A History of Violence raises compelling and thoughtful questions about the nature of violence, while representing a return to form for director David Cronenberg in one of his more uncharacteristic pieces.
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Director -
David Cronenberg -
Producer -
J.C. Spink , Chris Bender -
Screenwriter -
Josh Olson -
Distributor -
New Line Cinema -
Production Co -
Benderspink -
Rating -
R (Language|Graphic Sexuality|Nudity|Some Drug Use|Strong Brutal Violence) -
Genre -
Drama , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 30, 2005, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 29, 2010 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$31.5M -
Runtime -
1h 36m -
Sound Mix -
Surround -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)