A Most Violent Year (2014)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $20,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $12,007,070.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 19.658 |
Directed By
J.C. Chandor
Crew
J.C. Chandor
Bradford Young
Anna Gerb
Lauren Buckley
Vance Miller
Jason Forster
Nicole Greenbaum
David Slusser
Martha Pinson
John P. Goldsmith
Kay Georgiou
Renuka Ballal
Charlotta Forssman
Mark Russell
Kevin D. Hewitt
J.C. Chandor
Kristen Ficara
Bill O'Leary
John Bair
Megan Asbee
Susan Hegarty
Gerry Grennell
Nicole Kalish
Ron Patane
Bernard Telsey
Ron Petagna Sr.
Gary Summers
Jeff Wozniak
Kasia Walicka Maimone
Michael Huber
Melanie J. Baker
Stephanie Arble
Suzana Peric
Marian Koltai-Levine
Steve Boeddeker
Rebekah Ross
Neal Dodson
Kyra Panchenko
Richard Hymns
Marta Font
Wade Sullivan
Kerrie Smith
Maya Hardinge
Jeannette Kim
Goro Koyama
Nancy Nieves
Tricia Schultz
Steve Boeddeker
David Chrastka
Alex Lemke
Henry Langstraat
Blythe R.D. Quinlan
Brandon Proctor
Dave Isern
Sam Jaffe
Doug Huszti
Andy Malcolm
Dave Zeevalk
Christopher T. Saunders
Jessica Lichtner
Sean Ilnseher
Conrad V. Brink Jr.
Tiffany Little Canfield
Sandra Fox
Victor Paguia
Atsushi Nishijima
Nina Baron
Molle DeBartolo
Kate Wilson
Frank Ferrara
Neimah Djourabchi
Mark Fichera
Joe Mancini
Adam Wood
Joey Box
Robert Lee Harvey
Drew Leary
Carl Paoli
Norman Douglass
Keith Siglinger
Steven Ritzi
Peter Wallack
Mariusz Kubicki
Scott Burik
Joe Machota
Marshall Winn
Michael Trosper
Alex Ebert
Stanley Fernandez Jr.
Marshall Winn
Vinny Mazzarella
Marilyn McCoppen
Jenna Dalla Riva
David Chrastka
Richard Mancuso
John Cenatiempo
Jeff Skoll
Jonathan King
J.C. Chandor
Steve Boeddeker
Joshua Blum
Kerry Orent
Richard Hymns
Glen Basner
Tom Sellitti, Jr.
Mirashyam Blakeslee
H.H. Cooper
TOP 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
Quinn Meyers
Moishe Mendelsohn
Chester Jones III
Beat Cop
Jimmy Palumbo
Barber Jimmy O.
Tanner
Muffin
Phillip Chi
Burglar
Patrick Breen
Instructor
Nick Bailey
Sales Recruit #2
Jenilyn Rodriguez
Sales Recruit #3
Linda Marie Larson
Abel's Secretary Debbie
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
Suzanne Cerreta
Dispatcher Kathy
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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