2013 – American Hustle

Bradley as Richie DiMaso / executive producer

Directed by: David O. Russell
Written by: Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell
Produced by: Charles Roven
Production year: 2012
Original release: December 20, 2013 (USA)
Running time: 2 hours, 18 minutes
Other cast: Christian Bale, Amy Adams
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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 under cover 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.