A Most Violent Year
1474 reviews
Crime/Drama
2h 4m
2014
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...
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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.
- DirectorJ.C. Chandor
- Release31 December 2014
- Genre
- Duration2h 4m
- Budget$20,000,000
- Revenue$12,007,070
- Rate1474 reviews
- Productions
Participant, Image Nation Abu Dhabi, FilmNation Entertainment, Before the Door Pictures, Washington Square Films, Old Bull Pictures, CounterNarrative Films
Cast

Oscar Isaac
Abel Morales

Jessica Chastain
Anna Morales

David Oyelowo
D.A. Lawrence

Alessandro Nivola
Peter Forente

Elyes Gabel
Julian

Albert Brooks
Andrew Walsh

Catalina Sandino Moreno
Luisa

Peter Gerety
Bill O'Leary

Christopher Abbott
Louis Servidio

Glenn Fleshler
Arnold Kline

David Margulies
Saul Lefkowitz

Jerry Adler
Joseph Mendelsohn

Ben Rosenfield
Sales Student Alex

John Procaccino
Arthur Lewis

Ashley Williams
Deputy Lange

Pico Alexander
Elias Morales

Matthew Maher
John Dominczyk

Elizabeth Marvel
Mrs. Rose

Jason Ralph
Ian Thompson

Daisy Tahan
Annie Morales

Giselle Eisenberg
Catherine Morales

Taylor Richardson
Elizabeth Morales

Lorna Guity Pruce
Toll Booth Attendant

Chester Jones III
Beat Cop

Jimmy Palumbo
Barber Jimmy O.

Patrick Breen
Instructor

Nick Bailey
Sales Recruit #2

Stephen Reich
Waiter

Myrna Cabello
Nanny Maria

Nat DeWolf
Officer

Robert Clohessy
Mr. Rose

Russell G. Jones
Cop #1

Annie Funke
Lorraine Lefkowitz

Kathleen Doyle
Lefkowitz Receptionist

William Hill
Eddy Driver

Chris Cardona
Driver 1

John Dinello
Driver 2

Teddy Coluca
Driver 3

Susan Blackwell
Female Radio Reporter

John Douglas Thompson
Male Radio Reporter

Bill Walters
Subway Rider (uncredited)
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