A Most Violent Year
The result is never in question. Just the path you take to get there.
The result is never in question. Just the path you take to get there.
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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2014
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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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Cast:
Same Director
Details
Rated:
R
Runtime:
125 min
Release date:
31 Dec 2014
Country:
AE, US
Languages:
Spanish, English
Budget:
$20,000,000
Revenue:
$12,007,070
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 15 wins & 50 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Abel is a man with ideals in a world that has no use for them: If he's going to succeed, he's going to have to use his wits instead of bullets.
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan 2015
fresh:
"A Most Violent Year" is a far more interesting film than its title implies. And a film you've never seen before.
– Calvin Wilson,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
29 Jan 2015
fresh:
[A] tight anti-thriller, one where the violence of the title is more implied than seen.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
29 Jan 2015
fresh:
Like that camel-hair coat Abel wears, A Most Violent Year is classy and commands respect, but a stronger pulse under the lapels would make us care much more.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
30 Jan 2015
fresh:
Chandor follows the psychologically penetrating tradition of Sidney Lumet, Alan Pakula and Francis Ford Coppola, observing crime as a microcosm of society.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
30 Jan 2015