6 Best Bradley Cooper Movies, Ranked

As mentioned, Silver Linings Playbook is one of the best Bradley Cooper movies around and a personal favorite. The 2012 romantic comedy-drama is based on the 2008 novel by Matthew Quick sharing the same name. Alongside Cooper is Jennifer Lawrence, who lives in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania. Cooper plays Pat, a man with bipolar disorder who is released from a psychiatric hospital and moves back in with his parents, hoping to win back his estranged wife.

When he meets a young widow, Tiffany, played by Lawrence, they form a bond and enter a dancing competition. Not only does it highlight mental disorders and issues, alongside grief, but it shows growth between two characters that form a bond that only grows by the day. 

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American Hustle is one of the best Bradley Cooper movies, and stars alongside Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, and Jennifer Lawrence. The 2013 black comedy crime film is inspired by the FBI Abscam operation of the late 1970s and early 1980s.

The story follows two con artists forced by the FBI agent to set up an elaborate sting operation on corrupt politicians, including the mayor of Camden, New Jersey. The movie received praise and many nominations and awards. 

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While not visibly in the movie, it’s undeniable that Rocket, the cybernetically modified raccoon, pretty much makes the movie. Guardians of the Galaxy is by far one of the best Bradley Cooper movies of all time and is based on the MCU comics sharing the same name.

The 2014 superhero movie stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, and Cooper as the titular Guardians who band together to stop a fanatical warrior with plans to purge the universe. 

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While there are three movies in the Hangover series, which can be argued that are all amazing and should be on the list, 2009 is the best one and is one of the best Bradley Cooper movies ever.

The movie also stars Ed Helms, Justin Bartha, and Zach Galifianakis and tells the story of Phil, Stu, Alan, and Doug who travel to Las Vegas for a bachelor party to celebrate Doug’s impending marriage. However, Phil, Stu, and Alan wake up with Doug missing and no memory of the previous night’s events, and they must find Doug before the wedding takes place. 

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One of the best Bradley Cooper movies is also Cooper’s directorial debut, A Star Is Born, released in 2018, starring alongside Lady Gaga. The movie follows an alcoholic musician who discovers and falls in love with a younger singer, all while his fame and alcoholism turn his career into a downward spiral.

This is the fourth adaptation of the story that was originally a 1937 romantic drama, alongside its 1954 and 1976 remakes. The movie was a critical success and received many nominations and rewards. 

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The best Bradley Cooper movie of all time is American Sniper. This is a fantastic movie that depicts the trauma and aftermath of being at war, and is biographical biographical is Kyle, a United States Navy SEAL sniper who served four tours in the Iraq War.

He had 160 confirmed kills and was rewarded with a silver star, three bronze star medals with “V” devices for valor, 2x Navy and Marine Corps Achievements Medal with “V” device, and numerous other unit and personal awards.

The movie follows his life as he saves countless lives on the battlefield, along with his struggle back at home when he realizes it’s the war he can’t leave behind. Out of all the amazing Bradley Cooper movies on the list, you have to see this one.