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A Most Violent Year

A Most Violent Year

CrimeDramaThriller

6.606/10

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125 min

Release Date: 2014-12-31

Overview - 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.

Production Companies

ParticipantImage Nation Abu DhabiFilmNation EntertainmentBefore the Door PicturesWashington Square FilmsOld Bull Pictures

Overview - 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.

User Reviews

Nathan

Nathan

8/10

_A Most Violent Year_ took a long time to get me hooked, but once I was able to come around to it I was fully invested. Oscar Isaac is fantastic in this movie. He was able to balance the intimidating front of a mobster while being able to present a sense of honesty as he was trying to avoid the more barbaric business practice of his contemporaries. It was a fine line, but it was a joy to see the m...

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