‘Spanking the Monkey’ (1994)
Russell's debut earned $1.3 million domestically. The black comedy won the Audience Award at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival.
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‘Flirting with Disaster’ (1996)
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Miramax/Courtesy Everett Collection Flirting With Disaster grossed $14.7 million domestically and was greeted with critical acclaim. Russell wrote and directed the film, starring Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Tea Leoni and Mary Tyler Moore.
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‘Three Kings’ (1999)
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection The war drama starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube took $60.6 million at the domestic box office. "What makes him great is twofold," says his friend Spike Jonze, who appeared in the movie. "One is, his brain is incredible; he's got an incredible mind, he's incredibly smart. And on the other side, whatever he's feeling, he expresses."
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‘I Heart Huckabees’ (2004)
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Fox Searchlight/Courtesy Everett Collection Russell's existential comedy grossed $12.7 million domestically and starred Dustin Hoffman, Jude Law, Jason Schwartzman, Lily Tomlin, Mark Wahlberg, Naomi Watts and Isabelle Huppert.
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‘The Fighter’ (2010)
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Paramount Pictures The boxing drama reinvigorated Russell's career, with the film taking $93.6 million domestically and earning Christian Bale a supporting actor Oscar.
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‘Silver Linings Playbook’ (2012)
Image Credit: Photo Credit: The Weinstein Company The film, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper, earned $132.1 at the domestic box office and earned Lawrence an Oscar.
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‘American Hustle’ (2013)
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Columbia Pictures American Hustle has grossed $133.4 domestically. It is only the second film since Reds (1981) to score nominations for best picture, best director, best adapted or original screenplay and in each of the four acting categories. (The other: 2012's Silver Linings Playbook.)