The result is never in question, just the path you take to get there.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Oscar Isaac, Elyes Gabel, Jessica Chastain, Lorna Pruce, Christopher Abbott, Matthew Maher, Albert Brooks |
Director |
J.C. Chandor |
Screenplay | J.C. Chandor |
Music | Alex Ebert |
Cinematography | Bradford Young |
Editing | Ron Patane |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2014 |
Produced by | Before The Door Pictures, Washington Square Films, FilmNation Entertainment, Participant Media, Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ, Old Bull Pictures |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report | CommonSenseMedia Report
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Genre | Drama, thriller |
Language | Strong, frequent |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | Psychological, physical, realistic, moderate to strong, infrequent |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | Nonne |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | |
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Sex / Nudity |
Violence |
Blood / Gore / Gross |
Guns / Weapons |
Profanity |
Alcohol / Drugs |
Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
Suggested age limit 17 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
Violence |
Sex |
Language |
Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith Clean business is a dirty game. | 15 | |
Die Burger Laetitia Pople Een goie man, midaadgenre op sy kop gedraai. | 10 | |
Cape Times Todd McCarthy The cost of business. | 15 | |
Metacritic.com 44 critics | 16 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 181 critics | 16 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Gritty, gripping, and weighted with thought-provoking heft, A Most Violent Year represents another strong entry in writer-director J.C. Chandor's impressive filmography. | 18 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 16 | |
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Moody, violent thriller doesn't quite sustain its promise. | 10 | |
What the People say | ||
Metacritic.com users 116 users | 14 | |
Rottentomatoes users 221944 users | 13 | |
Internet 23849 Netizens A most excellent movie to end the year. | 14 | |
Average .. 71% | 14 |