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A Most Violent Year

The result is never in question. Just the path you take to get there.

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.

2h 5m2014RTMDb 6.6

CrimeDramaThriller

English

Crew and Cast

J.C. ChandorJ.C. ChandorDirectorOscar IsaacOscar IsaacAbel MoralesJessica ChastainJessica ChastainAnna MoralesDavid OyelowoDavid OyelowoD.A. LawrenceAlessandro NivolaAlessandro NivolaPeter ForenteElyes GabelElyes GabelJulianAlbert BrooksAlbert BrooksAndrew WalshCatalina Sandino MorenoCatalina Sandino MorenoLuisaPeter GeretyPeter GeretyBill O'LearyChristopher AbbottChristopher AbbottLouis ServidioGlenn FleshlerGlenn FleshlerArnold KlineDavid MarguliesDavid MarguliesSaul LefkowitzJerry AdlerJerry AdlerJoseph MendelsohnBen RosenfieldBen RosenfieldSales Student AlexJohn ProcaccinoJohn ProcaccinoArthur LewisAshley WilliamsAshley WilliamsDeputy LangePico AlexanderPico AlexanderElias MoralesMatthew MaherMatthew MaherJohn DominczykElizabeth MarvelElizabeth MarvelMrs. RoseJason RalphJason RalphIan ThompsonDaisy TahanDaisy TahanAnnie MoralesGiselle EisenbergGiselle EisenbergCatherine MoralesTaylor RichardsonTaylor RichardsonElizabeth MoralesLorna Guity PruceLorna Guity PruceToll Booth Attendant
Quinn MeyersMoishe MendelsohnChester Jones IIIChester Jones IIIBeat CopJimmy PalumboJimmy PalumboBarber Jimmy O.
TannerMuffin
Phillip ChiBurglarPatrick BreenPatrick BreenInstructorNick BaileyNick BaileySales Recruit #2

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.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
31 December 2014
Runtime
2h 5m
Rating
R
TMDB score
6.6 / 10 (1,600 votes)

Production

Director
J.C. Chandor
Writers
J.C. Chandor
Studios
Participant, Image Nation Studios, FilmNation Entertainment
Countries
United Arab Emirates, United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$20.0M
Revenue
$12.0M
Profit
$8.0M loss
Return
0.6×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
Spanish, English