Fresh
The less you know about this movie before seeing it -- and you really should see it -- the better.
Christy Lemire, Associated Press
A History of Violence
Tom Stall had the perfect life...until he became a hero.
2005 · 1h 36m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
David Cronenberg
Overview
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
88%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Cronenberg's direction, mirroring the split in Tom, is alternately measured and frighteningly explosive, and, as always, he gives the movie a nasty underlay of sexual perversity.
David Denby, New Yorker
Fresh
This peculiarly predictable picture has been calculated, or miscalculated, to set up certain expectations, fulfill them, and then do the same thing again, thereby giving us a chance to see what's coming and, at least in theory, be shocked.
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Fresh
A remarkably convincing examination of heroism, hero worship, and the seductive allure of villainy.
Ken Tucker, New York Magazine/Vulture
Fresh
A model of clean, lean storytelling.
Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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