A History of Violence
Tom Stall had the perfect life...until he became a hero.
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.
- Director
- David Cronenberg
- Worldwide
- $61M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.
Where to watch
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The record
Awards
1 win · 2 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 2 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
A History of Violence returned 1.9× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $32M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $61M
- Release date
- Sep 23, 2005
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- Germany, United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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