Bradley Cooper appeared in a movie.
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 . Based on the novel The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn , the film stars Bradley Cooper , Abbie Cornish , and Robert De Niro .