Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2012: #95. David O. Russell’s The Silver Linings Playbook

#95. The Silver Linings Playbook

Director/Writer: David O. Russell
Producers: Bruce Cohen (Milk) and The Weinstein Co.’s Donna Gigliotti
Distributor: The Weinstein Co.

The Gist: Based on novel by Mathew Quick, about a man (Cooper) who, after a mental collapse, is released from a health facility determined to find the silver linings in his life. In total denial that his wife has remarried and moved on, he moves home with his parents and befriends a depressed woman (Lawrence) who offers to act as a liaison between him and his wife...(more)

Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Julia Stiles, Taylor Schilling, Chris Tucker, Shea Whigham, Dash Mihok and John Ortiz

List Worthy Reasons…: Honestly we’re a bit peeved by the entire Nailed situation, but if this comedy contains some of the humor elements we’ve previously enjoyed from O. Russell’s dark comedies such as Flirting with Disaster and I Heart Huckabees then we are good to go.

Release Date/Status?: Set with a November 21st release…this might receive a Toronto or AFI Fest premiere.