A Most Violent Year backdrop

A Most Violent Year 2014 Directed by J.C. Chandor

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.

Country USA
Production Countries United Arab Emirates , USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Spanish
Budget $20,000,000
Revenue $12,007,070
Release Date 31 December 2014
124 mins
Cast
Oscar Isaac Abel Morales
Jessica Chastain Anna Morales
David Oyelowo D.A. Lawrence
Alessandro Nivola Peter Forente
Elyes Gabel Julian
Albert Brooks Andrew Walsh
Peter Gerety Bill O'Leary
Christopher Abbott Louis Servidio
Glenn Fleshler Arnold Kline
David Margulies Saul Lefkowitz
Jerry Adler Joseph Mendelsohn
Ben Rosenfield Sales Student Alex
John Procaccino Arthur Lewis
Ashley Williams Deputy Lange
Pico Alexander Elias Morales
Matthew Maher John Dominczyk
Jason Ralph Ian Thompson
Daisy Tahan Annie Morales
Giselle Eisenberg Catherine Morales
Taylor Richardson Elizabeth Morales
Lorna Guity Pruce Toll Booth Attendant
Quinn Meyers Moishe Mendelsohn
Jimmy Palumbo Barber Jimmy O.
Tanner Muffin
Phillip Chi Burglar
Patrick Breen Instructor
Nick Bailey Sales Recruit #2
Jenilyn Rodriguez Sales Recruit #3
Linda Marie Larson Abel's Secretary Debbie
Myrna Cabello Nanny Maria
Nat DeWolf Officer
Annie Funke Lorraine Lefkowitz
Kathleen Doyle Lefkowitz Receptionist
William Hill Eddy Driver
Suzanne Cerreta Dispatcher Kathy
Chris Cardona Driver 1
John Dinello Driver 2
Teddy Coluca Driver 3
Susan Blackwell Female Radio Reporter
John Douglas Thompson Male Radio Reporter
Bill Walters Subway Rider (uncredited)