Movie
A Most Violent Year
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2014-12-31
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Participant, Image Nation Abu Dhabi, FilmNation Entertainment, Before the Door Pictures, Washington Square Films, Old Bull Pictures, CounterNarrative Films
- Country
- United Arab Emirates, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Oscar Isaac as Abel Morales
- Jessica Chastain as Anna Morales
- David Oyelowo as D.A. Lawrence
- Alessandro Nivola as Peter Forente
- Elyes Gabel as Julian
- Albert Brooks as Andrew Walsh
- Catalina Sandino Moreno as Luisa
- Peter Gerety as Bill O'Leary
- Christopher Abbott as Louis Servidio
- Glenn Fleshler as Arnold Kline
- David Margulies as Saul Lefkowitz
- Jerry Adler as Joseph Mendelsohn
Crew
- J.C. Chandor - Director
- J.C. Chandor - Writer
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