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A History of Violence is a 2005 action thriller film directed by David Cronenberg and based on a graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke. It stars Viggo Mortensen as a diner owner who is revealed to be a former hitman and faces his past enemies.
A History of Violence: Directed by David Cronenberg. With Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt. A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.
A History of Violence raises compelling and thoughtful questions about the nature of violence, while representing a return to form for director David Cronenberg in one of his more...
Sep 22, 2005 · David Cronenberg says his title “A History of Violence” has three levels: It refers (1) to a suspect with a long history of violence; (2) to the historical use of violence as a means of settling disputes, and (3) to the innate violence of Darwinian evolution, in which better-adapted organisms replace those less able to cope. “I am a ...
A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core. Leading a happy and quiet life with his lawyer wife and their two children in the small town of Millbrook, Indiana, mild-mannered Tom Stall cherishes his simple, uneventful existence.
A small-town diner owner stops a robbery and grapples with the aftermath. When his family comes under threat, he must confront his past. Watch trailers & learn more.
Sep 23, 2005 · About. In this stylized thriller from director David Cronenberg, Viggo Mortensen stars as Tom McKenna, a well-respected man who leads a quiet, charmed life with his loving wife and family in a small town. But when he kills a robber in self-defense at the diner he runs, Tom is lauded by the national media as a vigilante hero.
