It's in this distance, between Nice People and Bad Men, that A History of Violence finds its odd power. Whichever story one believes--Tom's, Fogarty's--the categories are shown to be fungible.

New Jack City (1991) Violence surrounding this drug-trade movie led to one death, multiple injuries and more than a dozen arrests. An 18-year-old man was arrested for murdering Gabriel Williams ...

This is where the origins of the greatest DC movie can be traced. A History of Violence isn’t just another outstanding collaboration between Viggo Mortensen and director David Cronenberg.

The 2005 action thriller A History of Violence follows family man Tom Stall (played by Viggo Mortensen), a diner owner who manages to stop a robbery, becoming a local hero. Tom kills the two thieves ...

Although a History Of Violence is bloody, it's more restrained than what we've come to expect from director David Cronenberg. It's a plainly told story with Viggo Mortensen playing a small-town ...

The interesting thing about the David Cronenberg thriller A History of Violence is that its status as a comic book adaptation feels almost like a closely guarded secret that few are even aware of ...

A History of Violence 2005, R, 96 min. Directed by David Cronenberg. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt, Ashton Holmes. REVIEWED By ...