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 | 14.942 |
Directed By
J.C. Chandor
Crew
J.C. Chandor
Bradford Young
Brandon Proctor
Renuka Ballal
Stephanie Arble
Kristen Ficara
Christopher T. Saunders
Ron Patane
Rebekah Ross
Neal Dodson
Ron Petagna
Alex Lemke
Jeff Wozniak
Kerrie Smith
Steve Boeddeker
Conrad V. Brink Jr.
Marta Font
Kate Wilson
Lauren Buckley
Sandra Fox
Gary Summers
Mark Russell
Melanie J. Baker
David Chrastka
Marian Koltai-Levine
Kasia Walicka Maimone
Michael Huber
Bill O'Leary
Jessica Lichtner
Susan Hegarty
Nicole Kalish
Anna Gerb
Nancy Nieves
Steve Boeddeker
Sam Jaffe
David Slusser
Martha Pinson
Nina Baron
Jeannette Kim
Goro Koyama
Doug Huszti
Andy Malcolm
Vance Miller
Kevin D. Hewitt
Sean Ilnseher
Blythe R.D. Quinlan
Dave Zeevalk
John P. Goldsmith
Jason Forster
Atsushi Nishijima
Megan Asbee
Nicole Greenbaum
Wade Sullivan
J.C. Chandor
Bernard Telsey
Kyra Panchenko
Tricia Schultz
Richard Hymns
Dave Isern
Maya Hardinge
John Bair
Victor Paguia
Gerry Grennell
Tiffany Little Canfield
Kay Georgiou
Charlotta Forssman
Henry Langstraat
Suzana Peric
Molle DeBartolo
Mark Fichera
Keith Siglinger
Joe Mancini
Carl Paoli
Drew Leary
Adam Wood
Steven Ritzi
Peter Wallack
Scott Burik
Neimah Djourabchi
Robert Lee Harvey
Joey Box
Frank Ferrara
Norman Douglass
Mariusz Kubicki
Joe Machota
Michael Trosper
Stanley Fernandez Jr.
Marilyn McCoppen
Marshall Winn
Alex Ebert
Marshall Winn
Vinny Mazzarella
David Chrastka
Jenna Dalla Riva
Richard Mancuso
John Cenatiempo
Jeff Skoll
Kerry Orent
Jonathan King
Glen Basner
Steve Boeddeker
Richard Hymns
Joshua Blum
J.C. Chandor
Mirashyam Blakeslee
Tom Sellitti, Jr.
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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