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 | 23.707 |
Directed By
J.C. Chandor
Crew
J.C. Chandor
Bradford Young
J.C. Chandor
Neal Dodson
Anna Gerb
Ron Patane
Tiffany Little Canfield
Bernard Telsey
John P. Goldsmith
Doug Huszti
Melanie J. Baker
Kasia Walicka Maimone
Kerrie Smith
Kay Georgiou
Nancy Nieves
Kyra Panchenko
Maya Hardinge
Stephanie Arble
Kristen Ficara
Lauren Buckley
Jeannette Kim
Blythe R.D. Quinlan
Ron Petagna Sr.
Tricia Schultz
Sandra Fox
Goro Koyama
Andy Malcolm
Steve Boeddeker
David Chrastka
Gary Summers
Brandon Proctor
Steve Boeddeker
Richard Hymns
Conrad V. Brink Jr.
Dave Zeevalk
Vance Miller
Alex Lemke
Renuka Ballal
Charlotta Forssman
Michael Huber
Henry Langstraat
Rebekah Ross
John Bair
Jason Forster
Mark Russell
Jeff Wozniak
Victor Paguia
Dave Isern
Kevin D. Hewitt
Atsushi Nishijima
Christopher T. Saunders
Bill O'Leary
Megan Asbee
Nicole Greenbaum
Marta Font
Wade Sullivan
Molle DeBartolo
Sam Jaffe
Suzana Peric
David Slusser
Jessica Lichtner
Kate Wilson
Martha Pinson
Sean Ilnseher
Susan Hegarty
Gerry Grennell
Nina Baron
Nicole Kalish
Marian Koltai-Levine
Norman Douglass
Neimah Djourabchi
Frank Ferrara
Robert Lee Harvey
Mark Fichera
Drew Leary
Mariusz Kubicki
Joe Mancini
Carl Paoli
Steven Ritzi
Peter Wallack
Adam Wood
Keith Siglinger
Scott Burik
Joey Box
Joe Machota
Marshall Winn
Marshall Winn
Stanley Fernandez Jr.
Vinny Mazzarella
Michael Trosper
Marilyn McCoppen
Alex Ebert
Jenna Dalla Riva
David Chrastka
Richard Mancuso
John Cenatiempo
Steve Boeddeker
Richard Hymns
Jeff Skoll
Jonathan King
Glen Basner
Joshua Blum
Kerry Orent
J.C. Chandor
Tom Sellitti, Jr.
H.H. Cooper
Mirashyam Blakeslee
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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