A Most Violent Year
The result is never in question. Just the path you take to get there.
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.
- Year: 2014
- Country: United Arab Emirates, United States of America
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Studio: Participant, Image Nation Abu Dhabi, FilmNation Entertainment, Before the Door Pictures, Washington Square Films, Old Bull Pictures, CounterNarrative Films
- Keyword: new york city, immigrant, husband wife relationship, corruption, capitalism, winter, american dream, business ethics, truck, oil, lawyer, loan shark, coat, tunnel, 1980s, truck hijacking, bank loan
- Director: J.C. Chandor
- Cast: Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo, Alessandro Nivola, Elyes Gabel, Albert Brooks