A Most Violent Year

2014 film by J. C. Chandor
Movie film Q15915435
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Summary

A Most Violent Year is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,611 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Most Violent Year received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].
  • A Most Violent Year received the National Board of Review Award for Best Film[4].
  • A Most Violent Year's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • A Most Violent Year was directed by J. C. Chandor[6].
  • J. C. Chandor wrote the screenplay for A Most Violent Year[7].
  • A Most Violent Year's composer is recorded as Alex Ebert[8].
  • A Most Violent Year's genre is thriller film[9].
  • A Most Violent Year's genre is crime film[10].
  • A Most Violent Year's genre is drama film[11].
  • A Most Violent Year's genre is action film[12].
  • A Most Violent Year's genre is romance film[13].
  • A cast member of A Most Violent Year was Oscar Isaac[14].
  • A cast member of A Most Violent Year was Elyes Gabel[15].
  • A cast member of A Most Violent Year was Jessica Chastain[16].
  • A cast member of A Most Violent Year was Christopher Abbott[17].
  • A cast member of A Most Violent Year was Matthew Maher[18].
  • A cast member of A Most Violent Year was Albert Brooks[19].
  • A cast member of A Most Violent Year was Jerry Adler[20].
  • A cast member of A Most Violent Year was David Oyelowo[21].
  • A cast member of A Most Violent Year was Ashley Williams[22].
  • A cast member of A Most Violent Year was Glenn Fleshler[23].
  • A cast member of A Most Violent Year was Daisy Tahan[24].
  • A cast member of A Most Violent Year was Patrick Breen[25].
  • A cast member of A Most Violent Year was Ben Rosenfield[26].
  • A cast member of A Most Violent Year was Peter Gerety[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include J. C. Chandor[28] and Jeff Skoll[29]. A Most Violent Year was directed by J. C. Chandor[6]. J. C. Chandor wrote the screenplay for it[7]. Cast members include Oscar Isaac[14], Elyes Gabel[15], Jessica Chastain[16], Christopher Abbott[17], Matthew Maher[18], and Albert Brooks[19].

Publication

Publication dates include November 6, 2014[30], December 31, 2014[31], January 23, 2015[32], and March 19, 2015[33]. The original language of A Most Violent Year was English[34]. Genres include thriller film[9], crime film[10], drama film[11], action film[12], and romance film[13].

Reception

Awards received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3], a film award[35], in United States[36], founded in 1929[37] and National Board of Review Award for Best Film[4], a class of award[38], in United States[39]. Reviews include 90%[40], 7.7/10[41], and 79/100[42].

Why It Matters

A Most Violent Year ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,611 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

What awards did A Most Violent Year receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3] and National Board of Review Award for Best Film[4].

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  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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