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A History of Violence (2005)

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Tom Stall is living a happy and quiet life with his lawyer wife and their two children in the small town of Millbrook, Indiana, but one night their idyllic existence is shattered when Tom foils a vicious attempted robbery in his diner. Sensing danger, he takes action and saves his customers and friends in the self-defense killings of two-sought-after criminals. Heralded as a hero, Tom⿿s life is changed... See Full Description
Genres: Drama, Kids/Family, Thriller, Crime/Gangster and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 38 min.
Release Date: September 23th, 2005 (limited)
MPAA Rating: R for brutal violence, graphic sexuality, nudity, language, and some drug use.
Distributors:
New Line Cinema
U.S. Box Office: $31,493,782
Cast and Credits
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt, Ashton Holmes
Directed by: David Cronenberg
Produced by: Roger E. Kass Esq, Josh Braun, Justis Greene
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Critical Consensus
Critics Reviews Average Grade:   A-   
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Steve Murray
"A lean, clean meditation on violence in America, and one of Cronenberg's best films." more...
A-
Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"...the performances of Mortensen, Bello, and Holmes are excellent." more...
B+
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...seems deceptively straightforward, coming from a director with Cronenberg's quirky complexity. But think again." more...
A-
Chicago Tribune, Allison Benedikt
"...Cronenberg crafts a remarkably interesting thriller..." more...
B
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