# A Most Violent Year (2014)

> An immigrant entrepreneur fights to preserve his business ethics and family as New York’s violent winter of 1981 turns expansion into a moral siege.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/137902

## Facts

- Runtime: 125 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: J.C. Chandor
- Cast: Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo, Alessandro Nivola, Elyes Gabel, Albert Brooks, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Peter Gerety
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2937898/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: gritty, brooding, foreboding, serious movie night, crime thriller marathon

## Synopsis

In a city rife with danger, one family's ambition could lead to their downfall.

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