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.
Where to watch
HBO Max
Stream
Cinemax
Stream
Amazon Video
Rent · Buy
Apple TV Store
Rent · Buy
Google Play Movies
Rent · Buy
YouTube
Rent · Buy
Your rating
Your review
Cast
32 people
Viggo Mortensen
Tom Stall / Joey Cusack
Known for
Green Book
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Maria Bello
Edie Stall
Known for
Prisoners
NCIS
Ed Harris
Carl Fogarty
Known for
Westworld
The Truman Show
William Hurt
Richie Cusack
Known for
Into the Wild
The Incredible Hulk
Ashton Holmes
Jack Stall
Known for
The Pacific
Nikita
Peter MacNeill
Sheriff Sam Carney
Known for
Storm of the Century
Good Witch
Stephen McHattie
Leland
Known for
Pontypool
300
Greg Bryk
Billy
Known for
I Will Find You
Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol
Kyle Schmid
Bobby
Known for
SIX
The I-Land
Sumela Kay
Judy Danvers
Known for
The Time Shifters
Gerry Quigley
Mick
Known for
eXistenZ
To Die For
Deborah Drakeford
Charlotte
Known for
Station Eleven
David Cronenberg Director · Josh Olson Screenplay John Wagner Author
Worldwide gross $61M · Budget $32M · United States release September 23, 2005
Box office
Budget
$32,000,000
Worldwide gross
$61,477,797
Gross vs. budget
1.9×
Production
New Line Cinema
Production · Studio
BenderSpink
Production
Media I! Filmproduktion München & Company
Production
DC Comics
Production
Germany · United States · Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 16, 2005
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · September 23, 2005
Limited theatrical
United States · March 14, 2006
Physical · DVD & VHS
United States
September 30, 2005 · Theatrical
February 10, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
Argentina
November 15, 2005 · Premiere · Buenos Aires
November 17, 2005 · Theatrical
Australia
February 23, 2006 · Theatrical · Originally rated R18+
Austria
October 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Belgium
November 2, 2005 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 15, 2005 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
November 5, 2005 · Premiere · Cinemania Film Festival
November 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Canada
September 10, 2005 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
October 7, 2005 · Theatrical
Czechia
November 10, 2005 · Theatrical
Denmark
November 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Egypt
April 4, 2007 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Finland
October 28, 2005 · Theatrical
France
November 2, 2005 · Theatrical
April 22, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
Germany
October 13, 2005 · Theatrical
March 24, 2006 · Physical · Warner DVD
May 24, 2013 · Physical · Warner Blu-Ray
Greece
September 29, 2005 · Premiere · Panorama of European Cinema
October 27, 2005 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 20, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Hungary
November 24, 2005 · Theatrical
Iceland
October 14, 2005 · Theatrical
India
March 9, 2006 · Theatrical · (cut)
Indonesia
November 12, 2005 · Theatrical
December 1, 2022 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
September 30, 2005 · Theatrical
Israel
October 13, 2005 · Theatrical
Italy
December 16, 2005 · Theatrical
Japan
March 11, 2006 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
November 25, 2005 · Theatrical
Kuwait
September 27, 2006 · Theatrical
Latvia
November 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Mexico
November 17, 2005 · Premiere · Mexico City
November 25, 2005 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 25, 2005 · Premiere · Film by the Sea Film Festival
November 10, 2005 · Theatrical
May 24, 2008 · TV · RTL 5
New Zealand
March 2, 2006 · Theatrical
Norway
October 21, 2005 · Theatrical
Panama
December 8, 2005 · Theatrical
Peru
January 5, 2006 · Theatrical
Philippines
October 5, 2005 · Theatrical · (cut)
Poland
November 18, 2005 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 16, 2006 · Theatrical
Romania
November 25, 2005 · Theatrical
Singapore
December 1, 2005 · Theatrical
South Africa
November 11, 2005 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 26, 2007 · Theatrical
Spain
October 21, 2005 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 1, 2005 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
December 2, 2005 · Theatrical
Switzerland
October 13, 2005 · Theatrical · German
November 2, 2005 · Theatrical · French
December 16, 2005 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
March 3, 2006 · Theatrical
Thailand
March 9, 2006 · Theatrical
Türkiye
December 9, 2005 · Theatrical
Ukraine
November 24, 2005 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
January 10, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
September 30, 2005 · Theatrical
March 20, 2006 · Physical · DVD
March 2, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
October 27, 2025 · Physical · The Criterion Collection 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray
Uruguay
January 13, 2006 · Theatrical
Venezuela
April 7, 2006 · Theatrical
More from David Cronenberg
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked A History of Violence
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.