Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 09/23/05 (limited) 09/30/05 (wide) Home Video 03/14/06 MPAA Rating Rated R for strong brutal violence, graphic sexuality, nudity, language and some drug use Running Time 1 hour 36 minutes Genre Drama, Thriller Director David Cronenberg,Josh Olson Cast Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, William Hurt, Ed Harris, Stephen McHattie, Peter MacNeill Studio New Line Cinema |
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
SYNOPSIS
Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) is living a happy and
quiet life with his lawyer wife Edie (Maria Bello) and
their two children in the small town of Millbrook,
Indiana, but one night their idyllic existence is
shattered when Tom foils a vicious attempted
robbery in his diner. Sensing danger, he takes
action and saves his customers and friends in the
self-defense killings of two sought-after criminals.
Heralded as a hero, Tom's life is changed overnight,
attracting a national media circus, which forces him
into the spotlight. Uncomfortable with his newfound
celebrity, Tom tries to return to the normalcy of his
ordinary life only to be confronted by a mysterious
threatening man (Ed Harris) who arrives in town
believing Tom is the man who's wronged him in the
past. As Tom and his family fight back against this
case of mistaken identity and struggle to cope with
their changed reality, they are forced to confront
their relationships and the devisine issues which
surface as a result.--©New Line Cinema
Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) is living a happy and
quiet life with his lawyer wife Edie (Maria Bello) and
their two children in the small town of Millbrook,
Indiana, but one night their idyllic existence is
shattered when Tom foils a vicious attempted
robbery in his diner. Sensing danger, he takes
action and saves his customers and friends in the
self-defense killings of two sought-after criminals.
Heralded as a hero, Tom's life is changed overnight,
attracting a national media circus, which forces him
into the spotlight. Uncomfortable with his newfound
celebrity, Tom tries to return to the normalcy of his
ordinary life only to be confronted by a mysterious
threatening man (Ed Harris) who arrives in town
believing Tom is the man who's wronged him in the
past. As Tom and his family fight back against this
case of mistaken identity and struggle to cope with
their changed reality, they are forced to confront
their relationships and the devisine issues which
surface as a result.--©New Line Cinema
Brenda
Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) is a decent family man living in the small town of Millbrook, Indiana.
Millbrook is a town where everyones knows your name and what you do. He has a loving wife,
Edie (Maria Bello), and two children, Jack (Ashton Holmes) and Sarah (Heidi Hayes). Everything
changes when two killers enter the diner and Tom kills them. This makes Tom the hero of the
town which draws media attention. This brings Carl Fogarty (Ed Harris) to town. Fogarty is an
organized crime figure who insists that Tom is really Joey Cusack, a former gangster from
Philadelphia. Tom denies it but Fogarty thinks he knows the truth and begins theatening his
family. A History of Violence is a top-notch thriller with a lot of twist and turns that doesn't give
anything away.
Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) is a decent family man living in the small town of Millbrook, Indiana.
Millbrook is a town where everyones knows your name and what you do. He has a loving wife,
Edie (Maria Bello), and two children, Jack (Ashton Holmes) and Sarah (Heidi Hayes). Everything
changes when two killers enter the diner and Tom kills them. This makes Tom the hero of the
town which draws media attention. This brings Carl Fogarty (Ed Harris) to town. Fogarty is an
organized crime figure who insists that Tom is really Joey Cusack, a former gangster from
Philadelphia. Tom denies it but Fogarty thinks he knows the truth and begins theatening his
family. A History of Violence is a top-notch thriller with a lot of twist and turns that doesn't give
anything away.
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