A History of Violence (2005)

Movie Details

Original Title A History of Violence

Original Language EN

Budget $32,000,000

Revenue $61,477,797

Status Released

Popularity 3.4

Cast

Viggo Mortensen

Tom Stall / Joey Cusack

Popularity: 5.3

Maria Bello

Edie Stall

Popularity: 3.9

Ed Harris

Carl Fogarty

Popularity: 16.6

William Hurt

Richie Cusack

Popularity: 8.1

Ashton Holmes

Jack Stall

Popularity: 2.3

Peter MacNeill

Sheriff Sam Carney

Popularity: 1.6

Stephen McHattie

Leland

Popularity: 5.5

Greg Bryk

Billy

Popularity: 3.0

Kyle Schmid

Bobby

Popularity: 3.3

Sumela Kay

Judy Danvers

Popularity: 1.2

Gerry Quigley

Mick

Popularity: 0.9

Deborah Drakeford

Charlotte

Popularity: 0.3

Key Crew

Executive Producer Cale Boyter, Josh Braun, Roger Kass

Director David Cronenberg

Producer Chris Bender, J.C. Spink

Screenplay Josh Olson

Editor Ronald Sanders

Production

New Line Cinema

BenderSpink

Media I! Filmproduktion München & Company

Videos & Trailers

Settling the Score

Clip

I Shoulda Killed You Back in Philly

Clip

A History of Violence (Trailer)

Trailer

A History of Violence Trailer [HD]

Trailer

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

small town hero robbery indiana, usa distrust philadelphia, pennsylvania dual identity double life fight identity self-defense marriage diner mistaken identity family relationships irish mob revenge mobster lawyer attempted robbery

Reviews from TMDB

Gimly 7/10

Sep 7, 2018

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:★★★½ - I rea ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10

Mar 9, 2024

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 their host is a b ... Read more