10 Must-See Movies This Holiday Season

David O. Russell's highly anticipated follow-up to Oscar-bait Silver Linings Playbook is a force to be reckoned with, given its all-star cast and irresistible late '70s/early '80s setting. American Hustle is based on the true story of Irving Rosenfeld (played by a barely recognizable Christian Bale), a notorious financial con artist from the Bronx who, along and his Brit mistress/partner-in-crime Sydney (Amy Adams), was forced to work with out-of-control FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper) to expose other con artists, mobsters and politicians -- including volatile New Jersey mayor Carmine Polito (Jeremy Renner), who manages to keep his community afloat despite a recession.