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A History of Violence

2005

David Cronenberg

2005·R·United StatesUnited StatesCanadaCanadaUnited KingdomUnited KingdomGermanyGermany
Award tierBronze
Metascore

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.

Cast

Viggo Mortensen·Maria Bello·Ed Harris·William Hurt

Producers

Kent Alterman·Chris Bender·Cale Boyter·Josh Braun·Toby Emmerich

Languages

United KingdomEnglish

Major Awards

0 wins · 16 nominations

Nominations (16)

Festival Grand Prize

Cannes Film Festival (2005)

Palme d'Or

David Cronenberg

Best Picture

Gotham Awards (2005)

Best Feature

David CronenbergChris BenderJ.C. Spink
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (2005)

Best Picture

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (2005)

Best Film

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (2006)

Best Film

David di Donatello Awards (2006)

Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)

David Cronenberg
César Awards, France (2006)

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

David Cronenberg
Golden Globes, USA (2006)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

London Critics Circle Film Awards (2006)

Film of the Year

Best Director

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (2005)

Best Director

David Cronenberg
New York Film Critics Circle Awards (2005)

Best Director

David Cronenberg
London Critics Circle Film Awards (2006)

Director of the Year

David Cronenberg

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (2006)

Best Screenplay - Adapted

Josh Olson
Writers Guild of America, USA (2006)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Josh Olson

Critics' Awards

Cahiers du Cinéma (2005)

Best Film

David Cronenberg
Cahiers du Cinéma (2010)

Best Film

David Cronenberg