A History of Violence (2005)
- Directed by
- David Cronenberg
- Genre
- drama film, action film, thriller film, crime thriller film, detective film
- Country
- Germany, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 3,773 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A small-town diner owner stops a robbery and becomes a local hero. But his sudden fame draws dangerous people from his past, forcing him to confront a violent history he tried to leave behind.
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What happens
A History of Violence is a 2005 action thriller film directed by David Cronenberg and written by Josh Olson. It is an adaptation of the 1997 DC graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, and William Hurt. In the film, a diner owner becomes a local hero after he foils an attempted robbery but has to face his past enemies to protect his family. A History of Violence premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival and was put into a limited release in the United States on September 23, 2005, followed by a wide release on September 30, 2005. It has been described as one of the greatest films of the 2000s and has been named on various greatest of all time lists. The film was praised for its performances, screenwriting, and atmosphere. William Hurt was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and Olson was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. Mortensen himself praised it as "one of the best movies [he's] ever been in, if not the best". It is also notable as being one of the last, if not the last, major Hollywood films to be released on VHS. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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