Bradley Cooper appeared in a movie.
American Sniper is a 2014 American biographical war drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by Jason Hall . Bradley Cooper . Cooper 's portrayal of a struggling writer in the thriller Limitless ( 2011 ) and a rookie police officer in the crime drama The Place Beyond the Pines ( 2012 ) drew praise from critics . Limitless is a 2011 American thriller film directed by Neil Burger . Silver Linings Playbook is a 2012 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by David O. Russell .