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A History of Violence (2005) -- A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.
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A History of Violence (2005) -- A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.6/10   67,404 votes
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Director:
David Cronenberg
Writers (WGA):
John Wagner (graphic novel) and
Vince Locke (graphic novel) ...
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Release Date:
30 September 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Everyone has something to hide. more
Plot:
A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 26 wins & 31 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(34 articles)
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A top notch thriller more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A History of Violence (Germany)
A History of Violence (Italy) [it]
A History of Violence (France) [fr]
Historia przemocy (Poland) [pl]
Historia shel Alimoot (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Marcas da Violência (Brazil) [pt]
Povijest nasilja (Croatia) [hr]
Siddetin tarihçesi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
To telos tis vias (Greece) [el]
Una historia de violencia (Spain) [es]
Una historia violenta (Argentina) [es]
Une histoire de violence (Canada: French title) [fr]
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong brutal violence, graphic sexuality, nudity, language and some drug use.
Runtime:
96 min
Country:
USA | Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Filming Locations:
King City, Ontario, Canada more

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Trivia:
For the sex scene on the stairs, David Cronenberg was concerned about the two actors getting hurt on the hard wooden steps. He asked his stunt man whether or not he had any stunt pads to soften up the stairs. The stunt man laughed, saying that in the twenty years he had been working as a stunt man, no director had ever asked him for stunt pads for a sex scene. Pads were not used for most of the scene however, and in the shot when Edie is naked on the bed with bruises visible on her back, make-up was used to hide the amount of bruises that Maria Bello received from the scene. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: When Tom is driving from Indiana to Philadelphia, a sign in the highway lists the travel distances as "Indianapolis 36", "Columbus 247" and "Philadelphia 680". But Indianapolis in 170 miles west of Columbus and 585 miles from Philadelphia, so if he is 36 miles from Indianapolis, he's only 206 miles from Columbus and 611 miles from Philadelphia. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
William Orser: So we keep headin' east?
Leland Jones: Yeah, that's the idea.
William Orser: Stay out of the big cities?
Leland Jones: Uh-huh.
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Movie Connections:
References "Larry King Live" (1985) more
Soundtrack:
Club Hoppin' more

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What was the last major Hollywood movie to be released on VHS?
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327 out of 544 people found the following comment useful:-
A top notch thriller, 5 June 2005
10/10
Author: yamar from California

I saw the film at the Cannes Film Festival. All I have to say is: Wow. One of the best thrillers ever. It's refreshing to watch a film in genre that's so often full of clichés. Besides being a thriller, it also a smart film about the culture of violence. How it dominates our world. One of the questions the film asks whether one can live free of violence, even the slightest. In the film violence lurks in every corner and the characters are forced to defend themselves. Definitely my favorite Cronenberg film, also his most mainstream I might add. It's a modern Western and reminds one of those great Western films. As the title indicates it's a very violent film but guess it will be toned down as usual, specially the sex scene. All the stars are in peek form and perfectly cast. William Hurt makes a comeback to better roles. He was also great in "The King". It will and should get some awards at the end of the year from critics and etc.

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