, and maybe even dance a little. The cast is amazing, especially Jennifer Lawrence who proves once again that she can do anything. And let’s not forget about Robert De Niro, who finally gets a role that does justice to his talent. The story may be a bit heavy-handed, but it’s forgivable when you see how well the characters are developed. Overall, it’s a feel-good movie that will leave you with a smile on your face and maybe even a desire to take up ballroom dancing.
Production Company(ies)
Paramount Pictures, MTV Films, Participant
Distributor
Weinstein Co.
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
238 S. Madison Avenue, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for language and some sexual content/nudity
Year of Release
2012
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Datasat Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:2h 2m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Nov 21, 2012 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 30, 2013
Genre(s)
Romance
Keyword(s)
Worldwide gross: $236,412,453
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $304,788,709
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 496
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 33,237,591
US/Canada gross: $132,092,958
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $170,297,468
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 449
US/Canada opening weekend: $443,003
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $571,130
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,374
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $21,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $27,073,713
Production budget ranking: 1,214
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $14,579,194
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $263,135,802
ROI to date (est.): 632%
ROI ranking: 200
Jennifer Lawrence – Tiffany
Robert De Niro – Pat Sr.
Jacki Weaver – Dolores
Chris Tucker – Danny
Anupam Kher – Dr. Cliff Patel
David O. Russell – Director/Writer
Donna Gigliotti – Producer
Bruce Cohen – Producer
Jonathan Gordon – Producer
Director(s)
David O. Russell
Writer(s)
David O. Russell
Producer(s)
Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen, Jonathan Gordon
Film Festivals
Toronto
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
89 wins & 148 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees, Oscar Winners
All Critics (263) | Top Critics (72) | Fresh (241) | Rotten (22)
Frustrating as it can be to watch, nixing nuance for a heavy-handed storyline that convinces viewers of Pat and Tiffany’s humanity is forgivable.
January 14, 2021
Katie Presley
Bitch Media
TOP CRITIC
Russell’s smart, snappy script is delivered by a top-notch cast, including two thoroughly likeable and well-matched leads.
April 9, 2018
Lisa Mullen
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
But Silver Linings Playbook never induces a roll of the eyes, even if it never really surprises.
November 5, 2013
Emma Myers
Film Comment Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Writer-director Russell is just the guy to bring out (and then calm) the manic dysfunction in these folks.
January 22, 2013
Bob Mondello
NPR.org
TOP CRITIC
Director David O. Russell, who adapted the novel, and his cast fill the story with engaging, believable characters.
January 22, 2013 | Rating: B+
Nell Minow
Movie Mom
TOP CRITIC
It’s a rom-com that succeeds in revitalizing that discredited genre where so many others have failed, injecting it with the grit and emotion of realist drama rather than with amped-up whimsy or social satire or montages of people walking on the beach.
January 4, 2013
Andrew O’Hehir
Salon.com
TOP CRITIC
A romantic salad with a dressing for the masses. [Full review in Spanish]
June 27, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Antonio Trashorras
Fotogramas
A terrific, if slightly less punchy, follow-up to writer-director David O. Russell’s The Fighter.
December 8, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
James Croot
Stuff.co.nz
Takes the audience through the emotional wringer but sends them out of the theater on a high note.
September 18, 2021 | Rating: A+
Kip Mooney
College Movie Review
It’s Lawrence’s turn as Tiffany that will likely get the most praise, once again revealing her versatility and range.
December 2, 2020 | Rating: 7/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
Robert De Niro finally once again finds a film worthy of his talent.
September 23, 2020 | Rating: 4.0/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
This is a truly delightful comedy drama. [Full review in Spanish]
June 25, 2020 | Rating: 7/10
Yasser Medina
Cinemaficionados…
Plot
Against medical advice and without the knowledge of her husband Pat Solatano Sr., caring Dolores Solatano discharges her adult son, Pat Solatano Jr., from a Maryland mental health institution after his minimum eight-month court ordered stint. The condition of the release includes Pat Jr. moving back in with his parents in their Philadelphia home. Although Pat Jr.’s institutionalization was due to him beating up the lover of his wife Nikki, he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Nikki has since left him and has received a restraining order against him. Although he is on medication (which he doesn’t take because of the way it makes him feel) and has mandatory therapy sessions, Pat Jr. feels like he can manage on the outside solely by healthy living and looking for the “silver linings” in his life. His goals are to get his old job back as a substitute teacher, but more importantly reunite with Nikki. He finds there are certain instances where he doesn’t cope well; however, no less so than some others who have never been institutionalized, such as his Philadelphia Eagles obsessed father who has resorted to being a bookie to earn a living, his best friend Ronnie who quietly seethes over the control wielded by his wife Veronica, and Veronica’s widowed sister, Tiffany Maxwell, a girl with problems of her own. In their fragile mental states, Pat Jr. and Tiffany embark on a love/hate friendship based primarily on what help the other can provide in achieving their individual goals. But they may reevaluate their goals as their relationship progresses.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The talented cast gives the film true balance, according to Fresh Kernels.
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