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A History of Violence

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7.2/10 • 3.4K

2005-09-23 • 1h 36m

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Tom Stall had the perfect life...until he became a hero.

An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.

Directors
David Cronenberg
Editors
Ronald Sanders

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  1. Viggo Mortensen

    Viggo Mortensen

    Tom Stall / Joey Cusack

  2. Maria Bello

    Maria Bello

    Edie Stall

  3. Ed Harris

    Ed Harris

    Carl Fogarty

  4. William Hurt

    William Hurt

    Richie Cusack

  5. Ashton Holmes

    Ashton Holmes

    Jack Stall

  6. Peter MacNeill

    Peter MacNeill

    Sheriff Sam Carney

  7. Stephen McHattie

    Stephen McHattie

    Leland

  8. Greg Bryk

    Greg Bryk

    Billy

  9. Kyle Schmid

    Kyle Schmid

    Bobby

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Gimly

Sep 7, 2018

7/10

Probably Cronenberg's most mundane work, but that's not even remotely a knock against A History of Violence. I hear tell that fans of the comic don't much like this big screen re-telling, but I've never read it, so I'm gonna go ahead and really enjoy it anyway. Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$32,000,000.00
Revenue
$61,477,797.00
Keywords
small townherorobberyindiana, usadistrustphiladelphia, pennsylvaniadual identitydouble lifefightidentityself-defensemarriagedinermistaken identityfamily relationshipsirish mobrevengemobsterlawyerattempted robberybased on graphic novel