A History of Violence

2005 • 95 minutes
4.3
504 reviews
88%
Tomatometer
R
Rating
Eligible
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About this movie

A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.
Rating
R

Ratings and reviews

4.3
504 reviews
Susie Allison-Litton
December 10, 2016
Four 1/2 stars really. I thought William Hurt's cartoony performance at the end weakened what was otherwise a near-great movie about identity, redemption and whether we can ever really leave the past behind--rounded up for Viggo Mortensen's perfect performance in the lead.
Faissal aka Md. Faisal Halim
February 6, 2013
I liked how the slow pace of the movie can make a man question himself as to how he would act in a situation. I liked how the movie could make a man ask himself how he would tell his children not to engage in violence even at the risk of seeming hypocritical.
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Brian Paige
December 11, 2014
clean, lean, straightforward story. Very good stuff with a minimum of "I ran out of dialogue so here are some guns".