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Dec 30, 2014 · More brooding than brutal, “A Most Violent Year” finds Abel Morales (Oscar Isaac), the upwardly mobile owner of a heating-oil business, in a time of difficulty. Some of the trouble is...
- J.C. Chandor
- A.O. Scott
- 125 min
Dec 31, 2014 · The film's title refers to an actual, statistical designation: 1981 was the most violent year in New York City history up till that point, with 1,841 homicides (the number climbed through 1991 before starting to level off).
Jan 5, 2015 · David Denby on J. C. Chandor’s new movie starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain: it’s the anti-“Godfather,” despite its menacing atmosphere.
Dec 31, 2014 · A Most Violent Year stars Oscar Isaac as Abel Morales, a businessman trying to stay out of the criminal dealings of the heating oil supply industry of 1980s New York City.
Gritty, gripping, and weighted with thought-provoking heft, A Most Violent Year represents another strong entry in writer-director J.C. Chandor's impressive filmography. Read Critics...
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- J.C. Chandor
- R
- Oscar Isaac
Jan 15, 2015 · Set in New York's outer boroughs in 1981 — a year of record crime rates in the city — J.C. Chandor's "A Most Violent Year" is an absorbing urban drama about honor, ambition, loyalty...
The year is 1981 and New York is experiencing a historic peak in violent crimes, along with extremes of weather. Isaac’s Abel Morales sells heating oil, one of several rival independents who...
