A Most Violent Year

Theatrical - Limited 2014-12-31

Cast Oscar Isaac Jessica Chastain David Oyelowo Alessandro Nivola Albert Brooks
Directed by J.C. Chandor

Box Office Gross: $12,007,070

Running Time: 125 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Participant, Image Nation Abu Dhabi, FilmNation Entertainment, Before the Door Pictures, Washington Square Films, Old Bull Pictures, CounterNarrative Films

Genres: Crime Drama Thriller

JoBlo's Rating

9/10

Synopsis

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... See more 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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