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Plot

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Plot

Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) is living a happy and quiet life with his lawyer wife (Maria Bello) and their two children in the small town of Millbrook, Indiana, but one night their idyllic existence is shattered when Tom foils a vicious attempted robbery in his diner.

Sensing danger, he takes action and saves his customers and friends in the self-defense killings of two-sought-after criminals.

Heralded as a hero, Tom's life is changed overnight, attracting a national media circus, which forces him into the spotlight.

Uncomfortable with his newfound celebrity, Tom tries to return to the normalcy of his ordinary life only to be confronted by a mysterious and threatening man (Ed Harris) who arrives in town believing Tom is the man who's wronged him in the past.

As Tom and his family fight back against this case of mistaken identity and struggle to cope with their changed reality, they are forced to confront their relationships and the divisive issues which surface as a result.

Crime Drama Gangster

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in A History of Violence.

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  Viggo Mortensen

  Green Book, Crimes of the Future

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  Ed Harris

  Riff Raff, My Dead Friend Zoe

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  Maria Bello

  Better Start Swimming, Prisoners

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  William Hurt

  The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her, Robin Hood

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  Ashton Holmes

  Acts Of Violence, Wind Chill

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  Sumela Kay

Crew Behind the Film

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The film's director David Cronenberg last directed Crimes of the Future and Maps to the Stars. The film's writer Josh Olson last wrote Trigger Warning and Jack Reacher.

Director

David Cronenberg

Screenwriter

Josh Olson

Producers

Chris Bender
Josh Braun
Roger Kass
JC Spink

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Production Updates for A History of Violence

Dec 2004

Completed

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