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American Hustle
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"American Hustle" is a 2013 crime film directed by David O. Russell that tells the story of con artists and an FBI sting operation. The film matters as a significant example of Russell's work in contemporary cinema and received notable critical and audience attention upon its release.
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6.9A conman and his seductive partner are forced to work for a wild FBI agent, who pushes them into a world of Jersey power-brokers and the Mafia.
Cast
- Christian Bale as Irving Rosenfeld
- Bradley Cooper as Richie DiMaso
- Amy Adams as Sydney Prosser
- Jeremy Renner as Mayor Carmine Polito
- Jennifer Lawrence as Rosalyn Rosenfeld
- Louis C.K. as Stoddard Thorsen
Themes
- new jersey
- 1970s
- fbi
- mayor
- con artist
- mobster
- scam
- hair
- century
- assertive
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Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
515,479 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Metacritic
90/100
- Year
- 2013
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 10 Oscars. 70 wins & 228 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- David O. Russell
- Screenwriter
- David O. Russell
- Composer
- Danny Elfman
- Producer
- Jonathan Gordon
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Linus Sandgren
- Narrative location
- New Jersey
- Filming location
- New York City
- Duration
- 138
- FilmAffinity ID
- 896227
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- American Hustle Logo.png
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- publication date
- 2014-01-23
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Production Design
- title
- American Hustle
- film editor
- Kevin Tent
- costume designer
- Michael Wilkinson
- distributed by
- Netflix
- Commons category
- American Hustle
- production designer
- Heather Loeffler
- box office
- 251000000
- executive producer
- Bradley Cooper
- capital cost
- 40000000
- social media followers
- 10344
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 90/100
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Encyclopedic overview
American Hustle is a 2013 American black comedy crime film directed by David O. Russell. It was written by Eric Warren Singer and Russell and inspired by the FBI Abscam operation of the late 1970s and early 1980s. It stars Christian Bale and Amy Adams as two con artists forced by an FBI agent (Bradley Cooper) to set up an elaborate sting operation on corrupt politicians, including the mayor of Camden, New Jersey (Jeremy Renner). Jennifer Lawrence plays the unpredictable wife of Bale's character. Principal photography took place from March to May 2013 in Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts, as well as New York City.
American Hustle was released nationwide in the United States on December 13, 2013. The film opened to critical acclaim on release, with praise for its screenplay and the performances of the ensemble cast. It emerged as a major commercial success at the box office, grossing $251 million worldwide on a budget of $40 million.
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