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In the glitzy world of Hollywood, where stars rise and fall like shooting stars, Bradley Cooper has been a steady presence, lighting up the screen in a variety of roles, and yet, there are some of his movies that haven't quite gotten the standing ovation (not that they really deserve that, of course).
They're the kind of movies that deserve a second look, or perhaps even a first, for those who missed them the first time around, offering everything from gut-wrenching drama to laugh-out-loud comedy, all carried on Cooper's capable shoulders.
1. "The A-Team" (2010) Rotten Tomatoes score: 49% A group of Iraq War veterans looks to clear their name with the U.S. military, who suspect the four men of committing a crime for which they were framed.
2. "Hit & Run" (2012) Rotten Tomatoes score: 48% Former getaway driver Charlie Bronson jeopardizes his Witness Protection Plan identity in order to help his girlfriend get to Los Angeles. The feds and Charlie's former gang chase them on the road.
3. "Yes Man" (2008) Rotten Tomatoes score: 46% A man challenges himself to say "yes" to everything for an entire year.
4. "He's Just Not That Into You" (2009) Rotten Tomatoes score: 41% This Baltimore-set movie of interconnecting story arcs deals with the challenges of reading or misreading human behavior.
5. "Wet Hot American Summer" (2001) Rotten Tomatoes score: 38% Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, a group of counselors try to complete their unfinished business before the day ends.
6. "New York, I Love You" (2009) Rotten Tomatoes score: 37% Several love stories set in one of the most loved cities of the world, New York City.
7. "The Hangover Part II" (2011) Rotten Tomatoes score: 34% Two years after the bachelor party in Las Vegas, Phil, Stu, Alan, and Doug jet to Thailand for Stu's wedding. Stu's plan for a subdued pre-wedding brunch, however, goes seriously awry.
8. "Burnt" (2015) Rotten Tomatoes score: 28% Adam Jones (Bradley Cooper) is a chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behavior. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearheading a top restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars.
9. "The Words" (2012) Rotten Tomatoes score: 24% A writer at the peak of his literary success discovers the steep price he must pay for stealing another man's work.
10. "Failure to Launch" (2006) Rotten Tomatoes score: 23% A thirty-something is still living with his parents until they hire an interventionist to help him graduate out of the house. That's when the fun begins.
11. "Case 39" (2009) Rotten Tomatoes score: 21% A social worker fights to save a girl from her abusive parents, only to discover that the situation is more dangerous than she ever expected.
12. "Aloha" (2015) Rotten Tomatoes score: 20% A celebrated military contractor returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs and reconnects with a long-ago love while unexpectedly falling for the hard-charging Air Force watchdog assigned to him.
13. "The Hangover Part III" (2013) Rotten Tomatoes score: 20% When one of their own is kidnapped by an angry gangster, the Wolf Pack must track down Mr. Chow, who has escaped from prison and is on the run.
14. "Valentine's Day" (2010) Rotten Tomatoes score: 18% Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.
15. "Serena" (2014) Rotten Tomatoes score: 16% In Depression-era North Carolina, the future of George Pemberton's timber empire becomes complicated when he marries Serena.
16. "All About Steve" (2009) Rotten Tomatoes score: 6% Convinced that a CNN cameraman is her true love, an eccentric crossword puzzler trails him as he travels all over the country, hoping to convince him that they belong together.
17. "Brother's Justice" (2010) Rotten Tomatoes score: 0% Motivated by Box Office statistics, Dax Shepard has made a decision to leave comedy to pursue his dream of becoming an international Martial Arts action star.
