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A Most Violent Year
“The result is never in question. Just the path you take to get there.”
6.6 / 10• 2014• 2h 5m•R• English
CrimeDramaThriller
Storyline
A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on opportunities as the rampant violence, decay, and corruption of the day drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built.
Cast & Crew
Oscar Isaac
Abel Morales
Lead
Jessica Chastain
Anna Morales
David Oyelowo
D.A. Lawrence
Alessandro Nivola
Peter Forente
Elyes Gabel
Julian
Albert Brooks
Andrew Walsh
Catalina Sandino Moreno
Luisa
Peter Gerety
Bill O'Leary
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. J.C. Chandor's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Most Violent Year is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
