Centered around former teacher Pat (Cooper), who has just been released from a mental institution after an incident, is living with his parents and trying to reconnect with his ex-wife.
And a few more come into play when Pat meets Tiffany (Lawrence), who begins to change Pat’s perspective on life.
The romantic comedy, which made Bradley Cooper a dramatic heavyweight and earned Jennifer Lawrence her first (and, to date, only) Oscar, is a firecracker of a movie.
David O. Russell’s exhilarating, enrapturing romantic dramedy Silver Linings Playbook is one of the few recent rom-coms that made its way into critics’ top ten lists and heavy Oscar consideration.