The plot follows a 1970s con artist, Irving Rosenfeld (Bale), and his British lover, Sydney Prosser (Adams), as they are forced to work with FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Cooper), who pushes them into the dangerous and attractive world of the Mafia and money to go with it. Irving's wife (Lawrence) jeopardises the whole operation and could cause the lives of others to come crashing down.

Watch the American Hustle' trailer here

It is set to hit theatres on December 20th 2013.

The director O.Russell has already been nominated for an Academy Award twice, for 'The Fighter' (2010) and 'Silver Linings Playbook' (2012), so maybe it is his year to leave the prestigious event as an award winner.

American Hustle
The ensemble cast are hoping for Oscar glory