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: | Germany, 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
- 224: David Cronenberg - Director - Directing
- 298: Chris Bender - Producer - Production
- 305: Josh Olson - Screenplay - Writing
- 307: Peter Suschitzky - Director of Photography - Camera
- 310: Ronald Sanders - Editor - Editing
- 117: Howard Shore - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 20223: J.C. Spink - Producer - Production
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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:★★★ ....
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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 ....
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