A Most Violent Year
“The result is never in question. Just the path you take to get there.”
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.
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Cast
47 people
Oscar Isaac
Abel Morales
Known for
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Moon Knight
Jessica Chastain
Anna Morales
Known for
The Martian
Interstellar
David Oyelowo
D.A. Lawrence
Known for
Selma
Star Wars Rebels
Alessandro Nivola
Peter Forente
Known for
Jurassic Park III
Face/Off
Elyes Gabel
Julian
Known for
Scorpion
Game of Thrones
Albert Brooks
Andrew Walsh
Known for
Finding Nemo
Drive
Catalina Sandino Moreno
Luisa
Known for
FROM
The Affair
Peter Gerety
Bill O'Leary
Known for
The Wire
Sneaky Pete
Christopher Abbott
Louis Servidio
Known for
It Comes at Night
Wolf Man
Glenn Fleshler
Arnold Kline
Known for
Joker
Billions
David Margulies
Saul Lefkowitz
Known for
Ghostbusters
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Jerry Adler
Joseph Mendelsohn
Known for
The Sopranos
Manhattan Murder Mystery
J.C. Chandor Director · Alex Ebert Composer Bradford Young Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $12M · Budget $20M · United States release December 31, 2014
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$12,007,070
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Participant
Production
Image Nation Studios
Production
FilmNation Entertainment
Production
Before the Door Pictures
Production
Washington Square Films
Production
Old Bull Pictures
Production
CounterNarrative Films
Production
A24
Studio
Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ
Production
Participant Media
Production
United Arab Emirates · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · November 6, 2014
Premiere · AFI Fest
United States · December 31, 2014
Limited theatrical
United States · April 7, 2015
Physical · DVD
United States
January 30, 2015 · Theatrical
Argentina
February 19, 2015 · Theatrical
Australia
February 26, 2015 · Theatrical
Austria
October 23, 2015 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
Brazil
April 2, 2015 · Theatrical
Canada
December 6, 2014 · Premiere · Whistler Film Festival
January 30, 2015 · Theatrical
China
April 19, 2015 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Denmark
June 11, 2015 · Theatrical
Finland
May 1, 2015 · Theatrical
France
December 31, 2014 · Theatrical
March 5, 2026 · TV · Polar+
Germany
March 19, 2015 · Theatrical
Greece
March 5, 2015 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 19, 2015 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Israel
March 26, 2015 · Theatrical
Italy
February 4, 2016 · Theatrical
Japan
October 1, 2015 · Theatrical
Kuwait
February 5, 2015 · Theatrical
Mexico
May 8, 2015 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 31, 2015 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
February 12, 2015 · Theatrical
May 15, 2015 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
January 1, 2017 · TV · FOX
New Zealand
July 25, 2015 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Norway
April 10, 2015 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 5, 2015 · Theatrical
Romania
December 31, 2014 · Limited theatrical
Russia
September 17, 2020 · Theatrical
October 1, 2020 · Digital
Singapore
February 5, 2015 · Theatrical
South Africa
March 29, 2015 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 2, 2015 · Theatrical
Spain
March 19, 2015 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 10, 2015 · Theatrical
Switzerland
April 8, 2015 · Theatrical · French
April 9, 2015 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
October 2, 2015 · Theatrical
Türkiye
July 10, 2015 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
December 13, 2014 · Premiere · Dubai International Film Festival
United Kingdom
January 22, 2015 · Theatrical
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