Overview:
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.| Status: | Released (2005-09-23) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 37 wins & 84 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $31,504,633 |
| Screen: | John Wagner, Vince Locke, Josh Olson |
| Productions: | New Line Cinema, BenderSpink, Media I! Filmproduktion München & Company |
| Production Countries: | Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 110: Viggo Mortensen - Tom Stall / Joey Cusack
- 49: Maria Bello - Edie Stall
- 228: Ed Harris - Carl Fogarty
- 227: William Hurt - Richie Cusack
- 225: Ashton Holmes - Jack Stall
- 229: Peter MacNeill - Sheriff Sam Carney
- 230: Stephen McHattie - Leland
Crews
- 7800: Deirdre Bowen - Casting - Production
- 17315: Cale Boyter - Executive Producer - Production
- 117: Howard Shore - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 27710: Josh Braun - Executive Producer - Production
- 960477: Roger Kass - Executive Producer - Production
- 8315: Carol Spier - Production Design - Art
- 224: David Cronenberg - Director - Directing
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Reviews
Gimly
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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:★★★ ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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We start with images of two rather brutal hoodlums who have robbed and massacred the staff at a roadside motel and then sort of follow them into a town where "Tom" (Viggo Mortensen) runs the diner. They stop by one afternoon, intent on causing a bit of mayhem, only to discover that t ....
Continue reading ->Wuchak
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**_When a peaceable family man is backed against a wall_** Shot in the late summer/early fall of 2004, this was described by director Cronenberg as “a meditation on the human body and its relationship to violence.” It comes in the tradition of “Straw Dogs,” addressing the same iss ....
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