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A Most Violent Year

Movie·2014·Crime, Drama, Thriller·2h 5m·6.6 (1,545)·Directed by J.C. Chandor

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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.

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Oscar IsaacOscar IsaacAbel MoralesJessica ChastainJessica ChastainAnna MoralesDavid OyelowoDavid OyelowoD.A. LawrenceAlessandro NivolaAlessandro NivolaPeter ForenteElyes GabelElyes GabelJulianAlbert BrooksAlbert BrooksAndrew WalshCatalina Sandino MorenoCatalina Sandino MorenoLuisaPeter GeretyPeter GeretyBill O'Leary

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