8. Silver Linings Playbook
The pretty boy who once brought us gems like “All About Steve” turned in a shockingly beautiful performance in Silver Linings Playbook as Pat, a bipolar wreck of a man, fresh from a court-mandated stint in a mental-health facility. Despite the grim circumstances — his female lead is Jennifer Lawrence as a brittle, short-fused young widow — the movie is hopeful, funny, uplifting.
