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American Hustle

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Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale) dabbles in forgery and loan-sharking, but when he falls for fellow grifter Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams), things change in a big way. Caught red-handed by FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper), Irv and Sydney are forced to work undercover as part of DiMaso's sting operation to nail a New Jersey mayor (Jeremy Renner). Meanwhile, Irv's jealous wife (Jennifer Lawrence) may be the one to bring everyone's world crashing down. Based on the 1970s Abscam case.
American Hustle

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Critics Consensus

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.

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Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online Sep 6, 2017
B-
It's enjoyable and fun to watch, but just barely touches the surface of its own narrative. Go to Full Review
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh metro.co.uk Sep 6, 2017
4/5
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. Go to Full Review
Jason Bailey Flavorwire Jun 18, 2016
A movie as smart as 'American Hustle' knows that those tactile pleasures only matter if they're attached to some kind of emotional resonance. Go to Full Review
Matt Oakes Silver Screen Riot Oct 15, 2026
B-
Instead of reaching for the stars, it settles with being fun and stuffed with great acting. Next time, I hope O. Russell pushes for that extra mile. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy May 3, 2026
4/4
A movie that in its best moments recalls GoodFellas, with a bit of Boogie Nights thrown in to sweeten the pot. Go to Full Review
Allison Rose FlickDirect May 29, 2024
4.5/5
From acting to directing and costumes to sets, American Hustle offers the total package as far as filmmaking goes. Go to Full Review
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Feb 17, 2019 Amazing cast of stars, with a well developed, easy to understand plot. Also provides a deep in depth look into the real problems that face society and how sonetimes a little evil must be done for the greater good. See more
Anakin L Jan 25, 2019 The Goodfellas narration, rags to riches story, blah blah blah. Sure it's competent and there are some good performances, but it's extremely familiar. See more
Harry R Dec 22, 2018 That was fun and a good look into what we do to survive and who are our real selves See more
Anakin L Dec 15, 2018 First of all, I really want to know how Christian Bale is getting thin, muscular and fat in no time.. is it only me, or everyone is wondering how does he do that? American Hustle is directed by David O. Russell, written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell, and starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lawrence. 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. With no doubt American Hustle is one of the best movies of 2013, and it's also one of the best Crime/Drama movie ever! I loved it so much that don't even know where should I start from! Everything with this movie is so amazing, very close to be perfect... It's well-acted, strong story, surprising, rewatchability, funny, great script but the direction isn't so perfect, and here's the only flaw and what made this movie not perfect is the direction! It's not bad at all, sometimes it was energized and exciting, but in some moments it felt like a mob-cam caption, and I didn't like that, but still David O. Russell did such a great job writing with Eric Warren Singer, and with the direction though! This movie is full of great casting, like Christian Bale, Amy Adams and Bradley Cooper, beside Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lawrence. Everyone I mentioned or the rest of the crew was so convincing and talented, especially these 5! They are so memorable, with lots of lines which're going to stick in you memory for very long time, not only because it's a very good script, also because it has a very convincing cast! The story is very catchy and entertaining, with a very surprising finale, beside the hooking two acts, American Hustle did them all right, beside how powerful the story is! The story is so realistic, nothing overreacted or not real, nothing. A 2h 18min movie with no boredom or even looking at the clock to know what time is it. Some movies have a very good story with a terrible script, and American Hustle isn't one of them, it has the strong story mixed with well-written script combined with humor, presented to us by some very amazing cast! American Hustle could've been better if David O. Russell didn't make these mob-cam caption scene, but it's still amazing and I'm gonna give it an A! Alright guys, thank you as always for reading my review, and supporting my stuff. Lots of reviews are coming up, so if you liked this one, you can read my old ones and wait up for the upcoming ones as well. Thanks again! See more
Abraham R Nov 21, 2018 Honestly did not remember what this was about See more
Rey S Nov 9, 2018 while watching this thing all I did is missing Martin S. Casino...just one of the worst movies I have seen.,, See more
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Movie Info

Synopsis Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale) dabbles in forgery and loan-sharking, but when he falls for fellow grifter Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams), things change in a big way. Caught red-handed by FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper), Irv and Sydney are forced to work undercover as part of DiMaso's sting operation to nail a New Jersey mayor (Jeremy Renner). Meanwhile, Irv's jealous wife (Jennifer Lawrence) may be the one to bring everyone's world crashing down. Based on the 1970s Abscam case.
Director
David O. Russell
Producer
Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison, Jonathan Gordon
Screenwriter
Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
Fundamental Films, Columbia Pictures, Annapurna Pictures, Atlas Entertainment
Rating
R (Pervasive Language|Brief Violence|Some Sexual Content)
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 20, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 11, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$150.1M
Runtime
2h 18m
Sound Mix
Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital
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