---
title: 'A History of Violence (2005)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Cronenberg'
released: '2005-05-16'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Thriller'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-history-of-violence-2005'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0399146/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A History of Violence (2005)

2005 · 96 min · Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime, Mystery · Germany, United States


## Synopsis

A History of Violence is a 2005 action thriller film directed by David Cronenberg and written by Josh Olson. It is an adaptation of the 1997 DC graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, and William Hurt. In the film, a diner owner becomes a local hero after he foils an attempted robbery but has to face his past enemies to protect his family.

## Credits

- **Director:** [David Cronenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-cronenberg)
- **Producer:** [David Cronenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-cronenberg), [Toby Emmerich](https://cinepixo.com/people/toby-emmerich), [Chris Bender](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-bender-2), [Josh Braun](https://cinepixo.com/people/josh-braun), [Kent Alterman](https://cinepixo.com/people/kent-alterman)
- **Screenplay:** [Josh Olson](https://cinepixo.com/people/josh-olson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Howard Shore](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-shore)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter Suschitzky](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-suschitzky)
- **Editor:** [Ronald Sanders](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-sanders)

## Cast

- [Peter MacNeill](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-macneill)
- [R. D. Reid](https://cinepixo.com/people/r-d-reid)
- [Ed Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-harris)
- [Ashton Holmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/ashton-holmes)
- [Ian Matthews](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-matthews)
- [Aidan Devine](https://cinepixo.com/people/aidan-devine)
- [Greg Bryk](https://cinepixo.com/people/greg-bryk)
- [Viggo Mortensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/viggo-mortensen)
- [Stephen McHattie](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-mchattie)
- [Maria Bello](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-bello)
- [Kyle Schmid](https://cinepixo.com/people/kyle-schmid)
- [William Damaged](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-damaged)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-history-of-violence-2005
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