Silver Linings Playbook

About Silver Linings Playbook

After losing his job and wife, and spending time in an institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life and reconcile with his wife, but his father would be happy if he shared his obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Silver Linings Playbook is a 2012 comedy romance film directed by David O. Russell. It runs 122 minutes and was released in November 2012.

The film is filed under cheerful, mental illness, widow, and depression. The film began as a novel.

Bradley Cooper takes the lead as Pat Solatano Jr., Jennifer Lawrence as Tiffany Maxwell, Robert De Niro as Pat Solatano Sr., and Jacki Weaver as Dolores Solatano. The screenplay is by David O. Russell. Produced by The Weinstein Company. In the United States it streams on Howdy Amazon Channel, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels, and Philo.

Zorba the Greek, Billy Elliot, and How to Train Your Dragon make useful companions to Silver Linings Playbook, all filed under dancing and friendship. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 12,884 votes and it carries a R rating.