Directing · Writing · age 68

David O. Russell

Best rated: The Fighter (7.8)

Films: 10
Avg rating: 6.62
Peak run: 1999’13
Oscar noms: 3

Films: 10
Avg rating: 6.62
Peak run: 1999’13
Oscar noms: 3

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The career

David O. Russell, directing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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199410 films2022

Current formLast 5: 6.36 vs career 6.62 (−0.26)

As a director, films with 1,000+ votes

David by the numbers

Average

6.62

10 rated films

Vote weighted

6.72

bigger films count more

Median

6.7

half are better

Consistency

±1.04

rating spread

Career

29y

1994 to 2022

Total votes

2.27M

across every film

Best

7.8

The Fighter

Worst

4.1

Accidental Love

Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography

2022	Amsterdam	6.2	109K
2015	Accidental Love	4.1	9,693
2015	Joy	6.6	153K
2013	American Hustle	7.2	522K
2012	Silver Linings Playbook	7.7	779K
2010	The Fighter	7.8	412K
2004	I Heart Huckabees	6.5	67,863
1999	Three Kings	7.1	187K
1996	Flirting with Disaster	6.7	21,209
1994	Spanking the Monkey	6.3	7,120

Better together?

David O. Russell's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On David O. Russell

5 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

Best Director · Academy Awards 2014
David O. Russell
Nominated
Best Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 2014
Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell
Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 2013
Screenplay by David O. Russell
Nominated
Best Director · Academy Awards 2013
David O. Russell
Nominated
Best Director · Academy Awards 2011
David O. Russell
Nominated

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