A History of Violence

Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, Ashton Holmes, William Hurt, Stephen McHattie, Peter MacNeill, Sumela Kay, Greg Bryk, Deborah Drakeford, Kyle Schmid, Heidi Hayes, Gerry Quigley, Bill MacDonald

Director: David Cronenberg
Release Date: September 30th, 2005
MPAA Rating: R
Studio: New Line Cinema
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Box Office Total: $31,493,782
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Synopsis: Loosely based on the graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke, the movie stars Viggo Mortensen as Tom Stall, a quiet, easygoing family man who runs a diner in a small Indiana town. But when two dangerous criminals come into the restaurant prepared to wreak havoc, Stall turns hero and shoots them both. After Stall's story is blasted all over the media, Philly mobster Carl Fogaty (an excellent Ed Harris) shows up, claiming that Tom is actually former hit man Eddie Cusack--and they've got some important business to finish. While Stall insists that Fogaty is mistaken, his family--his wife, Edie (Maria Bello); teenage son, Jack (Ashton Holmes); and young daughter, Sarah (Heidi Hayes)--gets dragged into the danger that constantly threatens to explode.

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